| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Bish (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) PF - Walter Colclough (fresh) 9 pts. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Henry Downey inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Charles Cleveland picks off the pass by Dennis Bish | 27-24 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Walter Colclough lays it up and in set up by Billy Gaertner and he's hacked by John Brooks - foul #2 on John Brooks, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:20 | Florida State | Walter Colclough misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Chad Peppers | 27-26 |
| 18:56 | NC State | Chad Peppers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-26 |
| 18:55 | Florida State | Walter Colclough snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:40 | Florida State | Henry Downey takes the ball from Charles Cleveland | 27-26 |
| 18:25 | NC State | Chad Peppers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 18:23 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:19 | Florida State | Charles Degree clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:08 | Florida State | Walter Colclough can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 27-26 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Leonard Watkins grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 17:37 | NC State | Dennis Bish scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Henry Downey | 29-26 |
| 17:19 | Florida State | Charles Degree splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-26 |
| 17:18 | Florida State | Walter Colclough pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:07 | Florida State | Leonard Watkins steals it from Charles Degree | 29-26 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 32-26 |
| 16:21 | Florida State | Charles Degree makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Henry Downey comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Cleveland - foul #1 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (PF) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG), Andrew Haubrich (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Joseph Stanford (PF) Charles Degree, Billy Gaertner, Charles Cleveland, Walter Colclough | |
| 15:52 | NC State | Henry Downey makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Henry Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Mark Brizendine (fresh) SG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Haubrich | 34-31 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Chad Peppers is whistled for a carry | 34-31 |
| 14:49 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 14:47 | NC State | Chad Peppers grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 14:36 | NC State | Chad Peppers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 14:18 | Florida State | Christopher Clark is fouled on the floor by Bernard Johnson - foul #3 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Degree (PG) Mark Brizendine | |
| 14:08 | Florida State | The jump hook by Andrew Haubrich is blocked by Dennis Bish | 34-31 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer tips it home | 34-33 |
| 13:39 | NC State | Henry Downey misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 34-33 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Bernard Johnson tips it in | 36-33 |
| 13:16 | Florida State | Christopher Clark can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bernard Johnson - foul #4 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG), John Brooks (PF) Leonard Watkins, Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Colclough (PF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Joseph Stanford, Raymond Fischer | |
| 13:16 | Florida State | Christopher Clark makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:16 | Florida State | Christopher Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:50 | NC State | John Brooks misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Walter Colclough - foul #2 on Walter Colclough, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Billy Gaertner (SG), Charles Cleveland (SF) Andrew Haubrich, Christopher Clark | |
| 12:50 | NC State | John Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:50 | NC State | John Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:21 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Cleveland | 36-38 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Melvin Blakemore takes the ball from Henry Downey | 36-38 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Bish (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Colclough (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Blakemore (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Florida State | Charles Degree hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Degree - foul #3 on Charles Degree, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Fred Clark (C) Chad Peppers, Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (SG), Raymond Fischer (C) Billy Gaertner, Melvin Blakemore | |
| 11:10 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:10 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:53 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 38-41 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Curtis Davis gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Leonard Watkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 10:29 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:22 | Florida State | Walter Colclough misses the jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 10:21 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:05 | Florida State | Walter Colclough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (SG), Jon Pickles (SF), Dennis Bish (C) Curtis Davis, Henry Downey, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG), Christopher Clark (SF), Joseph Stanford (PF) Charles Degree, Charles Cleveland, Walter Colclough | |
| 09:44 | NC State | Chad Peppers shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Billy Gaertner (SG) Andrew Haubrich | |
| 08:53 | NC State | Chad Peppers clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 08:51 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:39 | Florida State | Christopher Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-41 |
| 08:38 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:25 | Florida State | A charge is called on Billy Gaertner - foul #4 on Billy Gaertner, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG), Henry Downey (SF), John Brooks (PF) Chad Peppers, Jon Pickles, Fred Clark | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Degree (PG), Charles Cleveland (SF), Walter Colclough (PF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Mark Brizendine, Christopher Clark, Joseph Stanford, Raymond Fischer | |
| 08:03 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Degree - foul #4 on Charles Degree, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 07:48 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore drills a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Dennis Bish - foul #1 on Dennis Bish, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SG), Bernard Johnson (C) Leonard Watkins, Dennis Bish | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:48 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Pickles (fresh) SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Colclough (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Blakemore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | NC State | Henry Downey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 07:20 | Florida State | Walter Colclough pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 07:01 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Degree | 42-46 |
| 06:46 | NC State | Melvin Blakemore swats the short shot by Henry Downey | 42-46 |
| 06:44 | Florida State | Charles Degree snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 06:35 | Florida State | Walter Colclough can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-46 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 06:13 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin Blakemore | 42-49 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Melvin Blakemore steals it from Jon Pickles | 42-49 |
| 05:30 | Florida State | Walter Colclough misses short on a floater from the left side | 42-49 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 05:29 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Chad Peppers (SG), Dennis Bish (C) Curtis Davis, Jon Pickles, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (SG), Raymond Fischer (C) Billy Gaertner, Melvin Blakemore | |
| 05:17 | NC State | Henry Downey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chad Peppers and he's hacked by Charles Cleveland - foul #2 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| 05:17 | NC State | Henry Downey makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:58 | Florida State | Walter Colclough is called for traveling | 45-49 |
| 04:34 | NC State | Chad Peppers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 04:32 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 04:24 | Florida State | Charles Degree splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich snags the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Leonard Watkins is called for the reach on Charles Degree - foul #2 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | NC State | John Brooks (PF) Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Clark (SF), Joseph Stanford (PF) Charles Cleveland, Walter Colclough | |
| 03:46 | Florida State | Charles Degree evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Andrew Haubrich | 45-52 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | NC State | Henry Downey buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Bish | 47-52 |
| 03:06 | Florida State | Christopher Clark makes the wide open shot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Degree | 47-54 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Chad Peppers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 02:39 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 02:39 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Billy Gaertner (SG), Charles Cleveland (SF), Walter Colclough (PF) Andrew Haubrich, Christopher Clark, Joseph Stanford | |
| 02:15 | Florida State | Charles Degree works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-54 |
| 02:14 | NC State | Chad Peppers gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Leonard Watkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 01:49 | NC State | Chad Peppers grabs the offensive board | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:30 | NC State | Henry Downey misses the lay-in | 47-54 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Dennis Bish tips it in | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:10 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner's pass is intercepted by Chad Peppers | 49-54 |
| 01:07 | NC State | Henry Downey lays it in on a nice dish by Chad Peppers | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Walter Colclough tips it back up and in | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:36 | NC State | Chad Peppers is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Billy Gaertner | 51-56 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Charles Degree hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Billy Gaertner | 51-58 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Henry Downey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Leonard Watkins grabs the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Chad Peppers can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-58 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Chad Peppers gets the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Chad Peppers loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Leonard Watkins is called for the reach on Charles Cleveland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (SG), Melvin Blakemore (C) Billy Gaertner, Raymond Fischer | |
| 00:14 | Florida State | Dennis Bish is called for the reach on Andrew Haubrich - foul #2 on Dennis Bish, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Henry Downey pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Henry Downey is hacked by Charles Degree - foul #5 on Charles Degree, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG), Billy Gaertner (SG), Raymond Fischer (C) Charles Degree, Andrew Haubrich, Melvin Blakemore | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Henry Downey misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Walter Colclough grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Walter Colclough is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Watkins - foul #4 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Philip Dooley (PG), Andrew Haubrich (SG), Melvin Blakemore (C) Mark Brizendine, Billy Gaertner, Raymond Fischer | |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Walter Colclough makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Walter Colclough makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Chad Peppers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-61 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Henry Downey grabs the offensive board | 51-61 |