| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Woodall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Montgomery (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Black (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Wake Forest | David Howard steps in front of the Jerry Whitworth pass | 41-31 |
| 19:28 | NC State | Carl Black buries a fadeaway from the right side | 41-33 |
| 19:01 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Andrew Watts | 43-33 |
| 18:45 | NC State | David Howard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-33 |
| 18:44 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:37 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts is hacked by Perry Castle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Perry Castle, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Sam Greene (SG) Perry Castle, David Howard | |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Charles Lajoie can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Woodall - foul #3 on Thomas Woodall, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF), Tony Ricks (PF) Jerry Whitworth, Thomas Woodall | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SF), Robert Andrews (C) Chris Gates, Carl Black | |
| 17:54 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Charles Lajoie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:30 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Foret | 46-35 |
| 17:15 | NC State | Sam Greene can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Shaun Foret - foul #2 on Shaun Foret, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Carl Black (C) Charles Lajoie | |
| 17:15 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 17:15 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:55 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Watts | 49-37 |
| 16:41 | NC State | David Cherry makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 16:39 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts is hacked by Carl Black in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Black, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Chris Gates (SF) Sam Greene, David Cherry | |
| 16:15 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks hits a runner from the left block | 51-39 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Carl Black hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Howard | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Carter (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Ricks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Montgomery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Andrews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Black (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 15:38 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts tips it in | 53-41 |
| 15:21 | NC State | David Howard misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 15:20 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 14:56 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery misses the floater from the left side | 53-41 |
| 14:55 | NC State | Robert Andrews gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 14:49 | NC State | Chris Gates can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 14:47 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 14:29 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Shaun Foret | 55-41 |
| 14:27 | NC State | Joe Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), George Vincent (SG), Jerry Whitworth (SF), Thomas Woodall (PF), Corey Denison (C) Andrew Watts, Shaun Foret, David Carter, Tony Ricks, Steven Montgomery | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Sam Greene (SG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Charles Lajoie (C) Joe Moore, David Howard, Chris Gates, Robert Andrews, Carl Black | |
| 14:08 | Wake Forest | George Vincent buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-41 |
| 13:51 | NC State | Louis Willbanks is whistled for traveling | 57-41 |
| 13:48 | Wake Forest | John Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-41 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Perry Castle connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Louis Willbanks | 57-43 |
| 13:29 | Wake Forest | Perry Castle takes the ball from George Vincent in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| 13:27 | NC State | Perry Castle lays it up and in | 57-45 |
| 13:08 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 13:06 | NC State | Charles Lajoie gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Sam Greene misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-45 |
| 12:48 | NC State | David Cherry snags the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 12:30 | NC State | John Paul takes the ball from Charles Lajoie | 57-45 |
| 12:09 | Wake Forest | George Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), Shaun Foret (SG), Michael Nakamura (SF), Steven Montgomery (C) John Paul, George Vincent, Jerry Whitworth, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Carl Black (C) Sam Greene, David Cherry, Charles Lajoie | |
| 11:53 | NC State | Chris Gates misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 11:52 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery grabs the board | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Nakamura (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Woodall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Montgomery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Louis Willbanks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Carl Black (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall blows the layup | 57-45 |
| 11:23 | NC State | Louis Willbanks snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Carl Black misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Montgomery - foul #2 on Steven Montgomery, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG) Shaun Foret | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Charles Lajoie (PF) Perry Castle, Louis Willbanks | |
| 11:02 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Carl Black makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by George Vincent is denied by Carl Black | 57-47 |
| 10:36 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to George Vincent | 57-47 |
| 10:18 | Wake Forest | David Howard steps in front of the George Vincent pass | 57-47 |
| 10:00 | NC State | Charles Lajoie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), Jerry Whitworth (SF), Tony Ricks (PF), Corey Denison (C) Andrew Watts, Michael Nakamura, Thomas Woodall, Steven Montgomery | |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Robert Andrews (C) David Howard, Carl Black | |
| 09:36 | Wake Forest | Robert Andrews takes the ball from Corey Denison | 57-47 |
| 09:22 | NC State | Sam Greene hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 57-47 |
| 09:20 | NC State | Charles Lajoie tips it in | 57-49 |
| 08:57 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison loses the dribble to Charles Lajoie | 57-49 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Charles Lajoie knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Chris Gates | 57-51 |
| 08:31 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), Shaun Foret (SG), David Carter (SF), Steven Montgomery (C) John Paul, George Vincent, Jerry Whitworth, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie, Robert Andrews | |
| 08:16 | NC State | Sam Greene is fouled on the floor by Shaun Foret - foul #3 on Shaun Foret, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer (PF) Tony Ricks | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:04 | NC State | Perry Castle hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Sam Greene | 57-53 |
| 07:39 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 07:38 | NC State | David Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Carter (fresh) PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) C - Steven Montgomery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Willbanks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Black (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | NC State | Sam Greene buries a jumper in the paint | 57-55 |
| 07:16 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall (PF) Steven Montgomery | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF) Sam Greene | |
| 07:11 | NC State | Carl Black double dribbles | 57-55 |
| 07:09 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts's pass is intercepted by Perry Castle in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Chris Gates slams it home set up by Perry Castle | 57-57 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Carl Black is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Carl Black, team foul #3 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), George Vincent (SG), Jerry Whitworth (SF), Tony Ricks (C) Andrew Watts, Shaun Foret, David Carter, Andrew Boer | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Charles Lajoie (PF), Robert Andrews (C) David Cherry, Louis Willbanks, Carl Black | |
| 06:21 | Wake Forest | John Paul travels in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG) Perry Castle | |
| 06:05 | NC State | Robert Andrews is fouled on the floor by John Paul - foul #1 on John Paul, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery (C) Tony Ricks | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:48 | NC State | Chris Gates is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 05:46 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:17 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall is hacked by Robert Andrews - foul #3 on Robert Andrews, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura (SF), Tony Ricks (PF) Jerry Whitworth, Thomas Woodall | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Sam Greene (SF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, Chris Gates, Robert Andrews | |
| 04:56 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 59-57 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 04:48 | NC State | Perry Castle misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tony Ricks - foul #1 on Tony Ricks, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret (SG), Corey Denison (C) John Paul, Steven Montgomery | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF) David Howard | |
| 04:48 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:48 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:45 | Wake Forest | George Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 04:19 | NC State | Perry Castle is fouled on the floor by Michael Nakamura - foul #1 on Michael Nakamura, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), David Carter (SF) George Vincent, Michael Nakamura | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie | |
| 04:19 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:19 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | David Carter is fouled on the floor by David Cherry - foul #2 on David Cherry, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF), Steven Montgomery (C) David Carter, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Robert Andrews (PF) Perry Castle, Louis Willbanks | |
| 03:35 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery knocks in the runner in the lane | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tony Ricks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Montgomery (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Black (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | NC State | Joe Moore double dribbles | 61-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (SG), Thomas Woodall (PF) Shaun Foret, Tony Ricks | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Chris Gates (SF) Sam Greene, David Cherry | |
| 03:03 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts double dribbles | 61-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG) Andrew Watts | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (PF) Robert Andrews | |
| 02:59 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), Shaun Foret (SG) John Paul, George Vincent | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Sam Greene (SG), Robert Andrews (C) Joe Moore, David Howard, Carl Black | |
| 02:44 | NC State | Chris Gates evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Perry Castle | 61-64 |
| 02:42 | Wake Forest | Perry Castle steps in front of the Andrew Watts pass in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| 02:37 | NC State | Robert Andrews is hacked by Steven Montgomery - foul #3 on Steven Montgomery, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SF) Chris Gates | |
| 02:37 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:37 | NC State | Robert Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:14 | Wake Forest | Robert Andrews swats the shot by Jerry Whitworth | 61-66 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Robert Andrews grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 02:13 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Carl Black (C) David Cherry, Robert Andrews, Charles Lajoie | |
| 02:03 | NC State | Louis Willbanks's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Montgomery | 61-66 |
| 02:01 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Black | 61-66 |
| 01:42 | NC State | Sam Greene misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 01:41 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 01:24 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 01:23 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts grabs the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 01:01 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall's layup is rejected by Louis Willbanks | 61-66 |
| 01:00 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall grabs the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Watts | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Sam Greene makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Black and he's fouled by Shaun Foret - foul #4 on Shaun Foret, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (PF) Louis Willbanks | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Sam Greene misses the free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Sam Greene picks off the pass by Andrew Watts in the backcourt | 63-68 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Sam Greene lays it in | 63-70 |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Woodall | 66-70 |
| 00:16 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG) Sam Greene | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:15 | NC State | Perry Castle is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Foret - foul #5 on Shaun Foret, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG) Shaun Foret | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:15 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Vincent | 69-72 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Andrew Watts is called for the reach on Perry Castle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Watts, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Perry Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-74 |