| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Amidon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Travis Judd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Uhl (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leslie Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Micheal Wood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Travis Judd inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Travis Judd comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Frederick Lee gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:18 | Florida State | Micheal Wood loses the dribble to James Amidon | 34-36 |
| 19:07 | NC State | Robert Petty connects on the open floater in the paint on a great pass from James Amidon out of a doubleteam | 36-36 |
| 18:48 | Florida State | Stephen Pollitt picks off the pass by Micheal Wood | 36-36 |
| 18:45 | NC State | James Amidon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Pollitt | 38-36 |
| 18:20 | Florida State | Micheal Wood clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Petty - foul #3 on Robert Petty, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 18:20 | Florida State | Micheal Wood makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:20 | Florida State | Micheal Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Robert Uhl misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Micheal Wood - foul #1 on Micheal Wood, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Robert Uhl misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:39 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Uhl - foul #1 on Robert Uhl, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Doi (C) Frank Barnes | |
| 17:39 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:39 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:18 | NC State | Robert Uhl hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 39-40 |
| 17:16 | Florida State | Micheal Wood gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Gerald Norby hits a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Travis Judd - foul #2 on Travis Judd, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Vincent Trosclair (SG), Nicholas Garner (SF) James Amidon, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG), John Georges (SF), Joel Matthews (PF) Leslie Stewart, Frederick Lee, Micheal Wood | |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Doi - foul #1 on Michael Doi, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Uhl (PF) Travis Judd | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Barnes (C) Michael Doi | |
| 16:35 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:35 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | Gerald Norby connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Matthews | 41-45 |
| 16:15 | NC State | Robert Uhl is fouled on the floor by Joel Matthews - foul #1 on Joel Matthews, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| 15:59 | NC State | The jump hook by Robert Uhl is blocked by Joel Matthews | 41-45 |
| 15:58 | Florida State | Frank Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Robert Uhl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lloyd Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Georges (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Matthews (fresh) C - Frank Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Florida State | Frank Barnes hits the finger roll | 41-47 |
| 15:37 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 15:35 | Florida State | Frank Barnes gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 15:17 | Florida State | Frank Barnes's pass is intercepted by Stephen Pollitt | 41-47 |
| 15:13 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt can't finish the layup | 41-47 |
| 15:11 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Nicholas Garner snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 14:52 | NC State | Lloyd Murphy steps in front of the Robert Uhl pass | 41-47 |
| 14:49 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy misses the easy layup | 41-47 |
| 14:48 | NC State | Robert Uhl grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joel Matthews - foul #2 on Joel Matthews, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Travis Judd (SF), Robert Petty (PF) Vincent Trosclair, Nicholas Garner, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frederick Lee (PG), Leslie Stewart (SG), Micheal Wood (PF), Michael Doi (C) Gerald Norby, Lloyd Murphy, Joel Matthews, Frank Barnes | |
| 14:43 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:29 | Florida State | John Georges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-47 |
| 14:08 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 14:07 | Florida State | Micheal Wood snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 14:01 | Florida State | John Georges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF) Stephen Pollitt | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:41 | NC State | Nicholas Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-47 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Robert Uhl steals the ball from Frederick Lee | 43-47 |
| 13:06 | NC State | Michael Doi is called for the reach on Nicholas Garner - foul #2 on Michael Doi, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joel Matthews (SF), Frank Barnes (C) John Georges, Michael Doi | |
| 12:51 | NC State | Travis Judd knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Frank Barnes - foul #2 on Frank Barnes, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| 12:51 | NC State | Travis Judd misses the free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:51 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 12:32 | Florida State | Frank Barnes is hacked by Jonathan Cardoza - foul #1 on Jonathan Cardoza, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| 12:17 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart can't finish the layup | 45-47 |
| 12:16 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Wood | 45-47 |
| 11:58 | Florida State | Micheal Wood misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 11:56 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 11:54 | Florida State | Leslie Stewart snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Amidon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis Judd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Petty (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Frederick Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leslie Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Matthews (fresh) PF - Micheal Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Florida State | Frederick Lee shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 11:38 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 11:32 | NC State | Robert Petty misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 11:31 | Florida State | Joel Matthews grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 11:10 | Florida State | Micheal Wood banks in the layup and the foul's on Jonathan Cardoza - foul #2 on Jonathan Cardoza, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Vincent Trosclair (SG), Robert Uhl (C) James Amidon, Nicholas Garner, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG), Lloyd Murphy (SG), John Georges (SF), Michael Doi (C) Frederick Lee, Leslie Stewart, Joel Matthews, Frank Barnes | |
| 11:10 | Florida State | Micheal Wood makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:45 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 10:43 | Florida State | Micheal Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | John Georges is hacked by Travis Judd - foul #3 on Travis Judd, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG) Travis Judd | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joel Matthews (PF) Micheal Wood | |
| 10:02 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses the lay-in | 45-50 |
| 10:00 | NC State | Robert Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:56 | NC State | James Amidon's pass is intercepted by Joel Matthews | 45-50 |
| 09:32 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Pollitt - foul #1 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF), Jonathan Cardoza (C) Stephen Pollitt, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Florida State | Leslie Stewart (SG), Frederick Lee (SF), Frank Barnes (C) Lloyd Murphy, John Georges, Michael Doi | |
| 09:32 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:32 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Leslie Stewart is called for the reach on Nicholas Garner - foul #1 on Leslie Stewart, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG) James Amidon | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 09:14 | NC State | Nicholas Garner misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:14 | Florida State | Frank Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:54 | Florida State | Frederick Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-51 |
| 08:52 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Nicholas Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (SG) Vincent Trosclair | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:21 | Florida State | Frederick Lee evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the lane | 45-51 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 07:48 | Florida State | Gerald Norby is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Frederick Lee out of a doubleteam | 48-53 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Travis Judd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Petty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Cardoza (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Leslie Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joel Matthews (fairly fresh) C - Frank Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | NC State | Travis Judd comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 07:33 | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 07:17 | Florida State | Nicholas Garner takes the ball from Frank Barnes | 50-53 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Travis Judd banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nicholas Garner | 52-53 |
| 06:53 | Florida State | Frank Barnes misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 06:51 | Florida State | Frederick Lee tips it in | 52-55 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 06:05 | Florida State | Frederick Lee loses the dribble to Jonathan Cardoza | 54-55 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Travis Judd misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 05:45 | NC State | Robert Petty grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 05:31 | NC State | Robert Petty's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Barnes | 54-55 |
| 05:30 | Florida State | Joel Matthews grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 05:11 | Florida State | Gerald Norby is fouled on the floor by Robert Petty - foul #4 on Robert Petty, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Vincent Trosclair (SF), Robert Uhl (C) Travis Judd, Nicholas Garner, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG), John Georges (SF), Micheal Wood (PF), Michael Doi (C) Leslie Stewart, Frederick Lee, Joel Matthews, Frank Barnes | |
| 05:11 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:11 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:53 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair loses the dribble to Micheal Wood | 54-57 |
| 04:34 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy is whistled for a carry | 54-57 |
| 04:21 | NC State | James Amidon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 04:19 | Florida State | Gerald Norby grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:50 | Florida State | Robert Uhl swats the shot by Michael Doi | 54-57 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Robert Uhl grabs the board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Amidon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Petty (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Robert Uhl (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (tiring) 15 pts. SG - Lloyd Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Georges (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Doi (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Trosclair | 56-57 |
| 03:04 | Florida State | John Georges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SF), Travis Judd (PF) Stephen Pollitt, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frederick Lee (PG) Gerald Norby | |
| 02:41 | NC State | Travis Judd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-57 |
| 02:40 | Florida State | John Georges pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 02:40 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Cardoza (C) Vincent Trosclair | |
| Subs | Florida State | Leslie Stewart (SG), Frank Barnes (C) Lloyd Murphy, Michael Doi | |
| 02:13 | Florida State | Micheal Wood misses the dunk | 56-57 |
| 02:11 | NC State | Robert Uhl grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 02:07 | NC State | James Amidon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Travis Judd grabs the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:54 | NC State | James Amidon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 01:30 | Florida State | Frederick Lee works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Leslie Stewart | 59-60 |
| 01:30 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Robert Petty (PF) Nicholas Garner, Jonathan Cardoza | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG) John Georges | |
| 01:06 | NC State | James Amidon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Robert Uhl tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| 00:49 | Florida State | Gerald Norby comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-60 |
| 00:48 | Florida State | Frank Barnes snags the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Frank Barnes blows the layup | 61-60 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Micheal Wood gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Frank Barnes misses the lay-in | 61-60 |
| 00:11 | NC State | James Amidon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | NC State | James Amidon is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Norby - foul #1 on Gerald Norby, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 00:10 | NC State | James Amidon makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:10 | NC State | James Amidon misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Frank Barnes pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 00:10 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Micheal Wood clanks a jumper from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Robert Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Robert Petty runs out the clock | 62-60 |