| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Wozniak (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Bish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Henry Downey inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | Henry Downey drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Leonard Watkins and the foul's on Dustin Young - foul #2 on Dustin Young, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:44 | NC State | Henry Downey makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:24 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-31 |
| 19:22 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 19:01 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young clanks a jumper from the right block | 34-31 |
| 18:59 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to James Wozniak | 34-31 |
| 18:48 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Leonard Watkins - foul #1 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:48 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:48 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:26 | NC State | John Brooks is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 18:06 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam connects on the open jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Dustin Young | 38-33 |
| 17:40 | NC State | John Brooks is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Dennis Bish tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 17:18 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam comes up short on the runner in the paint | 38-35 |
| 17:17 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:06 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-35 |
| 16:59 | NC State | Dustin Young is called for the reach on Henry Downey - foul #3 on Dustin Young, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert (PF) Dustin Young | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (PF) John Brooks | |
| 16:54 | NC State | Chad Peppers works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Johnson | 40-38 |
| 16:29 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 16:28 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:08 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Colby Ladd | 42-38 |
| 15:47 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Warren Eckert | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Warren Eckert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Gilliam (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Colby Ladd and he's fouled by Leonard Watkins - foul #2 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | John Brooks (PF) Bernard Johnson | |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:16 | NC State | John Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dustin Young (PF) Warren Eckert | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:55 | Wake Forest | John Brooks denies the turnaround by Joseph Gilliam | 45-38 |
| 14:53 | NC State | Dennis Bish grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 14:27 | NC State | John Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 14:26 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Dustin Young | 45-38 |
| 14:09 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by John Brooks | 45-38 |
| 13:59 | NC State | John Brooks misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 13:58 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Joseph Gilliam | 45-38 |
| 13:31 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 13:29 | NC State | Henry Downey snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 13:07 | NC State | Henry Downey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 45-38 |
| 13:06 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 12:37 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 12:36 | NC State | John Brooks snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 12:30 | NC State | Chad Peppers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 12:28 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:00 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Bish - foul #2 on Dennis Bish, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (SG), Timothy Dewalt (SF), Warren Eckert (C) James Wozniak, Jesse Smith, Joseph Gilliam | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG), Jon Pickles (SG), Bernard Johnson (PF), Fred Clark (C) Leonard Watkins, Chad Peppers, John Brooks, Dennis Bish | |
| 12:00 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:00 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:32 | NC State | Fred Clark's pass is intercepted by Colby Ladd | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Ensign (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Dewalt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Young (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Warren Eckert (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Pickles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Clark (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd is called for traveling | 47-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn (SG) Colby Ladd | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (SG) Henry Downey | |
| 11:00 | NC State | Bret Vaughn is called for the reach on Chad Peppers - foul #2 on Bret Vaughn, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Wozniak (SG) Bret Vaughn | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:48 | NC State | Chad Peppers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 10:47 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:18 | Wake Forest | Timothy Dewalt scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dustin Young | 50-38 |
| 10:13 | NC State | Chad Peppers is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 50-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith (SF), Joseph Gilliam (C) Timothy Dewalt, Warren Eckert | |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Downey (SF), Dennis Bish (C) Chad Peppers, Fred Clark | |
| 09:45 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign scores on a 3 from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Bernard Johnson banks in the layup | 53-40 |
| 08:54 | Wake Forest | Bernard Johnson is called for the reach on Jesse Smith - foul #2 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG) James Wozniak | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Chad Peppers (SG), John Brooks (PF) Curtis Davis, Jon Pickles, Bernard Johnson | |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Dustin Young shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 08:32 | NC State | Chad Peppers pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 08:09 | NC State | Leonard Watkins can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Henry Downey tips it back up and in | 53-42 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Otis Ensign | 55-42 |
| 07:32 | NC State | John Brooks is fouled on the floor by Dustin Young - foul #4 on Dustin Young, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Wozniak (SG), Timothy Dewalt (SF), Warren Eckert (C) Otis Ensign, Jesse Smith, Joseph Gilliam | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (C) Dennis Bish | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Dewalt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Warren Eckert (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | NC State | Henry Downey buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Leonard Watkins | 55-45 |
| 06:57 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert hits the finger roll | 57-45 |
| 06:47 | NC State | Henry Downey is hacked by Timothy Dewalt - foul #1 on Timothy Dewalt, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG), Jon Pickles (SF) Chad Peppers, Henry Downey | |
| 06:25 | NC State | Curtis Davis hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-47 |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert misses long on a floater from close range | 57-47 |
| 05:54 | NC State | The rebound goes to Bernard Johnson | 57-47 |
| 05:31 | NC State | Leonard Watkins hits a shot from the left side set up by Jon Pickles and the foul's on Dustin Young - foul #5 on Dustin Young, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith (SF), Joseph Gilliam (C) Timothy Dewalt, Dustin Young | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (SG), Henry Downey (SF), Fred Clark (PF), Dennis Bish (C) Curtis Davis, Jon Pickles, John Brooks, Bernard Johnson | |
| 05:31 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:31 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 05:10 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 05:08 | NC State | Leonard Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Henry Downey misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 04:50 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 04:27 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Gilliam | 59-49 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Chad Peppers misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 03:45 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Wozniak | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | NC State | Chad Peppers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 03:30 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Joseph Gilliam | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wozniak (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Warren Eckert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Gilliam (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Clark (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Wake Forest | Dennis Bish is called for the reach on Joseph Gilliam - foul #3 on Dennis Bish, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (PG), Bret Vaughn (SG) Colby Ladd, James Wozniak | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG), Jon Pickles (SG), Bernard Johnson (PF) Leonard Watkins, Chad Peppers, Dennis Bish | |
| 02:50 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-49 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Henry Downey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 02:34 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG), James Wozniak (SG) Otis Ensign, Bret Vaughn | |
| Subs | NC State | Chad Peppers (SG), John Brooks (PF), Dennis Bish (C) Jon Pickles, Bernard Johnson, Fred Clark | |
| 02:05 | Wake Forest | John Brooks steals the ball from Joseph Gilliam | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:43 | NC State | John Brooks connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Chad Peppers | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:21 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 01:19 | NC State | Henry Downey snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Chad Peppers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Chad Peppers gets the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Curtis Davis drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Curtis Davis is called for the reach on Joseph Gilliam in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Davis, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (PG) Colby Ladd | |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Curtis Davis | |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Chad Peppers is called for the reach on James Wozniak - foul #1 on Chad Peppers, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | NC State | John Brooks misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Warren Eckert - foul #1 on Warren Eckert, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG) Otis Ensign | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:45 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:45 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Peppers - foul #2 on Chad Peppers, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (PG) Colby Ladd | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:36 | NC State | John Brooks banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 66-61 |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign is hacked by Leonard Watkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Dennis Bish snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Chad Peppers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Bish | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign is hacked by Leonard Watkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Henry Downey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 00:21 | NC State | John Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Chad Peppers is hacked by James Wozniak - foul #1 on James Wozniak, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG) Otis Ensign | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:17 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam is hacked by Leonard Watkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG) Leonard Watkins | |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | NC State | Curtis Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wozniak (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Warren Eckert (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Gilliam (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Bish (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | NC State | Dennis Bish wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:38 | NC State | Dennis Bish is open and scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Chad Peppers out of the doubleteam | 69-71 |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 69-71 |
| 04:19 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 04:15 | NC State | Colby Ladd is called for the reach on Curtis Davis - foul #3 on Colby Ladd, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 04:15 | NC State | Curtis Davis misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:15 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | A charge is called on Warren Eckert - foul #2 on Warren Eckert, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Chad Peppers can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 03:30 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:28 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd's pass is intercepted by Curtis Davis in the backcourt | 69-71 |
| 03:18 | NC State | John Brooks scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Chad Peppers and he's fouled by Warren Eckert - foul #3 on Warren Eckert, team foul #11 | 69-73 |
| 03:18 | NC State | John Brooks misses the free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:18 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| 02:49 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-73 |
| 02:48 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert gets the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 02:30 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert misses badly on a shot from the right block | 69-73 |
| 02:28 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith can't tip it in | 69-73 |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak hits the follow up shot | 71-73 |
| 02:08 | NC State | John Brooks hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 71-73 |
| 02:06 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 01:54 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Colby Ladd | 73-73 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Chad Peppers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Colby Ladd - foul #4 on Colby Ladd, team foul #12 | 73-73 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Chad Peppers makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak hits a 3 from straight away set up by Colby Ladd | 76-75 |
| 00:55 | NC State | Dennis Bish scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-77 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Warren Eckert (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Gilliam (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Peppers (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Bish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 76-77 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd snags the offensive board | 76-77 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Davis - foul #3 on Curtis Davis, team foul #12 | 76-77 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Henry Downey misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jesse Smith - foul #3 on Jesse Smith, team foul #13 | 78-77 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Henry Downey misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Henry Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:10 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 78-78 |
| 00:00 | NC State | John Brooks grabs the board | 78-78 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Wozniak (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Warren Eckert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Gilliam (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Bish (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | NC State | Dennis Bish wins the tip | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:45 | NC State | Dennis Bish connects on the floater from the left side | 78-80 |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam is denied on a dunk by Dennis Bish | 78-80 |
| 04:19 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert can't tip it in | 78-80 |
| 04:18 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Brooks | 78-80 |
| 04:13 | NC State | James Wozniak steals it from Chad Peppers out of a doubleteam | 78-80 |
| 04:09 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak blows the layup | 78-80 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Henry Downey pulls down the rebound | 78-80 |
| 03:58 | NC State | Chad Peppers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 78-80 |
| 03:56 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak pulls down the rebound | 78-80 |
| 03:54 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-80 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bernard Johnson (PF) John Brooks | |
| 03:40 | NC State | Chad Peppers splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Curtis Davis | 78-82 |
| 03:28 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-82 |
| 03:19 | NC State | James Wozniak steals the ball from Curtis Davis | 81-82 |
| 03:05 | Wake Forest | Bernard Johnson steals it from Warren Eckert | 81-82 |
| 02:51 | NC State | Chad Peppers hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Curtis Davis | 81-85 |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | Bernard Johnson is called for the reach on James Wozniak - foul #3 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #13 | 81-85 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), John Brooks (PF) Curtis Davis, Bernard Johnson | |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak makes the 1st free throw | 82-85 |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak makes the 2nd free throw | 83-85 |
| 02:18 | NC State | Jon Pickles travels with the ball | 83-85 |
| 01:59 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Colby Ladd | 86-85 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Jon Pickles is fouled on the floor by Colby Ladd - foul #5 on Colby Ladd, team foul #14 | 86-85 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (PG) Colby Ladd | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:53 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses the 1st free throw | 86-85 |
| 01:53 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the 2nd free throw | 86-86 |
| 01:51 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-86 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (PG) Jon Pickles | |
| 01:35 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Bish - foul #4 on Dennis Bish, team foul #14 | 86-86 |
| 01:35 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 01:35 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam misses the 2nd free throw | 87-86 |
| 01:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Bish | 87-86 |
| 01:19 | NC State | Curtis Davis can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Gilliam - foul #2 on Joseph Gilliam, team foul #15 | 87-86 |
| 01:19 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 87-87 |
| 01:19 | NC State | Curtis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 87-88 |
| 01:17 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-88 |
| 01:00 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam's layup is rejected by Dennis Bish | 87-88 |
| 00:59 | NC State | Dennis Bish pulls down the rebound | 87-88 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Otis Ensign (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wozniak (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jesse Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Warren Eckert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Gilliam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Peppers (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Downey (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Bish (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | NC State | Henry Downey misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 87-88 |
| 00:38 | NC State | John Brooks tips it home | 87-90 |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-90 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 87-90 |
| 00:10 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gilliam grabs the offensive board | 87-90 |
| 00:10 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-90 |
| 00:08 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 87-90 |
| 00:07 | NC State | John Brooks pulls down the rebound | 87-90 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | NC State | Otis Ensign is called for the reach on John Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Otis Ensign, team foul #16 | 87-90 |
| 00:06 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:06 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-92 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Henry Downey grabs the board | 87-92 |