| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) SG - Scott Brown (fresh) SF - David Johnson (fresh) PF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) C - Edward Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elias Dibenedetto (fresh) SG - Robert Butler (fresh) SF - Joel Lumpkins (fresh) PF - Robert Hill (fresh) C - Thomas Burkholder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | NC State | Scott Brown gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Scott Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Burkhead | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Burkholder | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | NC State | David Burkhead splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:45 | NC State | David Johnson hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Gregory Battiste pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Edward Davis misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Burkholder - foul #1 on Thomas Burkholder, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:06 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:53 | Wake Forest | Edward Davis steals the ball from Elias Dibenedetto | 6-3 |
| 17:32 | NC State | Gregory Battiste loses the dribble to Robert Butler | 6-3 |
| 17:17 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Battiste - foul #1 on Gregory Battiste, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes (PG), Michael Dufresne (SG), Valeri Zinzow (SF), Zachary Wurst (C) Elias Dibenedetto, Robert Butler, Joel Lumpkins, Thomas Burkholder | |
| 17:17 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:53 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the jump hook in the paint | 8-5 |
| 16:42 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 16:40 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst grabs the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:30 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Dufresne | 8-8 |
| 16:06 | NC State | David Burkhead shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Johnson | 11-8 |
| 15:59 | Wake Forest | Michael Dufresne misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 15:58 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst can't tip it in | 11-8 |
| 15:57 | NC State | Gregory Battiste snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Battiste (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Dufresne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Valeri Zinzow (fresh) PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Zachary Wurst (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | NC State | David Burkhead loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 11-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Gregory Battiste, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto (PG), Robert Butler (SG), Joel Lumpkins (SF) Paul Barnes, Michael Dufresne, Robert Hill | |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | David Johnson picks off the pass by Zachary Wurst | 11-8 |
| 15:06 | NC State | David Burkhead misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 15:05 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:54 | Wake Forest | Valeri Zinzow's floater is tipped away by James Lewis | 11-8 |
| 14:52 | NC State | James Lewis pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:24 | NC State | David Burkhead is hacked by Elias Dibenedetto - foul #1 on Elias Dibenedetto, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes (PG), Thomas Burkholder (C) Elias Dibenedetto, Zachary Wurst | |
| 14:14 | NC State | Paul Barnes steals the ball from Bill Glantz | 11-8 |
| 14:11 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Barnes | 11-10 |
| 13:48 | NC State | David Burkhead can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 13:46 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Thomas Burkholder | 11-10 |
| 13:42 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:41 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Burkholder | 11-10 |
| 13:33 | Wake Forest | Matthew Lewis blocks the jumper by Robert Butler | 11-10 |
| 13:31 | Wake Forest | Valeri Zinzow snags the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:26 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Burkhead - foul #1 on David Burkhead, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Edward Davis (C) David Burkhead, David Johnson, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto (PG), Robert Hill (PF), Zachary Wurst (C) Robert Butler, Valeri Zinzow, Thomas Burkholder | |
| 13:26 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:26 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:59 | NC State | Gregory Battiste can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Hill - foul #1 on Robert Hill, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (PG) Bill Glantz | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Dufresne (SG), Valeri Zinzow (PF), Thomas Burkholder (C) Paul Barnes, Robert Hill, Zachary Wurst | |
| 12:59 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:59 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:52 | Wake Forest | Michael Dufresne is fouled on the floor by Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (SG), Robert Hill (PF) Michael Dufresne, Valeri Zinzow | |
| 12:40 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler drills a 3 from straight away | 13-15 |
| 12:35 | NC State | David Burkhead hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Scott Brown | 16-15 |
| 12:22 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins is hacked by Gregory Battiste during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Gregory Battiste, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (SF) Gregory Battiste | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes (SG), Valeri Zinzow (PF), Zachary Wurst (C) Robert Butler, Robert Hill, Thomas Burkholder | |
| 12:14 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Joel Lumpkins | 16-18 |
| 11:55 | NC State | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by Elias Dibenedetto - foul #2 on Elias Dibenedetto, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | NC State | James Lewis (C) Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (SG), Robert Hill (PF), Thomas Burkholder (C) Elias Dibenedetto, Valeri Zinzow, Zachary Wurst | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joel Lumpkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Burkholder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | NC State | David Burkhead splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-18 |
| 11:35 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Brown | 16-18 |
| 11:22 | NC State | David Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 11:14 | Wake Forest | Scott Brown steals the ball from Joel Lumpkins | 16-18 |
| 10:58 | NC State | Scott Brown is hacked by Robert Butler - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF) Scott Brown, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Dufresne (SG), Valeri Zinzow (PF), Zachary Wurst (C) Robert Butler, Robert Hill, Thomas Burkholder | |
| 10:46 | NC State | Matthew Lewis blows the layup | 16-18 |
| 10:44 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 10:32 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Davis (C) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (SG), Robert Hill (PF) Michael Dufresne, Joel Lumpkins | |
| 10:10 | NC State | David Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Paul Barnes - foul #1 on Paul Barnes, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins (SF), Thomas Burkholder (C) Robert Hill, Zachary Wurst | |
| 10:10 | NC State | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:10 | NC State | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:10 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Valeri Zinzow | 16-18 |
| 09:53 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder is whistled for a carry | 16-18 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Dufresne (SG), Robert Hill (PF), Zachary Wurst (C) Robert Butler, Valeri Zinzow, Thomas Burkholder | |
| 09:34 | NC State | David Burkhead makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Lewis | 19-18 |
| 09:18 | Wake Forest | Matthew Lewis steals it from Michael Dufresne | 19-18 |
| 09:03 | NC State | David Burkhead misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 09:02 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:46 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes scores on a jumper from the left side | 19-20 |
| 08:21 | NC State | Bill Glantz is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 19-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto (PG), Robert Butler (SG), Valeri Zinzow (PF), Thomas Burkholder (C) Paul Barnes, Michael Dufresne, Robert Hill, Zachary Wurst | |
| 08:09 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left side | 19-22 |
| 07:45 | NC State | David Burkhead is hacked by Thomas Burkholder - foul #2 on Thomas Burkholder, team foul #7 | 19-22 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Hill (PF), Zachary Wurst (C) Joel Lumpkins, Thomas Burkholder | |
| 07:45 | NC State | David Burkhead misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:45 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Robert Hill | 19-22 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elias Dibenedetto (fresh) SG - Robert Butler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Valeri Zinzow (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Wurst (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst blows the layup | 19-22 |
| 07:30 | NC State | Scott Brown gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:26 | NC State | David Burkhead misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 07:25 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Robert Butler | 19-22 |
| 07:08 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler is called for traveling | 19-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF) David Johnson, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes (PG), Joel Lumpkins (SF) Elias Dibenedetto, Robert Hill | |
| 06:49 | NC State | David Burkhead splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lewis | 22-22 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Butler | 22-24 |
| 06:13 | NC State | David Burkhead evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-24 |
| 06:01 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins misses the floater from the right side | 25-24 |
| 06:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Lewis | 25-24 |
| 05:33 | NC State | David Burkhead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 05:31 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:15 | Wake Forest | Scott Brown steals the ball from Valeri Zinzow | 25-24 |
| 05:10 | NC State | David Burkhead lays it in set up by Scott Brown | 27-24 |
| 04:52 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 04:51 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst can't tip it in | 27-24 |
| 04:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to Scott Brown | 27-24 |
| 04:45 | NC State | Bill Glantz scores on a floater from the left block set up by Scott Brown | 29-24 |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Paul Barnes takes the ball from David Burkhead | 29-24 |
| 04:08 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes misses the lay-in | 29-24 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 03:37 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Glantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Barnes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Lumpkins (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Valeri Zinzow (tiring) 2 reb. C - Zachary Wurst (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | NC State | David Burkhead works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 03:03 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler loses the dribble to Matthew Lewis | 32-24 |
| 02:45 | NC State | Matthew Lewis blows the wide open dunk but the foul's on Valeri Zinzow - foul #1 on Valeri Zinzow, team foul #8 | 32-24 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (PG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Edward Davis (C) David Burkhead, Bill Glantz, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto (PG), Michael Dufresne (SG), Robert Hill (PF), Thomas Burkholder (C) Paul Barnes, Robert Butler, Valeri Zinzow, Zachary Wurst | |
| 02:45 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:45 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:45 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 02:35 | Wake Forest | The jumper by Joel Lumpkins is denied by Edward Davis | 33-24 |
| 02:34 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | Matthew Lewis picks off the pass by Michael Dufresne | 33-24 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Robert Hill swats the dunk try by Edward Davis | 33-24 |
| 02:15 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Robert Hill | 33-24 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 01:50 | NC State | David Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joel Lumpkins - foul #1 on Joel Lumpkins, team foul #9 | 33-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:50 | NC State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:50 | NC State | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:50 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-26 |
| 01:11 | NC State | David Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 01:10 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Scott Brown is called for the reach on Elias Dibenedetto - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #5 | 34-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (SG), Valeri Zinzow (SF) Michael Dufresne, Joel Lumpkins | |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Valeri Zinzow pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Valeri Zinzow can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Gregory Battiste pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:04 | NC State | David Johnson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler misses long on a halfcourt shot | 36-26 |