| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Michael Billy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Duval (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Gravely (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | William Gravely inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | Jon Key makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 19:19 | Florida State | Robert Farrington is hacked by William Gravely - foul #3 on William Gravely, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Otis Shuff (SF) William Gravely | |
| 18:50 | Florida State | Robert Farrington is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 18:49 | NC State | Otis Shuff grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 18:44 | NC State | George Perzanowski scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Andrew Gay and he's hacked by Michael Billy - foul #2 on Michael Billy, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 18:44 | NC State | George Perzanowski makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:27 | Florida State | James Freeman splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 18:14 | NC State | Jon Key clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 18:12 | Florida State | Michael Billy pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:50 | Florida State | Michael Billy lays it up and in | 36-39 |
| 17:34 | NC State | George Perzanowski misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-39 |
| 17:32 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Freeman | 36-39 |
| 17:03 | Florida State | James Freeman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Billy | 38-39 |
| 16:47 | NC State | Michael Duval clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 16:46 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:26 | Florida State | Robert Farrington misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Otis Shuff - foul #1 on Otis Shuff, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (SG), Gregory Reed (PF) James Freeman, Michael Billy | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG), Harry Messina (C) Jon Key, Andrew Gay | |
| 16:26 | Florida State | Robert Farrington misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:26 | Florida State | Robert Farrington makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:07 | NC State | Donnie Crispin steals the ball from Otis Shuff | 39-39 |
| 16:04 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 16:03 | NC State | Michael Duval snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 15:45 | NC State | George Perzanowski misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 15:44 | NC State | Harry Messina tips it in | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Farrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Gregory Reed (fresh) C - Zachary Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Leland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otis Shuff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Florida State | Robert Wagner blows the layup but he's hacked by James Leland - foul #1 on James Leland, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG), Donald Drakes (SF), Michael Billy (PF) Donnie Crispin, Robert Farrington, Zachary Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | William Gravely (SF), Raymond McCammon (PF) Otis Shuff, George Perzanowski | |
| 15:18 | Florida State | Robert Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:18 | Florida State | Robert Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:18 | NC State | The rebound goes to William Gravely | 40-41 |
| 14:52 | NC State | Harry Messina connects on the runner near the basket set up by Michael Duval | 40-43 |
| 14:23 | Florida State | James Freeman clanks a runner from the left block | 40-43 |
| 14:21 | Florida State | Gregory Reed tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 14:09 | NC State | Raymond McCammon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 14:08 | NC State | Harry Messina misses the tip | 42-43 |
| 14:06 | Florida State | Donald Drakes grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 14:04 | Florida State | James Leland picks off the pass by Robert Wagner in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 13:46 | NC State | Harry Messina comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 42-43 |
| 13:45 | Florida State | Michael Billy gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:29 | Florida State | Michael Duval takes the ball from James Freeman after a doubleteam | 42-43 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Michael Duval connects on the shot from the left block set up by William Gravely | 42-45 |
| 12:49 | Florida State | Donald Drakes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Drakes, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), Robert Farrington (SF), Zachary Taylor (C) Robert Wagner, James Freeman, Gregory Reed | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), Otis Shuff (SF), George Perzanowski (PF) James Leland, Michael Duval, Harry Messina | |
| 12:31 | NC State | William Gravely makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 12:15 | Florida State | Donald Drakes misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on William Gravely - foul #4 on William Gravely, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (SG), Andrew Gay (C) William Gravely, Raymond McCammon | |
| 12:15 | Florida State | Donald Drakes makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:15 | Florida State | Donald Drakes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:15 | NC State | George Perzanowski grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 11:47 | NC State | Michael Duval hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Otis Shuff | 43-50 |
| 11:43 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin is hacked by Michael Duval in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Duval, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Nez (SG), Gregory Reed (PF) Donald Drakes, Michael Billy | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG) Michael Duval | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Nez (fresh) SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Gregory Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Leland (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jon Key (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Otis Shuff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gay - foul #3 on Andrew Gay, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG) Kenneth Nez | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:05 | Florida State | James Freeman's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond McCammon (C) Andrew Gay | |
| 10:44 | NC State | Raymond McCammon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-50 |
| 10:42 | NC State | George Perzanowski grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 10:33 | NC State | James Leland loses the ball out of bounds | 43-50 |
| 10:10 | Florida State | George Perzanowski blocks the jumper by Donnie Crispin | 43-50 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | Gregory Reed snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 09:45 | Florida State | Robert Farrington hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Freeman out of the doubleteam | 45-50 |
| 09:38 | NC State | Raymond McCammon misses badly on a runner from the right block | 45-50 |
| 09:36 | NC State | Raymond McCammon tips it in | 45-52 |
| 09:12 | Florida State | James Freeman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Raymond McCammon gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:06 | NC State | Jon Key hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 45-52 |
| 09:04 | Florida State | Robert Farrington grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:37 | Florida State | James Freeman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 45-52 |
| 08:36 | Florida State | James Freeman tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| 08:19 | NC State | George Perzanowski misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 47-52 |
| 08:17 | NC State | James Leland snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Raymond McCammon makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from James Leland and he's fouled by Zachary Taylor - foul #1 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (PG), Donald Drakes (SG), Kenneth Nez (SF), Michael Billy (PF) Donnie Crispin, James Freeman, Robert Farrington, Gregory Reed | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (SG), Andrew Gay (SF), Harry Messina (C) James Leland, Otis Shuff, George Perzanowski | |
| 08:03 | NC State | Raymond McCammon makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| 07:39 | Florida State | Michael Billy misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 47-55 |
| 07:37 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Duval | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Wagner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Drakes (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Nez (fresh) PF - Michael Billy (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Key (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Duval (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond McCammon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | NC State | Andrew Gay drills a jumper from the right block set up by Harry Messina | 47-57 |
| 06:57 | Florida State | Kenneth Nez buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Wagner | 50-57 |
| 06:44 | NC State | Raymond McCammon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-57 |
| 06:43 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Donald Drakes | 50-57 |
| 06:19 | Florida State | Andrew Gay steps in front of the Kenneth Nez pass | 50-57 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Raymond McCammon drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Duval | 50-60 |
| 05:33 | Florida State | Robert Wagner misses the lay-in | 50-60 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Andrew Gay gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:32 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), James Freeman (SG), Robert Farrington (SF), Gregory Reed (C) Robert Wagner, Donald Drakes, Kenneth Nez, Zachary Taylor | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG), William Gravely (SF), George Perzanowski (PF) Jon Key, Raymond McCammon, Harry Messina | |
| 05:08 | NC State | William Gravely hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 05:07 | Florida State | The rebound goes to James Freeman | 50-60 |
| 04:47 | Florida State | James Freeman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 04:45 | Florida State | Gregory Reed tips it back up and in | 52-60 |
| 04:40 | NC State | James Leland makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-63 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | James Freeman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Donnie Crispin | 54-63 |
| 04:06 | NC State | James Leland misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Michael Billy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 03:42 | Florida State | Gregory Reed is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gay - foul #4 on Andrew Gay, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | Zachary Taylor (C) Michael Billy | |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond McCammon (C) Andrew Gay | |
| 03:42 | Florida State | Gregory Reed makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:42 | Florida State | Gregory Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Raymond McCammon gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 03:17 | NC State | James Leland misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-63 |
| 03:16 | Florida State | Robert Farrington gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Freeman (fresh) 25 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gregory Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Leland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Gravely (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Perzanowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond McCammon (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:48 | Florida State | James Freeman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Raymond McCammon snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 02:34 | NC State | George Perzanowski connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Leland | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:22 | Florida State | Robert Farrington slams it home on a great pass from James Freeman out of a doubleteam | 57-65 |
| 02:16 | NC State | George Perzanowski is hacked by Zachary Taylor - foul #2 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #4 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (SG), Donald Drakes (SF), Michael Billy (PF) James Freeman, Robert Farrington, Gregory Reed | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:10 | NC State | James Leland is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Leland, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (SG) Michael Duval | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:05 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Freeman (SG), Robert Farrington (SF) Robert Wagner, Donald Drakes | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:41 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor is hacked by William Gravely - foul #5 on William Gravely, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (SG), Otis Shuff (SF) James Leland, William Gravely | |
| 01:41 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Raymond McCammon snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:18 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Farrington - foul #1 on Robert Farrington, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Otis Shuff makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | James Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 01:07 | Florida State | Otis Shuff steps in front of the Zachary Taylor pass | 57-66 |
| 00:50 | NC State | Raymond McCammon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Raymond McCammon, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Florida State | James Freeman evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donnie Crispin | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:40 | NC State | James Freeman is called for the reach on Michael Duval in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Freeman, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG) Jon Key | |
| 00:38 | NC State | James Freeman is called for the reach on James Leland - foul #3 on James Freeman, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| 00:38 | NC State | James Leland makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:38 | NC State | James Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | James Freeman splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Billy | 63-68 |
| 00:31 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Donnie Crispin is called for the reach on James Leland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donnie Crispin, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| 00:30 | NC State | James Leland makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:30 | NC State | James Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Michael Billy | 63-69 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | James Freeman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-69 |
| 00:23 | NC State | The rebound goes to Otis Shuff | 63-69 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Donnie Crispin is called for the reach on Otis Shuff in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donnie Crispin, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Michael Billy pulls down the rebound | 63-69 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Otis Shuff is called for the reach on Zachary Taylor - foul #2 on Otis Shuff, team foul #11 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG) James Leland | |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Michael Duval is fouled in the backcourt by Donnie Crispin - foul #5 on Donnie Crispin, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Wagner (PG) Donnie Crispin | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG) Jon Key | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Michael Duval misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Michael Duval makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | James Freeman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Billy | 67-70 |
| 00:09 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Key (PG), Andrew Gay (C) James Leland, Otis Shuff | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:07 | NC State | Robert Wagner is called for the reach on Jon Key in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Wagner, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Jon Key makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Jon Key makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Michael Billy is whistled for a carry | 67-72 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (PG), Otis Shuff (SF) Jon Key, Andrew Gay | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | James Leland runs out the clock | 67-72 |