| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fresh) SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Harold Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark George (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Lebrun (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | David Johnson inbounds the ball | 20-38 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | NC State | Edward Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Brown | 22-38 |
| 19:38 | Florida State | Harold Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-38 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Gregory Battiste drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Johnson | 24-38 |
| 19:04 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Edward Davis - foul #3 on Edward Davis, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| 19:04 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 19:04 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 18:46 | NC State | Gregory Battiste drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Johnson | 26-40 |
| 18:32 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 18:16 | NC State | David Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Scott Brown | 29-43 |
| 17:55 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun misses long on an open floater in the lane | 29-43 |
| 17:53 | NC State | Gregory Battiste grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 17:41 | NC State | Gregory Battiste lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Brown | 31-43 |
| 17:14 | Florida State | David Johnson takes the ball from Ronald Hallett after a doubleteam | 31-43 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Gregory Battiste hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark George - foul #2 on Mark George, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:08 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Gregory Battiste makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 16:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gregory Battiste | 33-43 |
| 16:40 | NC State | David Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 16:18 | Florida State | Gregory Battiste is called for the reach on Mark George - foul #1 on Gregory Battiste, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | NC State | James Lewis (C) Gregory Battiste | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:54 | Florida State | James Lewis denies the turnaround by Mark George | 36-43 |
| 15:52 | NC State | James Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fairly fresh) SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) SF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Harold Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark George (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Lebrun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | NC State | James Lewis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Lebrun - foul #2 on Daniel Lebrun, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:38 | NC State | James Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:38 | NC State | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:17 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Hallett | 38-45 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Ronald Hallett steps in front of the David Burkhead pass | 38-45 |
| 14:51 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Hallett | 38-47 |
| 14:31 | NC State | David Burkhead connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bill Glantz | 41-47 |
| 14:16 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Scott Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Matthew Lewis is hacked by Daniel Lebrun - foul #3 on Daniel Lebrun, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | NC State | David Johnson (SF), Gregory Battiste (PF), Edward Davis (C) Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:26 | NC State | David Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 13:25 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 13:14 | Florida State | Mark George is hacked by Gregory Battiste - foul #2 on Gregory Battiste, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reeve (C) Daniel Lebrun | |
| 12:54 | Florida State | Harold Johnson is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Gregory Battiste comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Johnson - foul #2 on Harold Johnson, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (PF) David Burkhead | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:32 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:32 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:25 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 12:01 | NC State | Ronald Hallett steals it from Matthew Lewis | 41-49 |
| 11:57 | Florida State | Harold Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Hallett | 41-51 |
| 11:29 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses short on a turnaround from close range | 41-51 |
| 11:28 | NC State | Gregory Battiste tips it back up and in | 43-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Harold Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark George (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Reeve (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 11:19 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Mark George dunks the ball | 43-53 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Edward Davis hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Lewis | 45-53 |
| 10:30 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski double dribbles | 45-53 |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Bruce Page (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Gregory Battiste, Matthew Lewis, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (PG), Robert Swanson (SG), Louis Morlan (PF), Daniel Lebrun (C) Ronald Hallett, Jarek Sulejmanovski, Harold Johnson, Mark George | |
| 10:12 | NC State | David Burkhead comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 10:10 | NC State | Bill Glantz tips it back up and in | 47-53 |
| 10:05 | Florida State | Robert Swanson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 47-53 |
| 10:04 | NC State | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:40 | NC State | David Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 09:38 | NC State | Bill Glantz gets the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Bill Glantz is fouled on the floor by Louis Morlan - foul #1 on Louis Morlan, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (PF) Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Hallett (PG), Mark George (PF) Robert Swanson, Louis Morlan | |
| 08:47 | NC State | Daniel Lebrun takes the ball from David Johnson | 47-53 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses short on a runner from the left block | 47-53 |
| 08:34 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Reeve | 47-53 |
| 08:21 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 08:19 | Florida State | Mark George gets the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 07:58 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Battiste (SF), Edward Davis (C) David Johnson, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski (SG), Harold Johnson (SF) George Cardello, Thomas Reeve | |
| 07:58 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:58 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Gregory Battiste misses the easy layup | 47-54 |
| 07:39 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:33 | Florida State | Mark George misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Gregory Battiste gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Edward Davis hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Lebrun - foul #4 on Daniel Lebrun, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Bruce Page (PF) Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Reeve (C) Daniel Lebrun | |
| 07:09 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:09 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Jarek Sulejmanovski | 47-54 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Battiste (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. PF - Bruce Page (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Harold Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark George (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 06:54 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Edward Davis drills a fadeaway in the lane | 49-54 |
| 06:26 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-54 |
| 06:24 | NC State | Edward Davis grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Edward Davis hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Scott Brown | 51-54 |
| 05:49 | Florida State | Mark George comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 05:47 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gregory Battiste | 51-54 |
| 05:18 | NC State | Scott Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-54 |
| 05:17 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 04:58 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Davis - foul #4 on Edward Davis, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), David Johnson (SF), Matthew Lewis (PF), James Lewis (C) Scott Brown, Gregory Battiste, Bruce Page, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (SG), Daniel Lebrun (C) Jarek Sulejmanovski, Mark George | |
| 04:58 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:58 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:41 | NC State | 3 seconds is called on Matthew Lewis | 51-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Swanson (SG), Louis Morlan (PF) Ronald Hallett, Thomas Reeve | |
| 04:21 | Florida State | George Cardello double dribbles | 51-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Erwin Smith (SF) Harold Johnson | |
| 04:00 | NC State | David Johnson clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-56 |
| 03:59 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 03:43 | Florida State | Robert Swanson is fouled on the floor by Bill Glantz - foul #1 on Bill Glantz, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski (SG) Robert Swanson | |
| 03:31 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 51-56 |
| 03:30 | NC State | Bill Glantz grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 03:07 | NC State | David Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bill Glantz | 53-56 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Burkhead (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - George Cardello (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jarek Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Erwin Smith (fresh) PF - Louis Morlan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Lebrun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 02:44 | Florida State | Louis Morlan misses the tip | 53-56 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Lebrun | 53-56 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Gregory Battiste (SF), Edward Davis (C) David Burkhead, Bill Glantz, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Hallett (PG), Harold Johnson (SF), Mark George (PF) George Cardello, Erwin Smith, Louis Morlan | |
| 02:28 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun hits the finger roll set up by Jarek Sulejmanovski out of the doubleteam | 53-58 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Matthew Lewis is fouled on the floor by Harold Johnson - foul #3 on Harold Johnson, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:10 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 01:54 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett is whistled for a carry | 54-58 |
| Subs | NC State | David Burkhead (PG) Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:26 | NC State | A charge is called on Scott Brown - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 01:07 | Florida State | Mark George throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-58 |
| 00:46 | NC State | David Burkhead misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 00:45 | NC State | Scott Brown tips it back up and in | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Harold Johnson's pass is intercepted by Scott Brown | 56-58 |
| 00:20 | NC State | David Johnson misses the easy layup | 56-58 |
| 00:19 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Scott Brown is called for the reach on Jarek Sulejmanovski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Brown, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Gregory Battiste grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Harold Johnson is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #4 on Harold Johnson, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| 00:12 | NC State | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun is fouled in the backcourt by David Burkhead - foul #1 on David Burkhead, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Daniel Lebrun misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to Edward Davis | 56-58 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Jarek Sulejmanovski steals the ball from David Burkhead in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett lays it in on a nice dish by Jarek Sulejmanovski | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | NC State | Mark George takes the ball from David Burkhead | 56-60 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski is fouled in the backcourt by David Burkhead - foul #2 on David Burkhead, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:02 | Florida State | Jarek Sulejmanovski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Scott Brown misses long on a fullcourt shot | 56-61 |