| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Walker (fresh) SG - Daniel King (fresh) SF - Angel Hernandez (fresh) PF - Kevin Whaley (fresh) C - Lawrence Christian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) SF - John Phillips (fresh) PF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) C - Walter Heckstall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Whaley | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Florida State | John Phillips grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | NC State | George Walker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall clanks a jumper in the paint | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Daniel King snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Daniel King is fouled on the floor by Brian Harper - foul #1 on Brian Harper, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | NC State | George Walker splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Whaley and he's fouled by Brian Harper - foul #2 on Brian Harper, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG) Brian Harper | |
| 18:39 | NC State | George Walker makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Daniel King - foul #1 on Daniel King, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall tips it home | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | NC State | George Walker blows the layup over the doubleteam | 3-4 |
| 18:00 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:36 | Florida State | John Phillips hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jared Runkle | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | NC State | John Phillips steps in front of the Kevin Whaley pass | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | Florida State | Kevin Whaley takes the ball from Walter Heckstall | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | NC State | Angel Hernandez misses badly on a shot from the right block | 3-6 |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Jared Runkle grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel King - foul #2 on Daniel King, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Wallace (SG) Daniel King | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor grabs the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 16:36 | Florida State | Lawrence Christian steps in front of the John Phillips pass | 3-7 |
| 16:27 | NC State | Angel Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Grider (SF), Kenneth Dixon (PF) John Phillips, Kenneth Taylor | |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Brian Grider clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Michael Wallace - foul #1 on Michael Wallace, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Mack (PF) Kevin Whaley | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Brian Grider makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Brian Grider makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:57 | NC State | Michael Wallace misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Lawrence Christian pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-9 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Wallace (fresh) SF - Angel Hernandez (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Mack (fresh) C - Lawrence Christian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jared Runkle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Grider (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Dixon (fresh) C - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | NC State | George Walker loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 3-9 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG) Jared Runkle | |
| 15:24 | Florida State | Michael Wallace is called for the reach on Brian Grider - foul #2 on Michael Wallace, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (SG) Michael Wallace | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Phillips (SF) Brian Grider | |
| 15:06 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Mack - foul #1 on Anthony Mack, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| 15:06 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:06 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 14:54 | NC State | John Phillips picks off the pass by Lawrence Christian | 3-10 |
| 14:49 | Florida State | John Phillips lays it in | 3-12 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Lawrence Christian knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Angel Hernandez | 5-12 |
| 14:12 | Florida State | John Phillips hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bryon Griffin | 5-14 |
| 14:00 | NC State | Angel Hernandez misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 5-14 |
| 13:59 | Florida State | John Phillips gets the rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:38 | Florida State | John Phillips's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Mack | 5-14 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Anthony Mack snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 13:32 | NC State | Angel Hernandez comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 13:31 | NC State | George Walker tips it home | 7-14 |
| 13:10 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-14 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Angel Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Angel Hernandez banks in the layup on a great pass from Lawrence Christian | 9-14 |
| 12:44 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 12:43 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall snags the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 12:36 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall loses the dribble to Anthony Mack | 9-14 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Bryon Griffin is called for the reach on David Geiger - foul #1 on Bryon Griffin, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Kim Washington (SF), Kevin Whaley (PF) Angel Hernandez, Anthony Mack | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG), Brian Grider (SF), Kenneth Taylor (PF), Brandon Plank (C) Thomas Wolfe, John Phillips, Kenneth Dixon, Walter Heckstall | |
| 12:01 | NC State | George Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:00 | Florida State | Brandon Plank gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:56 | Florida State | Brian Grider drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jared Runkle | 9-16 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Geiger (fairly fresh) SF - Kim Washington (fresh) PF - Kevin Whaley (fresh) C - Lawrence Christian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Jared Runkle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryon Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Grider (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Plank (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | NC State | George Walker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:42 | NC State | David Geiger gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:36 | NC State | George Walker shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Christian | 12-16 |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Whaley - foul #1 on Kevin Whaley, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:18 | NC State | George Walker loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 12-18 |
| 11:02 | Florida State | David Geiger takes the ball from Bryon Griffin | 12-18 |
| 10:38 | NC State | Jared Runkle steals the ball from Lawrence Christian | 12-18 |
| 10:13 | Florida State | Brian Grider misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 10:11 | Florida State | Brandon Plank pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:57 | Florida State | Brandon Plank is hacked by Lawrence Christian - foul #1 on Lawrence Christian, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (SG), John McWalters (PF) David Geiger, Kevin Whaley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe (SG), John Phillips (SF), Kenneth Dixon (PF) Bryon Griffin, Brian Grider, Kenneth Taylor | |
| 09:57 | Florida State | Brandon Plank misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:57 | NC State | John McWalters grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:49 | NC State | George Walker is hacked by Jared Runkle - foul #1 on Jared Runkle, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| 09:38 | NC State | Angel Hernandez scores on a 3 from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 09:13 | Florida State | Brandon Plank hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Dixon | 15-20 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Lawrence Christian clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 08:56 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-20 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Kim Washington snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:29 | NC State | Angel Hernandez misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 08:27 | Florida State | John Phillips gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:00 | Florida State | John Phillips banks in the layup set up by Jared Runkle and he's fouled by Kim Washington - foul #1 on Kim Washington, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Mack (PF), Kevin Whaley (C) John McWalters, Lawrence Christian | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Kenneth Taylor (PF), Walter Heckstall (C) Jared Runkle, Kenneth Dixon, Brandon Plank | |
| 08:00 | Florida State | John Phillips makes the free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:43 | NC State | Angel Hernandez is whistled for a carry | 15-23 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Grider (SF) John Phillips | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Walker (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Angel Hernandez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kim Washington (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Mack (fresh) C - Kevin Whaley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Grider (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 15-23 |
| 07:23 | NC State | Anthony Mack pulls down the rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:17 | NC State | Kevin Whaley drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-23 |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe is called for traveling | 17-23 |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (SG) Angel Hernandez | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:49 | NC State | George Walker evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Geiger | 19-23 |
| 06:39 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bryon Griffin | 19-25 |
| 06:34 | NC State | George Walker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 06:32 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Walker - foul #1 on George Walker, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Christian (C) Anthony Mack | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (PG), John Phillips (SF) Thomas Wolfe, Brian Grider | |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Kevin Whaley pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Lawrence Christian loses the ball out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (SF) Kim Washington | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brandon Plank (C) Walter Heckstall | |
| 05:41 | Florida State | Brandon Plank drills a jump hook from the baseline | 19-28 |
| 05:36 | NC State | George Walker throws it down despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by David Geiger | 21-28 |
| 05:29 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Geiger - foul #1 on David Geiger, team foul #10 | 21-28 |
| Subs | NC State | John McWalters (PF) Kevin Whaley | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:29 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:29 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:29 | NC State | Lawrence Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Kenneth Taylor takes the ball from John McWalters | 21-29 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Angel Hernandez is called for the reach on Kenneth Taylor - foul #1 on Angel Hernandez, team foul #11 | 21-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Kim Washington (SF), Anthony Mack (PF) Angel Hernandez, John McWalters | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Lawrence Christian snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Lawrence Christian can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Brandon Plank - foul #1 on Brandon Plank, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Dixon (PF), Walter Heckstall (C) Jared Runkle, Kenneth Taylor, Brandon Plank | |
| 04:35 | NC State | Lawrence Christian misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Lawrence Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:35 | Florida State | John Phillips gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Christian - foul #2 on Lawrence Christian, team foul #12 | 21-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Whaley (C) Lawrence Christian | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:16 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Kevin Whaley buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Geiger | 23-32 |
| 03:41 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Bryon Griffin | 23-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - George Walker (tired) 12 pts. SG - David Geiger (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Kim Washington (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Mack (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Whaley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Heckstall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | NC State | George Walker's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Bryon Griffin | 23-35 |
| 03:33 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe can't finish the layup | 23-35 |
| 03:31 | Florida State | John Phillips hits the follow up shot | 23-37 |
| 03:22 | NC State | George Walker misses the jumper from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 03:21 | Florida State | Walter Heckstall grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 03:02 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe is hacked by David Geiger - foul #2 on David Geiger, team foul #13 | 23-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Daniel King (SG), Angel Hernandez (SF), Lawrence Christian (C) David Geiger, Kim Washington, Anthony Mack | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Brian Grider (SF), Brandon Plank (C) Bryon Griffin, John Phillips, Walter Heckstall | |
| 03:02 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 03:02 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 03:02 | Florida State | Brandon Plank gets the offensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Dixon and he's hacked by Angel Hernandez - foul #2 on Angel Hernandez, team foul #14 | 23-40 |
| Subs | NC State | John McWalters (PF) Kevin Whaley | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe makes the free throw | 23-41 |
| 02:28 | NC State | George Walker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-41 |
| 02:27 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Brandon Plank | 23-41 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Brandon Plank blows the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Christian - foul #3 on Lawrence Christian, team foul #15 | 23-41 |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Michael Wallace (C) George Walker, Lawrence Christian | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared Runkle (SG), Kenneth Taylor (PF) Thomas Wolfe, Kenneth Dixon | |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Brandon Plank makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Brandon Plank makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Brandon Plank swats the shot by Angel Hernandez | 23-43 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Daniel King snags the offensive board | 23-43 |
| 01:38 | NC State | Daniel King's pass is intercepted by Brian Harper | 23-43 |
| 01:34 | Florida State | Brian Harper lays it up and in | 23-45 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Brian Harper steals it from David Geiger in the backcourt | 23-45 |
| 01:28 | Florida State | Brian Grider lays it in on a great pass from Brian Harper | 23-47 |
| 01:22 | NC State | Daniel King misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-47 |
| 01:20 | NC State | John McWalters snags the offensive board | 23-47 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Michael Wallace is whistled for traveling | 23-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Kim Washington (SF), Anthony Mack (PF), Kevin Whaley (C) David Geiger, John McWalters, Michael Wallace | |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (SG), John Phillips (SF), Walter Heckstall (C) Jared Runkle, Brian Grider, Brandon Plank | |
| 00:46 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Harper | 23-49 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Daniel King clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-49 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Anthony Mack hits the follow up shot | 25-49 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | Kim Washington is called for the reach on John Phillips - foul #2 on Kim Washington, team foul #16 | 25-49 |
| Subs | NC State | George Walker (PG) Angel Hernandez | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon (PF) Kenneth Taylor | |
| 00:24 | Florida State | John Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 25-50 |
| 00:24 | Florida State | John Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 25-51 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Daniel King is denied on a layup by John Phillips | 25-51 |
| 00:01 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Whaley | 25-51 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The clock runs out | 25-51 |