| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Vincent (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Kunze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Jon Christensen inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze lays it up and in on a great pass from Micah Jacobs | 42-30 |
| 19:32 | NC State | Robert Fuston can't throw it down | 42-30 |
| 19:30 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 19:10 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Thomas Freeman | 42-30 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Robert Fuston buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Bruno Francis | 44-30 |
| 18:41 | Florida State | Donald Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 18:39 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs tips it home | 44-32 |
| 18:30 | NC State | Bruno Francis hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Freeman | 46-32 |
| 18:15 | Florida State | Eric Haefner swats the short shot by Donald Ross | 46-32 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Donald Ross picks off the pass by Robert Fuston | 46-32 |
| 17:54 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses the dunk | 46-32 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Thomas Freeman snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 17:46 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 17:44 | Florida State | Donald Ross pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 17:27 | Florida State | Jon Christensen knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Larry Vincent | 46-35 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Robert Fuston is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Fuston, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG), Gregory Atlas (SG), Richard Shelton (PF), Philip Siems (C) Bruno Francis, Richard Gault, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:44 | Florida State | Larry Vincent knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Kunze | 46-38 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Gregory Atlas comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Micah Jacobs - foul #3 on Micah Jacobs, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Warrick (SG) Micah Jacobs | |
| 16:36 | NC State | Gregory Atlas makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Gregory Atlas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 16:23 | Florida State | Larry Vincent comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 16:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gregory Atlas | 48-38 |
| 16:15 | NC State | Thomas Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG) Thomas Dixon | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:51 | Florida State | Thomas Freeman steals it from Frederick Kunze | 48-38 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Atlas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Richard Shelton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Siems (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Warrick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jon Christensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Vincent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Kunze (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | NC State | Bruno Francis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jon Christensen - foul #2 on Jon Christensen, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Robert Fuston (PF), Eric Haefner (C) Gregory Atlas, Richard Shelton, Philip Siems | |
| Subs | Florida State | Micah Jacobs (SG) Dennis Warrick | |
| 15:36 | NC State | Bruno Francis makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 15:36 | NC State | Bruno Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 15:36 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 15:17 | Florida State | Donald Ross knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Micah Jacobs | 49-40 |
| 15:04 | NC State | Richard Gault scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Bruno Francis | 52-40 |
| 14:48 | Florida State | Bruno Francis is called for the reach on Donald Ross - foul #3 on Bruno Francis, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG), Philip Siems (SF) Bruno Francis, Thomas Freeman | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:24 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Vincent | 52-43 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Eric Haefner double dribbles | 52-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Shelton (PF) Robert Fuston | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Warrick (PG), James Benjamin (C) Donald Ross, Frederick Kunze | |
| 14:03 | Florida State | Dennis Warrick buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Jon Christensen denies the turnaround by Thomas Dixon | 52-45 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Eric Haefner grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Eric Haefner is fouled on the floor by Dennis Warrick - foul #1 on Dennis Warrick, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Gregory Atlas (SG), Thomas Freeman (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Thomas Dixon, Richard Gault, Philip Siems, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Eric Corey (PF), Michael Clingman (C) Jon Christensen, Larry Vincent | |
| 13:10 | NC State | Richard Shelton knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Atlas | 54-45 |
| 12:56 | Florida State | James Benjamin connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Clingman | 54-47 |
| 12:42 | NC State | Bruno Francis's pass is intercepted by Eric Corey | 54-47 |
| 12:34 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-47 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Eric Corey grabs the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 12:18 | Florida State | Eric Corey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 54-47 |
| 12:16 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 54-47 |
| 12:12 | NC State | James Benjamin is called for the reach on Thomas Freeman - foul #2 on James Benjamin, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Fuston (PF) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG), Jon Christensen (SF), Larry Vincent (PF), Frederick Kunze (C) Dennis Warrick, James Benjamin, Eric Corey, Michael Clingman | |
| 12:01 | NC State | Jon Christensen steals the ball from Bruno Francis | 54-47 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | A charge is called on Larry Vincent - foul #1 on Larry Vincent, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Philip Siems (SF), Eric Haefner (C) Gregory Atlas, Thomas Freeman, Richard Shelton | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gault (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Philip Siems (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Fuston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Haefner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Christensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Vincent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Frederick Kunze (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | NC State | Bruno Francis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 11:33 | NC State | Philip Siems tips it back up and in | 56-47 |
| 11:14 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 11:13 | NC State | Philip Siems pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Bruno Francis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG) Bruno Francis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Larry Vincent hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Philip Siems - foul #2 on Philip Siems, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Freeman (SF) Philip Siems | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Benjamin (SF) Jon Christensen | |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Larry Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Larry Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Robert Fuston drills a shot from the right side set up by Richard Gault | 58-48 |
| 10:17 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Haefner - foul #2 on Eric Haefner, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SG) Richard Gault | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Warrick (SG) Micah Jacobs | |
| 10:17 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:17 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 10:17 | Florida State | Larry Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 10:07 | Florida State | Dennis Warrick buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Thomas Dixon misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 09:56 | Florida State | Donald Ross grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 09:50 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Atlas - foul #3 on Gregory Atlas, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Richard Shelton (PF), Philip Siems (C) Thomas Dixon, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jon Christensen (SF) Larry Vincent | |
| 09:50 | Florida State | Donald Ross makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:50 | Florida State | Donald Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:50 | NC State | Richard Shelton pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Richard Shelton travels with the ball | 58-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (C) Thomas Freeman | |
| Subs | Florida State | Eric Corey (C) Frederick Kunze | |
| 09:17 | Florida State | Jon Christensen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Ross | 58-56 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Bruno Francis connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory Atlas | 61-56 |
| 08:40 | Florida State | Donald Ross makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Richard Shelton knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Bruno Francis | 63-59 |
| 08:15 | Florida State | Donald Ross connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Jon Christensen | 63-61 |
| 08:02 | NC State | Bruno Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 08:00 | NC State | Richard Shelton gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 07:45 | NC State | Eric Corey denies the turnaround by Kenneth Walker | 63-61 |
| 07:44 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 63-61 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Atlas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Siems (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Shelton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Ross (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Warrick (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jon Christensen (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Benjamin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Corey (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | NC State | Richard Shelton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donald Ross - foul #1 on Donald Ross, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG), Richard Gault (SG), Thomas Freeman (SF), Eric Haefner (C) Bruno Francis, Gregory Atlas, Philip Siems, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Micah Jacobs (SG), Larry Vincent (PF), Frederick Kunze (C) Donald Ross, Jon Christensen, Eric Corey | |
| 07:31 | NC State | Richard Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Richard Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:14 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Vincent | 65-63 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Thomas Dixon hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Shelton and he's fouled by Frederick Kunze - foul #3 on Frederick Kunze, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Fuston (PF) Richard Shelton | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:55 | NC State | Thomas Dixon makes the free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:29 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs buries a floater from the right side set up by Dennis Warrick | 68-65 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Richard Gault makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 05:59 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Warrick | 71-68 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Thomas Freeman scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Gault | 74-68 |
| 05:18 | Florida State | Richard Gault steals the ball from Micah Jacobs | 74-68 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Thomas Dixon misses the lay-in | 74-68 |
| 05:11 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 04:54 | Florida State | James Benjamin misses the turnaround in the paint | 74-68 |
| 04:53 | NC State | The rebound goes to Thomas Dixon | 74-68 |
| 04:33 | NC State | Robert Fuston connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Thomas Freeman | 76-68 |
| 04:19 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze loses the ball out of bounds | 76-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruno Francis (PG), Gregory Atlas (SG), Philip Siems (SF), Richard Shelton (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Thomas Dixon, Richard Gault, Thomas Freeman, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Ross (PG), Jon Christensen (SF), Eric Corey (C) Dennis Warrick, James Benjamin, Frederick Kunze | |
| 04:04 | NC State | Gregory Atlas hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Bruno Francis | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Vincent | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Bruno Francis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Atlas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Siems (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Shelton (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Ross (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micah Jacobs (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Christensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Vincent (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Corey (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | NC State | Gregory Atlas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-71 |
| 03:28 | Florida State | Eric Corey gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:06 | Florida State | Jon Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-71 |
| 03:05 | NC State | Gregory Atlas snags the defensive board | 78-71 |
| 03:00 | NC State | Gregory Atlas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Larry Vincent - foul #2 on Larry Vincent, team foul #8 | 78-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Fuston (PF) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Clingman (C) Larry Vincent | |
| 03:00 | NC State | Gregory Atlas makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 03:00 | NC State | Gregory Atlas misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 03:00 | NC State | Gregory Atlas makes the 3rd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:58 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Gault (SG), Thomas Freeman (SF), Eric Haefner (C) Gregory Atlas, Philip Siems, Richard Shelton | |
| Subs | Florida State | Larry Vincent (PF), Frederick Kunze (C) Eric Corey, Michael Clingman | |
| 02:49 | Florida State | Larry Vincent misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-71 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Bruno Francis gets the rebound | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:26 | NC State | Thomas Freeman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-71 |
| 02:24 | NC State | Eric Haefner snags the offensive board | 80-71 |
| 02:01 | NC State | Robert Fuston scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Richard Gault and he's hacked by Jon Christensen - foul #3 on Jon Christensen, team foul #9 | 82-71 |
| 02:01 | NC State | Robert Fuston misses the free throw | 82-71 |
| 02:01 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze grabs the board | 82-71 |
| 01:37 | Florida State | Frederick Kunze dunks the ball | 82-73 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Bruno Francis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-73 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | Micah Jacobs lays it in | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | NC State | Bruno Francis is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Ross - foul #2 on Donald Ross, team foul #10 | 85-75 |
| Subs | NC State | Gregory Atlas (SG), Charles Murray (SF), Richard Shelton (PF), Philip Siems (C) Richard Gault, Thomas Freeman, Robert Fuston, Eric Haefner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Warrick (PG), Edgar Marshall (SG), James Benjamin (SF), Eric Corey (PF), Michael Clingman (C) Donald Ross, Micah Jacobs, Jon Christensen, Larry Vincent, Frederick Kunze | |
| 00:51 | NC State | Bruno Francis makes the 1st free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Bruno Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 87-75 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Florida State | Philip Siems blocks the jumper by Dennis Warrick | 87-75 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Richard Shelton snags the defensive board | 87-75 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Dennis Warrick is called for the reach on Charles Murray - foul #2 on Dennis Warrick, team foul #11 | 87-75 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Dixon (PG) Bruno Francis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:13 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 1st free throw | 88-75 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Charles Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 89-75 |
| 00:06 | Florida State | Edgar Marshall misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 89-75 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | James Benjamin grabs the offensive rebound | 89-75 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Eric Corey misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 89-75 |