| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (fresh) SG - Larry Rushing (fresh) SF - Franklin Grubbs (fresh) PF - John Baker (fresh) C - Robert Mueller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) SG - Peter Pauley (fresh) SF - Adam Gurule (fresh) PF - John Dubin (fresh) C - Cory Roca (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Cory Roca wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Florida State | Cory Roca is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | John Scott connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Cory Roca evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Robert Mueller - foul #1 on Robert Mueller, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Cory Roca misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Cory Roca makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:51 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs can't finish the uncontested layup | 2-1 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to John Baker | 2-1 |
| 18:30 | Wake Forest | John Scott is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 2-1 |
| 18:29 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Peter Pauley | 2-1 |
| 18:24 | Florida State | Peter Pauley clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Rushing - foul #1 on Larry Rushing, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:24 | Florida State | Peter Pauley misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:24 | Florida State | Peter Pauley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Wake Forest | John Scott dunks the ball on a great pass from Franklin Grubbs | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Florida State | John Scott steals the ball from Adam Gurule | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Wake Forest | John Scott lays it in | 6-2 |
| 17:22 | Florida State | Peter Pauley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Franklin Grubbs - foul #1 on Franklin Grubbs, team foul #3 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Burditt (PG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF) Robert Hudson, Adam Gurule | |
| 17:22 | Florida State | Peter Pauley makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:22 | Florida State | Peter Pauley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing is hacked by Peter Pauley - foul #1 on Peter Pauley, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Scott | 8-4 |
| 16:26 | Florida State | Cory Roca splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the left block | 8-6 |
| 16:20 | Wake Forest | John Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Roca - foul #1 on Cory Roca, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Edward Leiter (PF), James Cabot (C) John Dubin, Cory Roca | |
| 16:04 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller clanks a jump hook from the right block | 8-6 |
| 16:03 | Wake Forest | John Scott grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edward Leiter - foul #1 on Edward Leiter, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Stephen Baden (SF) Frank Burditt, Gilbert McEvoy | |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:46 | Florida State | Edward Leiter grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Franklin Grubbs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) C - Robert Mueller (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) SG - Peter Pauley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Baden (fresh) PF - Edward Leiter (fresh) C - James Cabot (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Florida State | Peter Pauley is whistled for traveling | 9-6 |
| 15:21 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-6 |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:04 | Wake Forest | Edward Leiter swats the layup by John Scott | 9-6 |
| 15:03 | Florida State | James Cabot gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:47 | Florida State | John Baker is called for the reach on Stephen Baden - foul #1 on John Baker, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (PG) John Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (SG), Adam Gurule (SF), John Dubin (C) Peter Pauley, Stephen Baden, James Cabot | |
| 14:37 | Florida State | Ronald Moser can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-6 |
| 14:35 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Baker | 9-6 |
| 14:21 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 9-6 |
| 14:20 | Florida State | Ronald Moser gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:15 | Florida State | Ronald Moser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola (SF), Greg Hyland (PF) Franklin Grubbs, John Baker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Burditt (PG), Cory Roca (C) Robert Hudson, Edward Leiter | |
| 14:12 | Wake Forest | John Purdy is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Burditt - foul #1 on Frank Burditt, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| 13:48 | Wake Forest | John Dubin steals the ball from Robert Mueller | 9-6 |
| 13:41 | Florida State | Ronald Moser misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 13:39 | Florida State | Frank Burditt grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:29 | Florida State | Ronald Moser makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Cory Roca out of a doubleteam | 9-9 |
| 13:22 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 9-9 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | John Dubin snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:00 | Florida State | Ronald Moser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:58 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by John Purdy | 11-9 |
| 12:25 | Florida State | Ronald Moser's pass is intercepted by Edward Nicola | 11-9 |
| 12:10 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by John Dubin - foul #1 on John Dubin, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG), Paul Dutra (SG), Franklin Grubbs (SF), John Baker (PF) John Purdy, Larry Rushing, Edward Nicola, Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Peter Pauley (SG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF), Edward Leiter (PF), James Cabot (C) Frank Burditt, Ronald Moser, Adam Gurule, John Dubin, Cory Roca | |
| 12:10 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:10 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:56 | Florida State | Peter Pauley comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 11:54 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:49 | Wake Forest | Edward Leiter is called for the reach on Greg Hyland - foul #2 on Edward Leiter, team foul #6 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Dubin (PF) Edward Leiter | |
| 11:34 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs is fouled on the floor by James Cabot - foul #1 on James Cabot, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| 11:34 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:34 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Dutra (fresh) SF - Franklin Grubbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Hyland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) SG - Peter Pauley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) PF - John Dubin (tiring) C - James Cabot (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Florida State | John Dubin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 11:22 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to John Dubin | 15-9 |
| 11:11 | Florida State | Franklin Grubbs picks off the pass by Gilbert McEvoy | 15-9 |
| 10:58 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Franklin Grubbs | 17-9 |
| 10:48 | Florida State | John Scott steps in front of the James Cabot pass | 17-9 |
| 10:43 | Wake Forest | John Scott banks in the layup | 19-9 |
| 10:35 | Florida State | Peter Pauley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 10:33 | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy snags the offensive board | 19-9 |
| 10:27 | Florida State | Robert Hudson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-9 |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | John Baker snags the defensive board | 19-9 |
| 10:09 | Wake Forest | John Baker can't connect on a shot from the left block | 19-9 |
| 10:08 | Wake Forest | Paul Dutra gets the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | John Scott is hacked by Gilbert McEvoy - foul #1 on Gilbert McEvoy, team foul #8 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (SG), Edward Nicola (SF), Robert Mueller (C) Paul Dutra, Franklin Grubbs, John Baker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Burditt (PG), Ronald Moser (SG), Stephen Baden (SF), Adam Gurule (PF), Cory Roca (C) Robert Hudson, Peter Pauley, Gilbert McEvoy, John Dubin, James Cabot | |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 09:38 | Florida State | Frank Burditt connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Cory Roca out of a doubleteam | 21-12 |
| 09:36 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola loses the dribble to Ronald Moser in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| 09:24 | Florida State | Greg Hyland denies the turnaround by Frank Burditt | 21-12 |
| 09:22 | Florida State | Ronald Moser gets the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 09:09 | Florida State | Frank Burditt misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 21-12 |
| 09:08 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | John Scott is fouled on the floor by Frank Burditt - foul #2 on Frank Burditt, team foul #9 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran (PF) Greg Hyland | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG) Frank Burditt | |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:47 | Florida State | Cory Roca works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 23-12 |
| 08:46 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 08:26 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Larry Rushing | 25-12 |
| 08:16 | Florida State | Ronald Moser drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hudson | 25-15 |
| 07:59 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller banks in the layup and he's fouled by Stephen Baden - foul #1 on Stephen Baden, team foul #10 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (PG), Franklin Grubbs (SF), John Baker (PF) John Scott, Edward Nicola, Horacio Moran | |
| Subs | Florida State | Peter Pauley (SG), John Dubin (PF) Robert Hudson, Stephen Baden | |
| 07:59 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller makes the free throw | 28-15 |
| 07:44 | Florida State | Ronald Moser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-15 |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | John Baker pulls down the rebound | 28-15 |
| 07:39 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs is hacked by Cory Roca in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cory Roca, team foul #11 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Dutra (SG), Greg Hyland (C) Larry Rushing, Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | Florida State | James Cabot (C) Cory Roca | |
| 07:39 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 07:39 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 07:39 | Florida State | James Cabot grabs the board | 29-15 |
| 07:25 | Florida State | Adam Gurule hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 29-15 |
| 07:24 | Florida State | James Cabot hits the follow up shot | 29-17 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Purdy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Dutra (fresh) SF - Franklin Grubbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Greg Hyland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Moser (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Peter Pauley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Adam Gurule (fairly fresh) PF - John Dubin (tiring) 2 reb. C - James Cabot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Gilbert McEvoy (SF) Ronald Moser, Adam Gurule | |
| 07:14 | Florida State | John Baker blocks the short jumper by Gilbert McEvoy | 29-17 |
| 07:13 | Wake Forest | John Baker pulls down the rebound | 29-17 |
| 07:11 | Wake Forest | John Purdy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran (SF) Franklin Grubbs | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:58 | Florida State | Horacio Moran is called for the reach on Gilbert McEvoy - foul #1 on Horacio Moran, team foul #5 | 29-17 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Peter Pauley connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hudson | 29-19 |
| 06:27 | Wake Forest | John Baker is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Baker, team foul #6 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG), Larry Rushing (SG), Edward Nicola (SF) John Purdy, Paul Dutra, John Baker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Burditt (PG), Stephen Baden (SF), Edward Leiter (PF), Cory Roca (C) Robert Hudson, Gilbert McEvoy, John Dubin, James Cabot | |
| 06:15 | Florida State | Peter Pauley lays it up and in set up by Frank Burditt | 29-21 |
| 06:13 | Wake Forest | Frank Burditt picks off the pass by Edward Nicola in the backcourt | 29-21 |
| 06:06 | Florida State | Frank Burditt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs (SF) Horacio Moran | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:54 | Wake Forest | John Scott is fouled on the floor by Frank Burditt - foul #3 on Frank Burditt, team foul #12 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller (C) Greg Hyland | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG), Ronald Moser (SG) Frank Burditt, Peter Pauley | |
| 05:54 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:54 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 05:32 | Florida State | Cory Roca's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Mueller | 31-21 |
| 05:31 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 05:11 | Wake Forest | John Scott can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 31-21 |
| 05:09 | Florida State | Edward Leiter snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 04:53 | Florida State | Ronald Moser misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 04:52 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | John Scott is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Franklin Grubbs | 33-21 |
| 04:29 | Florida State | Cory Roca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (PG), Paul Dutra (SG), Horacio Moran (SF), Greg Hyland (PF) John Scott, Larry Rushing, Franklin Grubbs, Edward Nicola | |
| Subs | Florida State | Peter Pauley (SG), Adam Gurule (SF), James Cabot (C) Ronald Moser, Stephen Baden, Cory Roca | |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Purdy | 35-21 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Peter Pauley is fouled on the floor by Paul Dutra - foul #1 on Paul Dutra, team foul #7 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Baker (PF) Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Peter Pauley makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Peter Pauley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:38 | Wake Forest | John Baker misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-23 |
| 03:36 | Florida State | James Cabot snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 03:30 | Florida State | John Baker is called for the reach on Adam Gurule - foul #3 on John Baker, team foul #8 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (SG), Franklin Grubbs (SF), Robert Mueller (C) Paul Dutra, Horacio Moran, John Baker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gilbert McEvoy (SF) Edward Leiter | |
| 03:30 | Florida State | Adam Gurule misses the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:30 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| 03:27 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Pauley - foul #2 on Peter Pauley, team foul #13 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Dubin (PF) Adam Gurule | |
| 03:27 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland misses the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:27 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Purdy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Grubbs (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Greg Hyland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mueller (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Hudson (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Peter Pauley (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Gilbert McEvoy (fresh) PF - John Dubin (tiring) 2 reb. C - James Cabot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Florida State | Peter Pauley buries a jumper from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 02:50 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Purdy | 39-25 |
| 02:47 | Florida State | John Purdy picks off the pass by Robert Hudson in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller misses the lay-in | 39-25 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | John Dubin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 02:08 | Florida State | Peter Pauley misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 39-25 |
| 02:07 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs snags the defensive board | 39-25 |
| 01:45 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-25 |
| 01:43 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mueller | 39-25 |
| 01:38 | Wake Forest | John Purdy makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Mueller | 42-25 |
| 01:25 | Florida State | Robert Mueller swats the short shot by Gilbert McEvoy | 42-25 |
| 01:24 | Florida State | John Dubin gets the offensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 01:16 | Florida State | Peter Pauley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-25 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Robert Mueller | 42-25 |
| 01:11 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-25 |
| 01:09 | Florida State | John Dubin grabs the board | 42-25 |
| 01:09 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG), Paul Dutra (SG), Edward Nicola (SF), Horacio Moran (PF) John Purdy, Larry Rushing, Franklin Grubbs, Greg Hyland | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Moser (PG), Adam Gurule (SF), Edward Leiter (PF), Cory Roca (C) Robert Hudson, Gilbert McEvoy, John Dubin, James Cabot | |
| 01:00 | Florida State | Edward Leiter's fadeaway is rejected by Horacio Moran | 42-25 |
| 00:58 | Florida State | Edward Leiter tips it home | 42-27 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | John Scott scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Nicola | 44-27 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Ronald Moser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-27 |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller pulls down the rebound | 44-27 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Ronald Moser is called for the reach on John Scott - foul #1 on Ronald Moser, team foul #14 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland (C) Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Hudson (PG) Peter Pauley | |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Horacio Moran denies the turnaround by Cory Roca | 46-27 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland gets the rebound | 46-27 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland misses the halfcourt shot | 46-27 |