| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Rushing (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Purdy (fresh) PF - Greg Hyland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Gioia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Gilmore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | John Purdy inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 19:43 | NC State | David Gilmore gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 19:20 | NC State | David Gilmore scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Mark Fitzmaurice | 24-33 |
| 19:18 | Wake Forest | Keith Grant is called for the reach on Larry Rushing in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Grant, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 19:06 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 19:05 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Greg Hyland blocks the jumper by Mark Fitzmaurice | 24-33 |
| 18:45 | Wake Forest | John Scott pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:20 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing's pass is intercepted by David Gilmore | 24-33 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice drills a jumpshot from the left side | 24-35 |
| 17:49 | Wake Forest | John Scott is fouled on the floor by Mark Gioia - foul #1 on Mark Gioia, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG), David Haug (PF), Lucas Hiers (C) Keith Grant, David Gilmore, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Scott | 27-35 |
| 17:15 | NC State | Carlos Joyner is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Carlos Joyner, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| 16:52 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Mueller | 30-35 |
| 16:23 | NC State | Carlos Joyner makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Wolcott | 30-37 |
| 16:21 | Wake Forest | John Purdy is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), David Gilmore (PF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Carlos Joyner, David Haug, Lucas Hiers | |
| 15:55 | NC State | David Gilmore misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 30-37 |
| 15:53 | NC State | David Gilmore can't tip it in | 30-37 |
| 15:52 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Purdy (fairly fresh) PF - Greg Hyland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mueller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Gioia (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Gilmore (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland is whistled for a carry | 30-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs (PG), John Baker (PF) John Scott, Greg Hyland | |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Tapper (SF) Mark Gioia | |
| 15:20 | NC State | Keith Grant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Baker | 30-37 |
| 15:08 | Wake Forest | John Purdy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 15:07 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing tips it home | 32-37 |
| 14:44 | NC State | David Gilmore shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Baker | 32-37 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing is hacked by Harold Tapper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Tapper, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG), Edward Nicola (SF), Greg Hyland (C) Larry Rushing, John Purdy, Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | NC State | David Haug (PF) David Gilmore | |
| 14:23 | Wake Forest | David Haug denies the turnaround by John Scott | 32-37 |
| 14:21 | NC State | David Haug grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Harold Tapper is fouled on the floor by Edward Nicola - foul #2 on Edward Nicola, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG), Mark Gioia (SF), Lucas Hiers (C) Keith Grant, Harold Tapper, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| 13:39 | NC State | David Haug can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by John Baker - foul #4 on John Baker, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (SG), Horacio Moran (C) John Scott, John Baker | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:39 | NC State | David Haug misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 13:39 | NC State | David Haug makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:21 | Wake Forest | Samuel Wolcott is called for the reach on Greg Hyland - foul #2 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller (C) Horacio Moran | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:03 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing is fouled on the floor by Samuel Wolcott - foul #3 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #6 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (SF) Edward Nicola | |
| Subs | NC State | David Gilmore (PF) David Haug | |
| 12:54 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs is fouled on the floor by Samuel Wolcott - foul #4 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #7 | 32-38 |
| 12:54 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:54 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:54 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Gilmore | 33-38 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Franklin Grubbs steals it from Carlos Joyner | 33-38 |
| 12:27 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Carlos Joyner - foul #2 on Carlos Joyner, team foul #8 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG) Franklin Grubbs | |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Harold Tapper (SF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Carlos Joyner, Mark Gioia, Lucas Hiers | |
| 12:27 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:27 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:08 | NC State | Keith Grant buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-41 |
| 12:01 | Wake Forest | John Purdy hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Scott | 38-41 |
| 11:43 | NC State | John Scott takes the ball from Harold Tapper | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Rushing (tiring) 14 pts. SF - John Purdy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Hyland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mueller (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Tapper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Gilmore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller connects on the open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Scott | 40-41 |
| 11:04 | NC State | Keith Grant makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Tapper | 40-44 |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side | 42-44 |
| 10:21 | NC State | David Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-44 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Harold Tapper pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 10:01 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 09:59 | Wake Forest | John Scott is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Scott, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs (PG), Paul Dutra (SG), Edward Nicola (SF), Horacio Moran (PF) John Scott, Larry Rushing, John Purdy, Greg Hyland | |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Carlos Joyner (SG), Mark Gioia (SF), David Haug (PF), Lucas Hiers (C) Samuel Wolcott, Keith Grant, Harold Tapper, David Gilmore, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| 09:31 | NC State | Lucas Hiers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ken Lebo and he's hacked by Robert Mueller - foul #1 on Robert Mueller, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| 09:31 | NC State | Lucas Hiers makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:24 | Wake Forest | Paul Dutra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| 09:06 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by David Haug is blocked by Horacio Moran | 42-47 |
| 09:05 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs's pass is intercepted by Ken Lebo in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 09:02 | NC State | Ken Lebo hits the finger roll | 42-49 |
| 08:56 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran is hacked by Ken Lebo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ken Lebo, team foul #9 | 42-49 |
| 08:56 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:56 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:27 | NC State | David Haug misses long on a floater in the lane | 44-49 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:10 | Wake Forest | David Haug swats the short shot by Robert Mueller | 44-49 |
| 08:08 | NC State | Ken Lebo grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Carlos Joyner connects on the open turnaround in the paint set up by Ken Lebo | 44-51 |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lucas Hiers - foul #2 on Lucas Hiers, team foul #10 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG), Larry Rushing (SG), John Purdy (SF), John Baker (PF) Franklin Grubbs, Paul Dutra, Edward Nicola, Horacio Moran | |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Keith Grant (SG), Harold Tapper (SF), Allen Hardy (PF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Ken Lebo, Carlos Joyner, Mark Gioia, David Haug, Lucas Hiers | |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - John Purdy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Mueller (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Tapper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Hardy (fresh) C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:03 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Rushing - foul #2 on Larry Rushing, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland (C) Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:03 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:03 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:43 | Wake Forest | John Purdy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Scott | 48-52 |
| 06:18 | NC State | Keith Grant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Allen Hardy tips it but misses | 48-52 |
| 06:15 | Wake Forest | John Scott pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:09 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing is fouled on the floor by Samuel Wolcott - foul #5 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #11 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs (PG) John Scott | |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), David Gilmore (PF) Samuel Wolcott, Allen Hardy | |
| 06:09 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:09 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Purdy - foul #2 on John Purdy, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:38 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland throws it down | 52-54 |
| 05:26 | NC State | Keith Grant steps out of bounds on the baseline | 52-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola (SG), Horacio Moran (SF) Larry Rushing, John Purdy | |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG), Mark Gioia (SF), Allen Hardy (C) Keith Grant, Harold Tapper, Mark Fitzmaurice | |
| 05:03 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-54 |
| 05:01 | NC State | David Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:37 | NC State | David Gilmore is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Gilmore, team foul #12 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG) Horacio Moran | |
| Subs | NC State | Lucas Hiers (C) Ken Lebo | |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Lucas Hiers - foul #3 on Lucas Hiers, team foul #13 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Dutra (SF) Edward Nicola | |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG), Keith Grant (SG), Harold Tapper (SF), David Haug (PF), Mark Fitzmaurice (C) Mark Gioia, Carlos Joyner, Allen Hardy, David Gilmore, Lucas Hiers | |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ken Lebo | 53-56 |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 03:40 | NC State | Harold Tapper snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 03:20 | NC State | David Haug splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Franklin Grubbs (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dutra (fresh) PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Greg Hyland (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ken Lebo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Tapper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Haug (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Fitzmaurice (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Wake Forest | Harold Tapper is called for the reach on John Scott - foul #2 on Harold Tapper, team foul #14 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (SG), John Purdy (SF), Horacio Moran (C) Franklin Grubbs, Paul Dutra, Greg Hyland | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:02 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:02 | Wake Forest | John Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:59 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller (C) Horacio Moran | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Gioia (PG), David Gilmore (PF) Ken Lebo, David Haug | |
| 02:34 | NC State | Keith Grant is hacked by Larry Rushing - foul #3 on Larry Rushing, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Keith Grant makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Keith Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:18 | Wake Forest | John Baker hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Rushing | 57-60 |
| 01:53 | NC State | David Gilmore evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 01:49 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-62 |
| 01:47 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:25 | NC State | Keith Grant misses the 3 from straight away | 57-62 |
| 01:23 | NC State | David Gilmore grabs the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 01:18 | NC State | Keith Grant connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Fitzmaurice | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:01 | Wake Forest | John Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Ken Lebo (PG) Harold Tapper | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice is hacked by John Purdy - foul #3 on John Purdy, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Carlos Joyner (SG), Harold Tapper (SF), David Haug (PF) Keith Grant, Mark Gioia, David Gilmore | |
| 00:57 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:57 | NC State | Mark Fitzmaurice makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 57-67 |
| 00:48 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Haug | 57-67 |
| 00:46 | NC State | David Haug is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Rushing - foul #4 on Larry Rushing, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| 00:46 | NC State | David Haug makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:46 | NC State | David Haug misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:46 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 00:41 | Wake Forest | John Scott misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Carlos Joyner snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:11 | NC State | John Baker blocks the short jumper by Carlos Joyner | 57-68 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | John Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Lebo - foul #2 on Ken Lebo, team foul #15 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Grant (SG), Mark Gioia (SF), David Gilmore (PF) Carlos Joyner, Harold Tapper, David Haug | |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing misses the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:06 | NC State | David Gilmore grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Ken Lebo runs out the clock | 58-68 |