| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Mark Brizendine (fresh) SG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) SF - Elias Smith (fresh) PF - Joseph Stanford (fresh) C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford dunks the ball on a great pass from Andrew Haubrich out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Leonard Watkins - foul #1 on Leonard Watkins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | NC State | The rebound goes to Curtis Davis | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | NC State | Bernard Johnson hits a wide open runner from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Leonard Watkins | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Florida State | John Brooks steals the ball from Raymond Fischer | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Leonard Watkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Bernard Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Leonard Watkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Raymond Fischer | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford misses the jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer clanks a turnaround from the right block | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | NC State | Leonard Watkins's pass is intercepted by Elias Smith | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Florida State | Mark Brizendine misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Watkins | 5-2 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:17 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer tips it in | 5-4 |
| 15:56 | NC State | Leonard Watkins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Mitchell | 8-4 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Mark Brizendine (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Haubrich (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elias Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Fischer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 15:37 | NC State | Bernard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Mark Brizendine - foul #1 on Mark Brizendine, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Cleveland (SF), Christopher Veal (C) Elias Smith, Raymond Fischer | |
| 15:16 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:50 | Florida State | Mark Brizendine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 14:48 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford tips it in | 9-6 |
| 14:44 | NC State | Leonard Watkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 14:42 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell tips it but misses | 9-6 |
| 14:40 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Christopher Veal | 9-6 |
| 14:19 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew Haubrich, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (PG), Justin Arvin (SF), Fred Clark (PF), William Nicklas (C) Leonard Watkins, Jerome Mitchell, John Brooks, Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:55 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 9-6 |
| 13:54 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:30 | Florida State | Christopher Veal is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Veal, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG) Curtis Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | Raymond Fischer (C) Christopher Veal | |
| 13:10 | NC State | Jon Pickles's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Stanford | 9-6 |
| 13:08 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:43 | Florida State | Mark Brizendine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 12:41 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford blows the layup but he's fouled by Fred Clark - foul #1 on Fred Clark, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Jerome Mitchell (SF), John Brooks (PF), Bernard Johnson (C) Justin Arvin, Fred Clark, William Nicklas | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Trussell (PG) Mark Brizendine | |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:05 | NC State | Charles Cleveland picks off the pass by John Brooks | 9-8 |
| 11:38 | Florida State | John Brooks is called for the reach on Chad Trussell - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG) Leonard Watkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Elias Smith (SF), Malcolm Whelan (PF), Christopher Veal (C) Charles Cleveland, Joseph Stanford, Raymond Fischer | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Pickles (fresh) SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Brooks (fresh) C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Trussell (fresh) SG - Andrew Haubrich (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elias Smith (fresh) PF - Malcolm Whelan (fresh) C - Christopher Veal (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Elias Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 11:11 | Florida State | Malcolm Whelan tips it home | 9-10 |
| 10:44 | NC State | John Brooks scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jon Pickles | 12-10 |
| 10:15 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-13 |
| 09:55 | NC State | John Brooks misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Elias Smith snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 09:36 | Florida State | Chad Trussell is hacked by Jon Pickles - foul #1 on Jon Pickles, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Justin Arvin (SF) Jon Pickles, Jerome Mitchell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG), Charles Cleveland (SG), Raymond Fischer (C) Chad Trussell, Andrew Haubrich, Christopher Veal | |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Mark Brizendine loses the ball out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Clark (PF) John Brooks | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Stanford (PF) Elias Smith | |
| 08:49 | NC State | Curtis Davis is hacked by Charles Cleveland - foul #1 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | NC State | William Nicklas (C) Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:27 | NC State | Leonard Watkins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 08:25 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:05 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Stanford | 12-15 |
| 07:42 | NC State | Curtis Davis lays it up and in | 14-15 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Leonard Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) PF - Fred Clark (fresh) C - William Nicklas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Mark Brizendine (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Malcolm Whelan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Stanford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Florida State | Mark Brizendine can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 07:21 | NC State | Leonard Watkins pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Leonard Watkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Davis | 17-15 |
| 06:42 | Florida State | Mark Brizendine is called for traveling | 17-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SG), Jerome Mitchell (SF), John Brooks (PF), Bernard Johnson (C) Curtis Davis, Justin Arvin, Fred Clark, William Nicklas | |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (SG), Elias Smith (SF), Christopher Veal (C) Charles Cleveland, Malcolm Whelan, Joseph Stanford | |
| 06:16 | NC State | John Brooks can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Fischer - foul #1 on Raymond Fischer, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Stanford (PF) Raymond Fischer | |
| 06:16 | NC State | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 06:16 | NC State | John Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 06:16 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Joseph Stanford | 18-15 |
| 05:56 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 18-15 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Jerome Mitchell grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 05:50 | NC State | Leonard Watkins shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Joseph Stanford - foul #1 on Joseph Stanford, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| 05:50 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the free throw | 21-15 |
| 05:27 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-15 |
| 05:26 | NC State | Bernard Johnson snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 05:06 | NC State | Leonard Watkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 21-15 |
| 05:05 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 04:53 | Florida State | Bernard Johnson swats the short shot by Joseph Stanford | 21-15 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Elias Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 04:37 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Curtis Davis (SG) Leonard Watkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Malcolm Whelan (PF), Raymond Fischer (C) Joseph Stanford, Christopher Veal | |
| 04:09 | NC State | Jon Pickles misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Malcolm Whelan - foul #1 on Malcolm Whelan, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Trussell (PG), Charles Cleveland (SF) Mark Brizendine, Elias Smith | |
| 04:09 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Jon Pickles makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 03:43 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 03:42 | NC State | Jon Pickles grabs the board | 23-15 |
| 03:21 | NC State | Bernard Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Curtis Davis | 25-15 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jon Pickles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bernard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Trussell (fresh) SG - Andrew Haubrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Malcolm Whelan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Bernard Johnson - foul #1 on Bernard Johnson, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Leonard Watkins (PG), Justin Arvin (SF), Fred Clark (PF), William Nicklas (C) Jon Pickles, Jerome Mitchell, John Brooks, Bernard Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Brizendine (PG), Elias Smith (SF) Chad Trussell, Charles Cleveland | |
| 02:52 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 02:52 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 02:23 | NC State | Malcolm Whelan is called for the reach on Leonard Watkins - foul #2 on Malcolm Whelan, team foul #8 | 25-16 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Stanford (PF) Malcolm Whelan | |
| 02:23 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 02:23 | NC State | Leonard Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Fred Clark - foul #2 on Fred Clark, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Leonard Watkins misses long on a floater from the right side | 27-18 |
| 01:45 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 01:19 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford hits a turnaround from the left block | 27-20 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Leonard Watkins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-20 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | Elias Smith snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 27-20 |
| 00:32 | NC State | William Nicklas grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Curtis Davis hits the finger roll | 29-20 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Fred Clark - foul #3 on Fred Clark, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Pickles (SG), Jerome Mitchell (SF), John Brooks (PF), Bernard Johnson (C) Curtis Davis, Justin Arvin, Fred Clark, William Nicklas | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Trussell (PG), Charles Cleveland (SG), Malcolm Whelan (SF), Christopher Veal (C) Mark Brizendine, Andrew Haubrich, Elias Smith, Raymond Fischer | |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Joseph Stanford misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Bernard Johnson gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Bernard Johnson misses the halfcourt shot | 29-20 |