| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Amidon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Travis Judd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Uhl (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Elizalde (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Linares (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Doi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Joel Matthews inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Florida State | Joel Matthews comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 19:40 | NC State | Otto Elizalde snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 19:32 | NC State | James Amidon drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Travis Judd | 35-33 |
| 19:17 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Robert Uhl gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Travis Judd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Doi - foul #1 on Michael Doi, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Travis Judd misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Travis Judd misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:09 | Florida State | Samuel Linares snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 18:50 | Florida State | Travis Judd denies the turnaround by Michael Doi | 35-33 |
| 18:49 | NC State | James Amidon pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Travis Judd | 38-33 |
| 18:29 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 18:27 | NC State | Otto Elizalde grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 18:10 | NC State | Robert Uhl can't finish the layup | 38-33 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Otto Elizalde gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:52 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt loses the ball out of bounds | 38-33 |
| 17:34 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy loses the dribble to Travis Judd | 38-33 |
| 17:30 | NC State | James Amidon lays it up and in on a great pass from Travis Judd | 40-33 |
| 17:12 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy hits a jumper from the right side set up by Samuel Linares | 40-35 |
| 16:53 | NC State | Robert Uhl is fouled on the floor by Samuel Linares - foul #3 on Samuel Linares, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Weldon Lapp (PG), Andrew Boyce (SG), Vincent Trosclair (SF), Nicholas Garner (PF), Matthew Dolin (C) Stephen Pollitt, James Amidon, Travis Judd, Robert Uhl, Otto Elizalde | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Georges (PF) Samuel Linares | |
| 16:38 | NC State | Matthew Dolin's pass is intercepted by Gerald Norby | 40-35 |
| 16:23 | Florida State | Michael Doi loses the ball out of bounds | 40-35 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Michael Doi swats the dunk try by Nicholas Garner | 40-35 |
| 15:59 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Murphy | 40-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Weldon Lapp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Boyce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) PF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Dolin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Georges (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Doi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy double dribbles | 40-35 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Travis Judd (SF), Terry Black (C) Weldon Lapp, Vincent Trosclair, Matthew Dolin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Samuel Linares (PF) John Georges | |
| 15:29 | NC State | Nicholas Garner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Michael Doi pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 15:24 | Florida State | Joel Matthews hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Linares | 40-37 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Andrew Boyce can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gerald Norby - foul #1 on Gerald Norby, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Uhl (PF) Nicholas Garner | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:19 | NC State | Andrew Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Andrew Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:01 | Florida State | Gerald Norby knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Doi | 42-39 |
| 14:48 | NC State | James Amidon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-39 |
| 14:47 | Florida State | Joel Matthews gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:28 | Florida State | Samuel Linares misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-39 |
| 14:26 | NC State | James Amidon grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 14:22 | NC State | Andrew Boyce connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Travis Judd | 44-39 |
| 14:17 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses the shot from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 14:16 | Florida State | Gerald Norby gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:02 | Florida State | Andrew Boyce steps in front of the Samuel Linares pass | 44-39 |
| 13:38 | NC State | Lloyd Murphy takes the ball from James Amidon | 44-39 |
| 13:17 | Florida State | Joel Matthews is fouled on the floor by Robert Uhl - foul #3 on Robert Uhl, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Weldon Lapp (SG), Vincent Trosclair (SF), Nicholas Garner (PF), Otto Elizalde (C) Andrew Boyce, James Amidon, Travis Judd, Robert Uhl, Terry Black | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Georges (SG), Michael Shultz (SF), Alex Foster (C) Lloyd Murphy, Joel Matthews, Michael Doi | |
| 13:02 | Florida State | John Georges is hacked by Vincent Trosclair - foul #1 on Vincent Trosclair, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Alex Foster travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| 12:29 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Michael Shultz pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 12:22 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 12:15 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Shultz - foul #1 on Michael Shultz, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG) Weldon Lapp | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joel Matthews (PG) Gerald Norby | |
| 12:15 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:15 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Georges | 46-39 |
| 12:08 | Florida State | The short jumper by Alex Foster is denied by Otto Elizalde | 46-39 |
| 12:06 | Florida State | Samuel Linares tips it home | 46-41 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Vincent Trosclair's pass is intercepted by Samuel Linares | 46-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Amidon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Vincent Trosclair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Otto Elizalde (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joel Matthews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Georges (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Shultz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Linares (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Florida State | Samuel Linares blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Pollitt - foul #2 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Travis Judd (SF), Robert Uhl (PF), Terry Black (C) Vincent Trosclair, Nicholas Garner, Otto Elizalde | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG), Michael Doi (C) Michael Shultz, Alex Foster | |
| 11:33 | Florida State | Samuel Linares makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:33 | Florida State | Samuel Linares makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:11 | NC State | Robert Uhl misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 46-43 |
| 11:09 | Florida State | John Georges pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:59 | Florida State | Michael Doi misses long on a floater in the lane | 46-43 |
| 10:58 | Florida State | Michael Doi misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | John Georges gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:32 | Florida State | Joel Matthews is fouled on the floor by Stephen Pollitt - foul #3 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (PG) Stephen Pollitt | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG), Alex Foster (PF) Joel Matthews, Samuel Linares | |
| 10:14 | Florida State | John Georges drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gerald Norby and the foul's on Robert Uhl - foul #4 on Robert Uhl, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (PF), Otto Elizalde (C) Robert Uhl, Terry Black | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:14 | Florida State | John Georges makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:04 | NC State | Andrew Boyce misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Nicholas Garner tips it home | 48-46 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | Alex Foster makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 09:29 | NC State | Travis Judd's pass is intercepted by Gerald Norby | 48-48 |
| 09:25 | Florida State | Gerald Norby banks in the layup | 48-50 |
| 09:10 | NC State | James Amidon makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Garner | 51-50 |
| 08:51 | Florida State | Alex Foster comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by James Amidon - foul #3 on James Amidon, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG), Terry Black (C) James Amidon, Otto Elizalde | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joel Matthews (PG), Michael Shultz (SF), Samuel Linares (PF) Gerald Norby, Lloyd Murphy, Michael Doi | |
| 08:51 | Florida State | Alex Foster makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:51 | Florida State | Alex Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:26 | NC State | Travis Judd misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 08:25 | Florida State | Alex Foster gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 08:14 | Florida State | Joel Matthews hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 51-52 |
| 08:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Garner | 51-52 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Nicholas Garner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 07:57 | Florida State | Michael Shultz gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:42 | Florida State | Andrew Boyce picks off the pass by Alex Foster | 51-52 |
| 07:37 | NC State | Travis Judd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Boyce | 53-52 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Boyce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Judd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Black (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Joel Matthews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Georges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Shultz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Linares (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Foster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Florida State | Samuel Linares is fouled on the floor by Stephen Pollitt - foul #4 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Robert Uhl (PF), Otto Elizalde (C) Andrew Boyce, Travis Judd, Terry Black | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gerald Norby (PG), Lloyd Murphy (SG) John Georges, Michael Shultz | |
| 07:22 | Florida State | Samuel Linares misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:22 | NC State | Robert Uhl grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:02 | NC State | Nicholas Garner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Samuel Linares misses the driving attempt from the right block | 56-52 |
| 06:44 | NC State | The rebound goes to Otto Elizalde | 56-52 |
| 06:40 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Robert Uhl tips it but misses | 56-52 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Nicholas Garner tips it but misses | 56-52 |
| 06:36 | Florida State | Alex Foster snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 06:07 | Florida State | Samuel Linares hits the finger roll | 56-54 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Gerald Norby steals it from Nicholas Garner | 56-54 |
| 05:51 | Florida State | Gerald Norby hits the finger roll | 56-56 |
| 05:32 | NC State | Gerald Norby steals it from Nicholas Garner | 56-56 |
| 05:28 | Florida State | Joel Matthews throws it down on a nice dish by Gerald Norby | 56-58 |
| 05:03 | NC State | Nicholas Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 05:02 | Florida State | Gerald Norby grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 04:44 | Florida State | Stephen Pollitt steals the ball from Lloyd Murphy | 56-58 |
| 04:44 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (PG), Travis Judd (SF), Terry Black (C) Stephen Pollitt, Nicholas Garner, Otto Elizalde | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Doi (C) Alex Foster | |
| 04:26 | NC State | Robert Uhl scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 58-58 |
| 04:01 | Florida State | Joel Matthews travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Shultz (SG), John Georges (PF) Lloyd Murphy, Samuel Linares | |
| 03:53 | NC State | James Amidon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-58 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Terry Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 03:40 | NC State | James Amidon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 03:38 | NC State | Andrew Boyce snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 03:21 | NC State | Robert Uhl drills a runner from close range set up by James Amidon and he's hacked by John Georges - foul #3 on John Georges, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Pollitt (PG) Andrew Boyce | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alex Foster (PF) Joel Matthews | |
| 03:21 | NC State | Robert Uhl makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Stephen Pollitt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Amidon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Travis Judd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Uhl (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Black (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Gerald Norby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Georges (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Michael Shultz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Foster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Doi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Michael Doi is hacked by Terry Black - foul #4 on Terry Black, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Boyce (SG), Nicholas Garner (PF) James Amidon, Robert Uhl | |
| Subs | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy (SG), Samuel Linares (PF) Michael Shultz, Alex Foster | |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Michael Doi misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:00 | NC State | Nicholas Garner pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:00 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Stephen Pollitt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 02:39 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Stephen Pollitt - foul #5 on Stephen Pollitt, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | NC State | James Amidon (SG), Robert Uhl (PF) Stephen Pollitt, Nicholas Garner | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joel Matthews (SF) John Georges | |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Lloyd Murphy makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:23 | NC State | Travis Judd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-61 |
| 02:09 | Florida State | Joel Matthews scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Gerald Norby | 61-63 |
| 01:52 | NC State | Joel Matthews steals the ball from Andrew Boyce | 61-63 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Joel Matthews jams it | 61-65 |
| 01:45 | NC State | Gerald Norby picks off the pass by Andrew Boyce in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 01:27 | Florida State | Gerald Norby misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Amidon - foul #4 on James Amidon, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| 01:27 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 01:27 | Florida State | Gerald Norby makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:03 | NC State | James Amidon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Robert Uhl hits the follow up shot | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Joel Matthews can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Black - foul #5 on Terry Black, team foul #11 | 63-67 |
| Subs | NC State | Otto Elizalde (C) Terry Black | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Joel Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Joel Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| 00:36 | NC State | Samuel Linares is called for the reach on Travis Judd - foul #4 on Samuel Linares, team foul #6 | 63-69 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Andrew Boyce knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Samuel Linares is fouled in the backcourt by James Amidon - foul #5 on James Amidon, team foul #12 | 66-69 |
| Subs | NC State | Nicholas Garner (SG) James Amidon | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Georges (SF) Joel Matthews | |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Samuel Linares makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Samuel Linares makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:27 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joel Matthews (SF) John Georges | |
| 00:23 | NC State | Andrew Boyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Michael Doi grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Andrew Boyce is called for the reach on Michael Doi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Boyce, team foul #13 | 66-71 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Georges (PF) Samuel Linares | |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Michael Doi makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Michael Doi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:17 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Samuel Linares (PF) John Georges | |
| 00:15 | NC State | Travis Judd clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-73 |
| 00:13 | Florida State | Samuel Linares grabs the board | 66-73 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Samuel Linares is hacked by Andrew Boyce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Boyce, team foul #14 | 66-73 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Georges (C) Michael Doi | |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Samuel Linares makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Samuel Linares makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:05 | NC State | John Georges is called for the reach on Travis Judd - foul #4 on John Georges, team foul #7 | 66-75 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Doi (C) John Georges | |
| 00:05 | NC State | Travis Judd misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Samuel Linares grabs the board | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Gerald Norby runs out the clock | 66-75 |