| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Leland (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cody Febus (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harry Messina (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Newborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Neal Gosselin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Neal Gosselin, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| 19:15 | NC State | Zachary Taylor blocks the short jumper by Cody Febus | 23-24 |
| 19:14 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Newborn | 23-26 |
| 18:47 | NC State | William Jenkins is hacked by Zachary Taylor - foul #3 on Zachary Taylor, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Robert Farrington denies the turnaround by Michael Duval | 23-26 |
| 18:23 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Zachary Taylor | 23-26 |
| 18:04 | Florida State | Cody Febus is called for the reach on Neal Gosselin - foul #2 on Cody Febus, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 17:38 | Florida State | Robert Farrington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Cody Febus grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Michael Duval misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-26 |
| 17:07 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 16:45 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Zachary Taylor and the foul's on William Jenkins - foul #2 on William Jenkins, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG), Raymond Sherwood (SF), Andrew Gay (C) Michael Duval, Cody Febus, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 16:45 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 16:26 | NC State | William Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Farrington - foul #1 on Robert Farrington, team foul #3 | 23-29 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SG) Melvin Newborn | |
| 16:26 | NC State | William Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 16:26 | NC State | William Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 15:57 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor lays it up and in set up by Donnie Crispin | 25-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Grimaldi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Leland (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Sherwood (fresh) PF - William Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Drakes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neal Gosselin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Farrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | NC State | William Jenkins makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by James Leland | 27-31 |
| 15:19 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 15:17 | Florida State | Donald Drakes snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 14:57 | Florida State | The jump hook by Zachary Taylor is blocked by Andrew Gay | 27-31 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Andrew Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood hits a 3 from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 14:15 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Farrington | 30-34 |
| 13:53 | NC State | James Leland misses badly on a shot from the left side | 30-34 |
| 13:51 | Florida State | Robert Farrington grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 13:43 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 13:42 | NC State | William Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 13:22 | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi's floater is knocked away by Neal Gosselin | 30-34 |
| 13:20 | NC State | Andrew Gay tips it home | 32-34 |
| 12:51 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Leland - foul #2 on James Leland, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Arthur Wilmot (SG), Cody Febus (SF), Otis Shuff (PF), Harry Messina (C) Aaron Grimaldi, James Leland, Raymond Sherwood, William Jenkins, Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | Florida State | Melvin Newborn (SG), Michael Billy (PF), Kenneth Ward (C) Donnie Crispin, Robert Farrington, Zachary Taylor | |
| 12:51 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 12:51 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 12:51 | NC State | Harry Messina grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 12:27 | NC State | Neal Gosselin takes the ball from Otis Shuff | 32-35 |
| 12:06 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn misses the jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Michael Duval snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Kenneth Ward steps in front of the Cody Febus pass | 32-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Wilmot (fresh) SF - Cody Febus (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Otis Shuff (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Harry Messina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Drakes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Newborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Neal Gosselin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Billy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Florida State | Arthur Wilmot is called for the reach on Michael Billy - foul #1 on Arthur Wilmot, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG), Zachary Taylor (C) Donald Drakes, Neal Gosselin | |
| 11:12 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor knocks in the runner near the basket | 32-37 |
| 10:56 | NC State | Otis Shuff comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Ward - foul #1 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG) Arthur Wilmot | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:56 | NC State | Otis Shuff misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 10:56 | NC State | Otis Shuff makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Michael Billy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cody Febus - foul #3 on Cody Febus, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Michael Billy makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Michael Billy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Otis Shuff can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 10:17 | NC State | Harry Messina tips it home | 35-39 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Cody Febus steals it from Kenneth Ward | 35-39 |
| 09:26 | NC State | Otis Shuff buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Duval | 37-39 |
| 09:04 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG), Andrew Gay (SF), William Jenkins (C) Michael Duval, Cody Febus, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SG), Johnny Mainor (SF), Robert Farrington (PF) Melvin Newborn, Michael Billy, Kenneth Ward | |
| 08:45 | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Neal Gosselin (SF) Johnny Mainor | |
| 08:23 | Florida State | Donald Drakes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Neal Gosselin | 37-42 |
| 08:02 | NC State | William Jenkins is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Wilmot (SG) James Leland | |
| Subs | Florida State | Johnny Mainor (SG) Donnie Crispin | |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Johnny Mainor misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 07:48 | NC State | The rebound goes to Otis Shuff | 37-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Grimaldi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Wilmot (fresh) SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Otis Shuff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Drakes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Mainor (fresh) SF - Neal Gosselin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Farrington (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Zachary Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | NC State | Otis Shuff loses the ball out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Cody Febus (SF), Harry Messina (PF) Aaron Grimaldi, Andrew Gay, Otis Shuff | |
| Subs | Florida State | Melvin Newborn (SG), Michael Billy (C) Johnny Mainor, Zachary Taylor | |
| 06:57 | Florida State | Donald Drakes makes the 3 from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Arthur Wilmot is fouled on the floor by Neal Gosselin - foul #4 on Neal Gosselin, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | NC State | James Leland (SG) Arthur Wilmot | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donnie Crispin (PG) Donald Drakes | |
| 06:25 | NC State | Michael Duval misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 06:23 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 06:16 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Donnie Crispin | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:02 | NC State | James Leland clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Donnie Crispin - foul #2 on Donnie Crispin, team foul #6 | 37-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Otis Shuff (PF) William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Zachary Taylor (C) Neal Gosselin | |
| 06:02 | NC State | James Leland makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:02 | NC State | James Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 05:39 | Florida State | The jump hook by Robert Farrington is blocked by Otis Shuff | 39-47 |
| 05:37 | Florida State | Robert Farrington tips it but misses | 39-47 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Harry Messina snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:18 | NC State | Michael Duval scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Leland | 41-47 |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Andrew Gay (SF) Cody Febus | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Ward (PF) Robert Farrington | |
| 04:53 | NC State | James Leland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Andrew Gay grabs the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 04:24 | NC State | Otis Shuff hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Leland | 43-47 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-50 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Otis Shuff can't throw it down | 43-50 |
| 03:33 | NC State | Otis Shuff snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Michael Duval (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Leland (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Gay (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Otis Shuff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Messina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donnie Crispin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Newborn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Billy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 4 pts. C - Zachary Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | NC State | James Leland drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Otis Shuff | 46-50 |
| 03:14 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Cody Febus (SF) Andrew Gay | |
| Subs | Florida State | Neal Gosselin (SF), Robert Farrington (PF) Michael Billy, Kenneth Ward | |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Cody Febus - foul #4 on Cody Febus, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG), William Jenkins (C) Michael Duval, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:49 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Duval (PG), Harry Messina (C) Aaron Grimaldi, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:37 | NC State | Michael Duval can't finish the layup | 46-52 |
| 02:36 | Florida State | Zachary Taylor snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 02:23 | Florida State | Melvin Newborn buries a shot in the lane | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:07 | NC State | Cody Febus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-54 |
| 01:47 | Florida State | Robert Farrington makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | NC State | Robert Farrington swats the layup by Michael Duval | 46-57 |
| 01:41 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin is hacked by James Leland in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Leland, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Grimaldi (PG), Arthur Wilmot (SG), Raymond Sherwood (SF), William Jenkins (PF), Andrew Gay (C) Michael Duval, James Leland, Cody Febus, Otis Shuff, Harry Messina | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SG) Melvin Newborn | |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:39 | Florida State | Neal Gosselin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:39 | NC State | Andrew Gay grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 01:27 | NC State | William Jenkins is hacked by Donald Drakes - foul #2 on Donald Drakes, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Melvin Newborn (SG) Donald Drakes | |
| 01:27 | NC State | William Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:27 | Florida State | Robert Farrington snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 01:24 | Florida State | Aaron Grimaldi is called for the reach on Robert Farrington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Grimaldi, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Drakes (SG) Melvin Newborn | |
| 01:24 | Florida State | Robert Farrington misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:24 | NC State | William Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Robert Farrington swats the dunk try by Aaron Grimaldi | 46-58 |
| 01:03 | NC State | William Jenkins snags the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Zachary Taylor steals the ball from Raymond Sherwood | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Donald Drakes drills a shot from the left side | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:11 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood is hacked by Neal Gosselin - foul #5 on Neal Gosselin, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Melvin Newborn (SG), Michael Billy (SF) Donald Drakes, Neal Gosselin | |
| 00:11 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:11 | NC State | Raymond Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Donnie Crispin runs out the clock | 48-60 |