| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wright (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jacob Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Simons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Ceaser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Eric Anderson and he's fouled by James Wright - foul #2 on James Wright, team foul #1 | 27-22 |
| 19:36 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the free throw | 27-22 |
| 19:36 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 19:11 | NC State | James Wright misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Mathew Doby grabs the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Mathew Doby | 29-22 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson comes up short on the shot near the basket | 29-22 |
| 18:28 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson grabs the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 18:18 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Abbott | 29-24 |
| 17:56 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 17:55 | NC State | Edward Simons pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Edward Simons can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-24 |
| 17:34 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Eric Anderson | 29-24 |
| 17:07 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-24 |
| 17:05 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 16:40 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-24 |
| 16:38 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Joseph Kovach connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mathew Doby | 32-24 |
| 15:49 | Wake Forest | James Wright steps in front of the John Ceaser pass | 32-24 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mathew Doby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Simons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ceaser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:28 | NC State | James Wright is fouled on the floor by Roger Peterson - foul #2 on Roger Peterson, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (SG), Curtis Johnston (SF), Michael Hammond (PF), Kevin Hitch (C) Mathew Doby, James Wright, Jacob Boone, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG), Richard Hassinger (SF), John Milan (PF) Michael Abbott, Eric Anderson, John Ceaser | |
| 15:11 | NC State | Jim Blagg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Jim Blagg clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | John Milan snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 14:20 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson is fouled on the floor by Michael Hammond - foul #1 on Michael Hammond, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG) Joseph Kovach | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF) Ricky Courson | |
| 14:01 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-24 |
| 14:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Hitch | 32-24 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Michael Hammond can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Milan - foul #4 on John Milan, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF), Edward Simons (C) Curtis Johnston, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Ceaser (PF) John Milan | |
| 13:37 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 13:21 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser is fouled on the floor by Michael Hammond - foul #2 on Michael Hammond, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG) Robert Monk | |
| 13:07 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-24 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Michael Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Mathew Doby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG) Jim Blagg | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG) Eric Anderson | |
| 12:22 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson is hacked by Joseph Kovach - foul #3 on Joseph Kovach, team foul #4 | 34-24 |
| 12:04 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson banks in the layup set up by Ricky Courson and he's hacked by Michael Hammond - foul #3 on Michael Hammond, team foul #5 | 34-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Jacob Boone (PF) Michael Hammond | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 12:04 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the free throw | 34-26 |
| 12:04 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 11:46 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mathew Doby - foul #1 on Mathew Doby, team foul #6 | 34-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (SG), Kevin Hitch (C) Mathew Doby, Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF) Richard Hassinger | |
| 11:46 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 11:46 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 11:46 | NC State | Kevin Hitch grabs the board | 34-27 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Hitch (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ceaser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | NC State | Jacob Boone is fouled on the floor by Ricky Courson - foul #2 on Ricky Courson, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG) Michael Abbott | |
| 11:15 | NC State | James Wright makes the shot from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 10:46 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the easy layup | 36-27 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Kevin Hitch snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 10:24 | NC State | Jim Blagg connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Kovach | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:13 | Wake Forest | Kevin Hitch denies the turnaround by Roger Peterson | 39-27 |
| 10:12 | NC State | Joseph Kovach pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 09:59 | NC State | Jim Blagg knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Kovach | 42-27 |
| 09:37 | Wake Forest | Joseph Kovach takes the ball from Roger Peterson | 42-27 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Jim Blagg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Kovach | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:12 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 44-27 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Kevin Hitch snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Jim Blagg is hacked by Robert Monk - foul #1 on Robert Monk, team foul #4 | 44-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), Curtis Johnston (SF), Michael Hammond (PF), Edward Simons (C) Joseph Kovach, James Wright, Jacob Boone, Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Richard Hassinger (SF) Robert Monk, Eric Anderson | |
| 08:31 | NC State | Curtis Johnston buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jim Blagg | 46-27 |
| 08:12 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Hassinger | 46-29 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Michael Hammond is fouled on the floor by John Ceaser - foul #3 on John Ceaser, team foul #5 | 46-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG) Jim Blagg | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF), John Milan (PF) Ricky Courson, John Ceaser | |
| 07:25 | NC State | Curtis Johnston clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-29 |
| 07:24 | NC State | Mathew Doby tips it but misses | 46-29 |
| 07:22 | NC State | Edward Simons tips it home | 48-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Kovach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Edward Simons (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Peterson (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 07:15 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson hits the follow up shot | 48-31 |
| 06:46 | NC State | Eric Anderson is called for the reach on Mathew Doby - foul #2 on Eric Anderson, team foul #6 | 48-31 |
| Subs | NC State | James Wright (SF) Curtis Johnston | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:29 | NC State | Mathew Doby clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Joseph Kovach tips it but misses | 48-31 |
| 06:27 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| 06:20 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger buries a floater from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 05:56 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 05:55 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 05:43 | Wake Forest | John Milan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Jim Blagg (SG), Jacob Boone (PF) Joseph Kovach, Michael Hammond | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), John Ceaser (C) Eric Anderson, Roger Peterson | |
| 05:28 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Michael Abbott - foul #2 on Michael Abbott, team foul #7 | 48-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Hitch (C) Edward Simons | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG) Michael Abbott | |
| 05:28 | NC State | Mathew Doby misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Mathew Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 05:16 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser's floater is tipped away by James Wright | 49-33 |
| 05:15 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk grabs the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 05:06 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson is fouled on the floor by Mathew Doby - foul #2 on Mathew Doby, team foul #7 | 49-33 |
| 05:06 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 05:06 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 04:46 | NC State | Jim Blagg is fouled on the floor by John Ceaser - foul #4 on John Ceaser, team foul #8 | 49-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Curtis Johnston (SF) Mathew Doby, James Wright | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:46 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 04:46 | NC State | Jim Blagg makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hitch - foul #1 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #8 | 51-35 |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Kevin Hitch pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Curtis Johnston drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Kovach | 53-35 |
| 03:56 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses long on a jumper in the lane | 53-35 |
| 03:54 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk grabs the offensive board | 53-35 |
| 03:38 | Wake Forest | Kevin Hitch denies the turnaround by Robert Monk | 53-35 |
| 03:36 | NC State | Curtis Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:28 | NC State | Robert Monk is called for the reach on Kevin Hitch - foul #2 on Robert Monk, team foul #9 | 53-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Mathew Doby (PG), James Wright (SF), Michael Hammond (PF) Joseph Kovach, Curtis Johnston, Jacob Boone | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF) Ricky Courson | |
| 03:28 | NC State | Kevin Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 03:28 | NC State | Kevin Hitch misses the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 03:28 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| 03:12 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser is hacked by Kevin Hitch - foul #2 on Kevin Hitch, team foul #9 | 54-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Simons (C) Kevin Hitch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:12 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mathew Doby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Blagg (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Edward Simons (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Monk (fresh) SG - Richard Hassinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Ceaser (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:50 | NC State | Mathew Doby hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Hammond | 56-35 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:46 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-35 |
| 02:32 | NC State | Jim Blagg can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-35 |
| 02:30 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser snags the defensive board | 56-35 |
| 02:09 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 3 from the left corner | 56-38 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Edward Simons hits a jumper from close range set up by Michael Hammond | 58-38 |
| 01:18 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by John Ceaser is blocked by James Wright | 58-38 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Jim Blagg pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Edward Simons misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Milan - foul #5 on John Milan, team foul #10 | 58-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Kovach (PG), Jacob Boone (PF) Jim Blagg, Michael Hammond | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson (C) John Milan | |
| 00:56 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Edward Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Edward Simons - foul #3 on Edward Simons, team foul #10 | 60-38 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk misses the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Jacob Boone snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Monk - foul #3 on Robert Monk, team foul #11 | 60-39 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Joseph Kovach misses the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Joseph Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 00:20 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-39 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Edward Simons grabs the board | 61-39 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Joseph Kovach runs out the clock | 61-39 |