| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) SF - James Jager (fresh) PF - Brian King (fresh) C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) PF - John Milan (fresh) C - Roger Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | James Jager wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Florida State | Roger Peterson swats the shot by Brian King | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Florida State | Brian King tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Wake Forest | Brian King is called for the reach on Michael Abbott - foul #1 on Brian King, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Abbott | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Florida State | Javier Herrera can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Wake Forest | James Jager is called for the reach on Ricky Courson - foul #1 on James Jager, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Wake Forest | John Milan is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic drills a shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Abbott and he's fouled by Javier Herrera - foul #1 on Javier Herrera, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Florida State | Brian King snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Florida State | Eric Anderson steals it from Brian King | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson jams it set up by Michael Abbott | 4-6 |
| 16:18 | Florida State | James Jager misses long on a jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | Florida State | Javier Herrera can't tip it in | 4-6 |
| 16:15 | Wake Forest | John Milan pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:54 | Wake Forest | Dennis Danna steals it from Michael Abbott | 4-6 |
| 15:50 | Florida State | James Jager lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Danna | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Javier Herrera (fairly fresh) SF - James Jager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Jahic (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Milan (fresh) C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Abbott | 6-8 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Dennis Danna comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 6-8 |
| 15:03 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:34 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Abbott | 6-11 |
| 14:05 | Florida State | James Jager is hacked by Eric Anderson - foul #1 on Eric Anderson, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Lawrence Davis (SG), George Ivy (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Dennis Danna, Javier Herrera, James Jager, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG), Richard Hassinger (SF), John Ceaser (PF) Michael Abbott, Eric Anderson, John Milan | |
| 13:49 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 13:31 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Richard Hassinger | 8-13 |
| 13:08 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Peterson | 8-13 |
| 13:07 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:38 | Wake Forest | Albert Valdivia takes the ball from Roger Peterson | 8-13 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Monk - foul #1 on Robert Monk, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG) Filip Koslowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), John Milan (PF) Robert Monk, Ricky Courson, Roger Peterson | |
| 12:13 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:13 | Wake Forest | John Milan pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger comes up short on the floater from the left side | 9-13 |
| 12:01 | Florida State | Dennis Danna grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:42 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis clanks a runner from the baseline | 9-13 |
| 11:40 | Florida State | George Ivy snags the offensive board | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Ivy (fresh) PF - Brian King (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Ceaser (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis's layup is rejected by John Milan | 9-13 |
| 11:26 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:21 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-13 |
| 11:19 | Wake Forest | John Milan hits the follow up shot | 9-15 |
| 10:56 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG), James Jager (SF), Mladen Jahic (C) Lawrence Davis, George Ivy, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), Roger Peterson (C) Richard Hassinger, John Ceaser | |
| 10:39 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses long on a shot from close range | 9-15 |
| 10:38 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 10:15 | Florida State | James Jager can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 9-15 |
| 10:14 | Wake Forest | John Milan snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 09:54 | Wake Forest | John Milan misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Brian King - foul #2 on Brian King, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Anderson (PF) Brian King | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG), Richard Hassinger (SG) Michael Abbott, Ricky Courson | |
| 09:54 | Wake Forest | John Milan makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 09:54 | Wake Forest | John Milan makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:31 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 9-17 |
| 09:29 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Roger Peterson | 9-17 |
| 09:05 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Lawrence Davis (SF) Dennis Danna, James Jager | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), John Ceaser (PF) Eric Anderson, John Milan | |
| 08:36 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 11-17 |
| 08:15 | Wake Forest | Dennis Anderson denies the turnaround by John Ceaser | 11-17 |
| 08:13 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson tips it back up and in | 11-19 |
| 07:49 | Florida State | Javier Herrera is hacked by John Ceaser - foul #1 on John Ceaser, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), James Jager (SF), Albert Valdivia (C) Filip Koslowski, Javier Herrera, Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), John Milan (PF) Robert Monk, Richard Hassinger, Roger Peterson | |
| 07:30 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Ceaser - foul #2 on John Ceaser, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson (C) John Ceaser | |
| 07:30 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 07:30 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Jager (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Anderson (fresh) C - Albert Valdivia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Wake Forest | John Milan is hacked by Dennis Anderson - foul #1 on Dennis Anderson, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| 06:47 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Jager - foul #2 on James Jager, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), George Ivy (PF), Mladen Jahic (C) James Jager, Dennis Anderson, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG) Ricky Courson | |
| 06:47 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 06:47 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 06:34 | Florida State | Richard Hassinger steps in front of the Lawrence Davis pass | 13-21 |
| 06:23 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger is hacked by Dennis Danna - foul #1 on Dennis Danna, team foul #7 | 13-21 |
| 06:23 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 06:23 | Florida State | Mladen Jahic snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 06:08 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis hits a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Eric Anderson - foul #2 on Eric Anderson, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG) Ivan Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG) Eric Anderson | |
| 06:08 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis misses the free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | John Milan buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Peterson | 15-23 |
| 05:25 | Florida State | Lawrence Davis can't connect on a shot from the left side | 15-23 |
| 05:24 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Javier Herrera - foul #2 on Javier Herrera, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG), Ivan Jesiolowski (SG), Dennis Anderson (PF) Dennis Danna, Javier Herrera, Lawrence Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG) Michael Abbott | |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 04:46 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Valdivia (C) Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:23 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 15-25 |
| 04:21 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 04:03 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson lays it in and he's fouled by John Milan - foul #1 on John Milan, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dennis Danna (PG), Lawrence Davis (SF) Filip Koslowski, George Ivy | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:03 | Florida State | Dennis Anderson makes the free throw | 18-25 |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Albert Valdivia - foul #1 on Albert Valdivia, team foul #9 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | Javier Herrera (SG), James Jager (SF), Brian King (PF), Mladen Jahic (C) Ivan Jesiolowski, Lawrence Davis, Dennis Anderson, Albert Valdivia | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), John Ceaser (C) Robert Monk, Ricky Courson, Roger Peterson | |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 03:09 | Florida State | Brian King buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Danna and he's fouled by Richard Hassinger - foul #1 on Richard Hassinger, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG) Richard Hassinger | |
| 03:09 | Florida State | Brian King misses the free throw | 20-27 |
| 03:09 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser grabs the board | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dennis Danna (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Javier Herrera (fresh) SF - James Jager (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Jahic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Milan (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Ceaser (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Wake Forest | John Milan is whistled for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson (C) John Milan | |
| 02:19 | Florida State | John Ceaser blocks the jumper by Dennis Danna | 20-27 |
| 02:18 | Florida State | Brian King tips it but misses | 20-27 |
| 02:17 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Mladen Jahic is called for the reach on Eric Anderson - foul #1 on Mladen Jahic, team foul #10 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | Filip Koslowski (PG) Dennis Danna | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG) Ricky Courson | |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Javier Herrera is hacked by Roger Peterson - foul #1 on Roger Peterson, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | Albert Valdivia (C) Mladen Jahic | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG) Michael Abbott | |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Javier Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Javier Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:08 | Wake Forest | Brian King blocks the short jumper by Roger Peterson | 22-28 |
| 01:06 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 00:54 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Anderson | 22-31 |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Roger Peterson steps in front of the James Jager pass | 22-31 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Javier Herrera picks off the pass by Roger Peterson | 22-31 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | James Jager blows the layup | 22-31 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Albert Valdivia pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | The clock runs out | 22-31 |