| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Reeve (fresh) C - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Jack Lagasse inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | NC State | Jack Lagasse scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Hogan and he's hacked by Paul Younkin - foul #3 on Paul Younkin, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG) Paul Younkin | |
| 19:35 | NC State | Jack Lagasse makes the free throw | 34-22 |
| 19:17 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Aldi | 34-24 |
| 18:57 | NC State | Edward Davis's floater is tipped away by Norman Gagnon | 34-24 |
| 18:56 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 18:46 | Florida State | William Draeger is called for 10 seconds | 34-24 |
| 18:37 | NC State | Jack Lagasse hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 34-24 |
| 18:35 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 18:16 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Joyce - foul #1 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 18:16 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 18:16 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:56 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Draeger and the foul's on Thomas Joyce - foul #2 on Thomas Joyce, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses the free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Eric Lowery grabs the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:25 | Florida State | Eric Lowery is fouled on the floor by Victor Chong - foul #2 on Victor Chong, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Bruce Page (C) Stephen Hogan, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:03 | Florida State | Eric Lowery hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Edward Davis - foul #2 on Edward Davis, team foul #4 | 36-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Matthew Lewis (PF) Thomas Joyce, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:03 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:03 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:03 | NC State | Matthew Lewis pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:49 | NC State | Bruce Page's layup is rejected by Eric Lowery | 36-29 |
| 16:48 | NC State | Scott Brown tips it home | 38-29 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 16:37 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon tips it in | 38-31 |
| 16:17 | NC State | Matthew Lewis clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 38-31 |
| 16:15 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 16:11 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 16:10 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses the tip | 38-31 |
| 16:09 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 15:56 | NC State | Jack Lagasse double dribbles | 38-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Edward Davis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Matthew Lewis, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG) William Draeger | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Victor Chong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Gagnon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Florida State | Stephen Hogan is called for the reach on Eric Lowery - foul #3 on Stephen Hogan, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| 15:27 | Florida State | Paul Younkin splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Aldi | 38-36 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Edward Davis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 38-36 |
| 15:00 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Thomas Reeve | 38-36 |
| 14:41 | Florida State | Paul Younkin is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Paul Younkin, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG) Paul Younkin | |
| 14:25 | NC State | Thomas Joyce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 14:24 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 14:10 | Florida State | Eric Lowery is whistled for a carry | 38-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (SF) Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:58 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on William Draeger - foul #2 on William Draeger, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Garza (C) Norman Gagnon | |
| 13:58 | NC State | Matthew Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:44 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 13:43 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 13:29 | NC State | Matthew Lewis knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Bill Glantz | 41-36 |
| 13:18 | Florida State | William Draeger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 13:16 | NC State | Edward Davis pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 12:56 | NC State | Scott Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Chong | 44-36 |
| 12:42 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-38 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Matthew Lewis scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Bill Glantz | 46-38 |
| 12:08 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Bill Glantz - foul #1 on Bill Glantz, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF), Bruce Page (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Edward Davis, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), Norman Gagnon (C) Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Thomas Reeve | |
| 12:08 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:08 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:43 | NC State | Matthew Lewis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jack Lagasse | 48-40 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Joyce (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Hogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Lagasse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) SF - James Herzog (fresh) PF - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Gagnon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-40 |
| 11:24 | NC State | Matthew Lewis grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Stephen Hogan hits a jumper from the baseline | 50-40 |
| 11:07 | Florida State | James Herzog misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jack Lagasse - foul #2 on Jack Lagasse, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Edward Davis (PF) Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 11:07 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 11:07 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:43 | NC State | Thomas Joyce connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Page | 53-42 |
| 10:22 | Florida State | Jack Lagasse steals the ball from Benny Fitzpatrick | 53-42 |
| 10:18 | NC State | Thomas Joyce lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Lagasse | 55-42 |
| 10:00 | Florida State | William Draeger is hacked by Bruce Page - foul #1 on Bruce Page, team foul #8 | 55-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Lewis (PF), Victor Chong (C) Edward Davis, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Thomas Reeve (PF) Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog, Alonzo Garza | |
| 10:00 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 10:00 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Jack Lagasse misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-44 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Thomas Joyce gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 09:17 | NC State | Thomas Joyce knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Matthew Lewis | 58-44 |
| 08:53 | Florida State | Eric Lowery scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Aldi | 58-46 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Thomas Joyce double dribbles | 58-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (PG), Bill Glantz (SG), Edward Davis (PF) Thomas Joyce, Stephen Hogan, Jack Lagasse | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (PG), Alonzo Garza (C) William Draeger, Norman Gagnon | |
| 08:14 | Florida State | Eric Lowery is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Eric Lowery, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Jack Lagasse (SF), Bruce Page (C) Matthew Lewis, Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 07:55 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the jumpshot from the right side | 58-46 |
| 07:54 | NC State | Bruce Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 07:43 | NC State | Scott Brown is fouled on the floor by Eric Lowery - foul #4 on Eric Lowery, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG) Benny Fitzpatrick | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Bruce Page (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | NC State | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 07:16 | NC State | Jack Lagasse snags the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 07:08 | NC State | Jack Lagasse hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Bill Glantz | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:53 | Florida State | Eric Lowery is alone and throws it down | 60-48 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Edward Davis misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Reeve - foul #3 on Thomas Reeve, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Jack Lagasse, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), Norman Gagnon (C) Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Thomas Reeve | |
| 06:28 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:19 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick is fouled on the floor by Matthew Lewis - foul #2 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #9 | 62-48 |
| 06:19 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:19 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Victor Chong is fouled on the floor by Norman Gagnon - foul #2 on Norman Gagnon, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (PF) Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:01 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 05:45 | Florida State | Paul Younkin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 05:44 | NC State | Matthew Lewis pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Victor Chong connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Hogan | 66-50 |
| 05:23 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 05:21 | NC State | Victor Chong snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| 05:05 | NC State | Thomas Joyce dunks the ball set up by Victor Chong | 68-50 |
| 04:49 | Florida State | Paul Younkin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Alonzo Garza swats the layup by Victor Chong | 68-53 |
| 04:34 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| 04:22 | Florida State | Paul Younkin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 04:21 | NC State | Victor Chong gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Victor Chong blows the layup but he's fouled by Benny Fitzpatrick - foul #2 on Benny Fitzpatrick, team foul #8 | 68-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Brown (SG), Edward Davis (PF) Stephen Hogan, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Thomas Reeve (PF) Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog, Norman Gagnon | |
| 04:08 | NC State | Victor Chong misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Victor Chong makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Paul Younkin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Victor Chong snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | NC State | Scott Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Bill Glantz (SG), Jack Lagasse (SF) Thomas Joyce, Matthew Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), Carson Lively (C) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Thomas Reeve | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Glantz (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jack Lagasse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Victor Chong (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Herzog (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alonzo Garza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Carson Lively (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 03:09 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza tips it home | 69-55 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Scott Brown is fouled in the backcourt by William Draeger - foul #3 on William Draeger, team foul #9 | 69-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Bruce Page (C) Victor Chong | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Wix (C) Alonzo Garza | |
| 03:07 | NC State | Scott Brown misses the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:07 | Florida State | John Wix grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 02:53 | Florida State | John Wix hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Draeger | 69-57 |
| 02:53 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Joyce (PG), Stephen Hogan (SG), Victor Chong (C) Scott Brown, Bill Glantz, Bruce Page | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Thomas Reeve (PF), Norman Gagnon (C) William Draeger, Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog, Carson Lively, John Wix | |
| 02:37 | NC State | Thomas Joyce drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Hogan | 72-57 |
| 02:26 | Florida State | Eric Lowery connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Edward Davis scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Joyce | 74-59 |
| 01:54 | Florida State | Eric Lowery clanks a shot from the free throw line | 74-59 |
| 01:52 | NC State | Jack Lagasse gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | NC State | Edward Davis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Reeve - foul #4 on Thomas Reeve, team foul #10 | 74-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), Alonzo Garza (PF), Carson Lively (C) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Thomas Reeve, Norman Gagnon | |
| 01:28 | NC State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Edward Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 01:28 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Alonzo Garza | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Florida State | Jack Lagasse steals the ball from Alonzo Garza | 75-59 |
| 00:42 | NC State | Victor Chong can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-59 |
| 00:41 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Jack Lagasse blocks the jumper by William Draeger | 75-59 |
| 00:32 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 00:30 | Florida State | Carson Lively can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 75-59 |
| 00:29 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jack Lagasse | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Thomas Joyce runs out the clock | 75-59 |