| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) SG - William Grieco (fresh) SF - Robert Newcomb (fresh) PF - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) C - John Paige (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Eli Henderson (fresh) SG - Robert Richardson (fresh) SF - Roy Colbert (fresh) PF - Donald Bertram (fresh) C - Christopher Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Christopher Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses the fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Wake Forest | Robert Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Wake Forest | Roy Colbert snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Wake Forest | Benjamin Mansfield takes the ball from Donald Bertram | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Wake Forest | Robert Richardson can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | Roy Colbert tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | NC State | William Grieco connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Paige | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | NC State | John Paige is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Benjamin Mansfield | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Wake Forest | Robert Newcomb picks off the pass by Robert Richardson | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | NC State | William Grieco banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Newcomb | 6-2 |
| 17:27 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses short on a floater from the right side | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eli Henderson - foul #1 on Eli Henderson, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:06 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:49 | Wake Forest | Eli Henderson misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 8-2 |
| 16:47 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Donald Bertram - foul #1 on Donald Bertram, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Grant Foster (SF) Robert Newcomb | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Haas (PF) Donald Bertram | |
| 16:18 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 16:18 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:09 | Wake Forest | John Haas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Pelfrey - foul #1 on Brian Pelfrey, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Leisure (SG), Harry Crosson (PF), Robert Lord (C) William Grieco, Benjamin Mansfield, John Paige | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:09 | Wake Forest | John Haas misses the 1st free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:09 | Wake Forest | John Haas misses the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Robert Lord snags the defensive board | 10-2 |
| 15:43 | NC State | Harry Crosson loses the ball out of bounds | 10-2 |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG) Brian Pelfrey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) SG - Darryl Leisure (fresh) SF - Grant Foster (fresh) PF - Harry Crosson (fresh) C - Robert Lord (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Eli Henderson (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - Roy Colbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Haas (fresh) C - Christopher Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | Robert Lord is called for the reach on Christopher Walker - foul #1 on Robert Lord, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| 15:11 | Wake Forest | John Haas drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Richardson and the foul's on Nathanial Cannon - foul #1 on Nathanial Cannon, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG), Robert Newcomb (SF), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Darryl Leisure, Grant Foster, Harry Crosson, Robert Lord | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:11 | Wake Forest | John Haas misses the free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:11 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon's pass is intercepted by Eli Henderson in the backcourt | 10-4 |
| 15:07 | Wake Forest | Eli Henderson banks in the layup | 10-6 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Richardson - foul #1 on Robert Richardson, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram (PF) John Haas | |
| 14:36 | NC State | William Grieco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 10-6 |
| 14:34 | NC State | Robert Newcomb tips it home | 12-6 |
| 14:16 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram hits a floater from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 13:54 | NC State | Donald Bertram steps in front of the Nathanial Cannon pass | 12-8 |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Mansfield - foul #1 on Benjamin Mansfield, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), Darryl Leisure (SG), Grant Foster (SF), Harry Crosson (PF), Robert Lord (C) Nathanial Cannon, William Grieco, Robert Newcomb, Benjamin Mansfield, John Paige | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:22 | NC State | Darryl Leisure is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Grant Foster | 14-10 |
| 13:08 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roy Colbert and the foul's on Robert Lord - foul #2 on Robert Lord, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Holley (PF) Robert Lord | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 13:08 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Martin Holley gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:02 | NC State | Eli Henderson is called for the reach on Brian Pelfrey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eli Henderson, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Henderson (PG), John Haas (PF) Eli Henderson, Donald Bertram | |
| 12:40 | NC State | Darryl Leisure comes up short on the floater from the right side | 14-12 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Harry Crosson pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:16 | NC State | Martin Holley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG), Robert Newcomb (SF), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Darryl Leisure, Grant Foster, Martin Holley, Harry Crosson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | John Haas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 12:00 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:35 | NC State | John Paige misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Walker - foul #1 on Christopher Walker, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes (C) Christopher Walker | |
| 11:35 | NC State | John Paige makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:35 | NC State | John Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) SG - William Grieco (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Paige (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Henderson (fresh) SG - Robert Richardson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Roy Colbert (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Haas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Haynes (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes lays it up and in and he's fouled by John Paige - foul #1 on John Paige, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (PG), Donald Bertram (PF) James Henderson, John Haas | |
| 11:22 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:22 | NC State | William Grieco snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey is hacked by Roy Colbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Colbert, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| 11:03 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 11:01 | Wake Forest | Roy Colbert gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Benjamin Mansfield steals it from Harold Haynes | 16-14 |
| 10:33 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 10:32 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:27 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Colbert | 16-17 |
| 10:12 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 10:11 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:06 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 10:04 | NC State | William Grieco grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 09:46 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey can't connect on a shot from the left side | 16-17 |
| 09:45 | NC State | John Paige pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by William Grieco | 19-17 |
| 09:08 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses the driving attempt from the left block | 19-17 |
| 09:07 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 09:05 | NC State | William Grieco is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Grieco, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), Darryl Leisure (SG), Grant Foster (SF), Martin Holley (PF), Harry Crosson (C) Brian Pelfrey, William Grieco, Robert Newcomb, Benjamin Mansfield, John Paige | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Henderson (PG), Marco Anderson (SG), Gary Skaggs (SF), John Haas (PF), Christopher Walker (C) Russell Deitch, Robert Richardson, Roy Colbert, Donald Bertram, Harold Haynes | |
| 09:00 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 19-17 |
| 08:59 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Marco Anderson | 19-17 |
| 08:50 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Marco Anderson is called for the reach on Darryl Leisure in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marco Anderson, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Darryl Leisure makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Darryl Leisure makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:19 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson is fouled on the floor by Darryl Leisure - foul #1 on Darryl Leisure, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SF) Gary Skaggs | |
| 08:19 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:19 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Harry Crosson pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:58 | NC State | John Haas picks off the pass by Grant Foster | 21-20 |
| 07:33 | Wake Forest | John Haas evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Marco Anderson | 21-22 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) SG - Darryl Leisure (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Grant Foster (fresh) PF - Martin Holley (fresh) C - Harry Crosson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Henderson (fresh) SG - Marco Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Deitch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Haas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Walker (tired) | |
| 07:05 | NC State | Martin Holley comes up short on the runner from close range | 21-22 |
| 07:04 | Wake Forest | Christopher Walker grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Harry Crosson gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Harry Crosson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nathanial Cannon | 23-22 |
| 06:26 | Wake Forest | Martin Holley swats the short shot by John Haas | 23-22 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Darryl Leisure grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Grant Foster comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Russell Deitch - foul #1 on Russell Deitch, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), William Grieco (SG), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Nathanial Cannon, Darryl Leisure, Martin Holley, Harry Crosson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eli Henderson (PG), Robert Richardson (SG), Roy Colbert (SF), Donald Bertram (PF), Harold Haynes (C) James Henderson, Marco Anderson, Russell Deitch, John Haas, Christopher Walker | |
| 06:04 | NC State | Grant Foster makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Grant Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:44 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Richardson | 25-24 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Newcomb (SF) Grant Foster | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:26 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes blows the dunk | 25-24 |
| 05:25 | NC State | John Paige pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 05:06 | NC State | William Grieco buries a jumper in the paint set up by Brian Pelfrey | 27-24 |
| 05:01 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Eli Henderson | 27-26 |
| 04:47 | NC State | John Paige clanks a fadeaway from close range | 27-26 |
| 04:45 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Harold Haynes | 27-26 |
| 04:39 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 04:37 | NC State | The rebound goes to John Paige | 27-26 |
| 04:32 | NC State | William Grieco clanks a floater from the left side | 27-26 |
| 04:30 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:24 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses the runner from the left block | 27-26 |
| 04:22 | NC State | John Paige snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield is open and buries a floater from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 03:49 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes scores on a runner from the left block | 29-28 |
| 03:32 | NC State | William Grieco hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Richardson - foul #2 on Robert Richardson, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), Harry Crosson (SF), Martin Holley (PF), Robert Lord (C) Brian Pelfrey, Robert Newcomb, Benjamin Mansfield, John Paige | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SG), Marco Anderson (SF), Thomas Curtis (PF), Christopher Walker (C) Robert Richardson, Roy Colbert, Donald Bertram, Harold Haynes | |
| 03:32 | NC State | William Grieco misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:32 | NC State | William Grieco makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Grieco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Holley (fresh) C - Robert Lord (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Eli Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Deitch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marco Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Curtis (fresh) C - Christopher Walker (tiring) | |
| 03:19 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Eli Henderson and he's hacked by Harry Crosson - foul #1 on Harry Crosson, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Leisure (SG) William Grieco | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Haas (PF) Thomas Curtis | |
| 03:19 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:19 | Wake Forest | Christopher Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:54 | Wake Forest | John Haas's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Holley | 30-30 |
| 02:53 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:33 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 02:32 | NC State | Robert Lord pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:04 | NC State | Darryl Leisure connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 01:49 | Wake Forest | Robert Lord steals it from Marco Anderson | 32-30 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Walker - foul #2 on Christopher Walker, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG), Robert Newcomb (SF), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Darryl Leisure, Harry Crosson, Martin Holley, Robert Lord | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Richardson (SG), Gary Skaggs (SF), Donald Bertram (PF), Harold Haynes (C) Marco Anderson, Russell Deitch, John Haas, Christopher Walker | |
| 01:25 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:13 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram comes up short on the floater from the right side | 34-30 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Robert Newcomb pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:06 | NC State | John Paige is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Richardson - foul #3 on Robert Richardson, team foul #11 | 34-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG) Nathanial Cannon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roy Colbert (SF) Robert Richardson | |
| 01:06 | NC State | John Paige makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:06 | NC State | John Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:49 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes blows the dunk | 36-30 |
| 00:48 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes throws it down and he's fouled by Benjamin Mansfield - foul #2 on Benjamin Mansfield, team foul #10 | 36-32 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SG) Roy Colbert | |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield scores on a shot from the left side | 38-33 |