| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carlos Mickelson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Contreras (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Clingman (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Arthur Ashmore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Francis McWhinnie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Michael Clingman inbounds the ball | 20-37 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Florida State | Lawrence Whitlock denies the turnaround by Michael Clingman | 20-37 |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Santos Contreras grabs the offensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 19:06 | NC State | Daniel Snow loses the dribble to Santos Contreras | 23-37 |
| 19:03 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson lays it up and in set up by Santos Contreras | 25-37 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-37 |
| 18:45 | NC State | Daniel Snow tips it home | 25-39 |
| 18:25 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie's floater is tipped away by Daniel Snow | 25-39 |
| 18:24 | Florida State | Michael Clingman tips it but misses | 25-39 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Carlos Mickelson picks off the pass by Nigel Ned | 25-39 |
| 18:01 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Carlos Mickelson | 27-39 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Michael Clingman takes the ball from Steven Galiano | 27-39 |
| 17:36 | Florida State | Nigel Ned takes the ball from Francis McWhinnie | 27-39 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Nigel Ned buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Whitlock | 27-42 |
| 16:46 | Florida State | Santos Contreras buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Francis McWhinnie | 29-42 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Santos Contreras - foul #2 on Santos Contreras, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Edward Rottman (SF), Eric Haefner (PF), Adam Wiley (C) Nigel Ned, Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock, Daniel Snow | |
| 16:36 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 16:36 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Arthur Ashmore | 29-43 |
| 16:28 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG) Steven Galiano | |
| 16:07 | NC State | Eric Haefner drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Walker | 29-45 |
| 15:46 | Florida State | Harry Link is called for the reach on Santos Contreras - foul #3 on Harry Link, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Kenneth Walker | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carlos Mickelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Santos Contreras (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Clingman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Arthur Ashmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis McWhinnie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Harry Link (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Rottman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Haefner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Florida State | The jumper by Carlos Mickelson is denied by Eric Haefner | 29-45 |
| 15:23 | NC State | Adam Wiley grabs the board | 29-45 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Carlos Mickelson is called for the reach on Nigel Ned - foul #3 on Carlos Mickelson, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Edward Rottman knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 29-47 |
| 14:34 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore lays it in on a nice dish by Santos Contreras | 31-47 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Eric Haefner can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 31-47 |
| 14:17 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 14:13 | Florida State | Santos Contreras can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 14:11 | NC State | Edward Rottman snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 14:02 | NC State | Eric Haefner hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nigel Ned | 31-49 |
| 13:36 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 33-49 |
| 13:19 | NC State | Arthur Ashmore takes the ball from Adam Wiley | 33-49 |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Adam Wiley - foul #1 on Adam Wiley, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Cleveland (PG), Christopher Welsh (SG), Dustin Kruse (SF), Eric Corey (PF) Carlos Mickelson, Santos Contreras, Michael Clingman, Arthur Ashmore | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Steven Galiano (SG), Dustin Downey (SF), Lawrence Whitlock (PF), Daniel Snow (C) Nigel Ned, Harry Link, Edward Rottman, Eric Haefner, Adam Wiley | |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:40 | NC State | Daniel Snow drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Steven Galiano | 35-51 |
| 12:25 | Florida State | John Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-51 |
| 12:23 | Florida State | Dustin Kruse hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| 12:06 | NC State | Francis McWhinnie blocks the short jumper by Daniel Snow | 37-51 |
| 12:05 | Florida State | John Cleveland snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 11:57 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson (PG), Santos Contreras (SG), Stanley Peterson (C) John Cleveland, Christopher Welsh, Francis McWhinnie | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Kenneth Walker | |
| 11:35 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Steven Galiano | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carlos Mickelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Santos Contreras (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Kruse (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Corey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Stanley Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Dustin Kruse misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lawrence Whitlock - foul #3 on Lawrence Whitlock, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Dustin Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Dustin Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Eric Corey - foul #4 on Eric Corey, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Michael Clingman (SF), Arthur Ashmore (PF) Dustin Kruse, Eric Corey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:59 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Michael Clingman connects on the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Steven Galiano - foul #2 on Steven Galiano, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Edward Rottman (SF), Eric Haefner (PF) Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock | |
| 10:36 | Florida State | Michael Clingman misses the free throw | 41-55 |
| 10:36 | NC State | Eric Haefner pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Nigel Ned comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 10:14 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Michael Clingman | 41-55 |
| 10:05 | Florida State | Michael Clingman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Haefner - foul #1 on Eric Haefner, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Cleveland (PG), Christopher Welsh (SG) Carlos Mickelson, Santos Contreras | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Adam Wiley (C) Nigel Ned, Daniel Snow | |
| 10:05 | Florida State | Michael Clingman makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:05 | Florida State | Michael Clingman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:46 | NC State | Adam Wiley is hacked by Stanley Peterson - foul #1 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie (C) Arthur Ashmore | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:34 | NC State | Kenneth Walker misses the shot from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 09:32 | Florida State | Stanley Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Michael Clingman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-55 |
| 09:14 | NC State | Adam Wiley grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Kenneth Walker comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Francis McWhinnie - foul #2 on Francis McWhinnie, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson (PG), Santos Contreras (SG), Dustin Kruse (SF), Arthur Ashmore (PF) John Cleveland, Christopher Welsh, Michael Clingman, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Dustin Downey (SF), Lawrence Whitlock (PF), Daniel Snow (C) Harry Link, Edward Rottman, Eric Haefner, Adam Wiley | |
| 08:56 | NC State | Kenneth Walker misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Kenneth Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:48 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore is whistled for traveling | 43-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Kenneth Walker | |
| 08:34 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dustin Kruse - foul #1 on Dustin Kruse, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:34 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore loses the dribble to Daniel Snow | 43-57 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses the dunk but he's fouled by Francis McWhinnie - foul #3 on Francis McWhinnie, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Daniel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Daniel Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 08:04 | Florida State | Francis McWhinnie grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 07:35 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 07:34 | NC State | The rebound goes to Daniel Snow | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carlos Mickelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Santos Contreras (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Kruse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Ashmore (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis McWhinnie (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Snow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | NC State | Daniel Snow lays it up and in set up by Nigel Ned | 43-60 |
| 06:47 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Cleveland (PG), Christopher Welsh (SG), Michael Clingman (SF), Eric Corey (PF), Stanley Peterson (C) Carlos Mickelson, Santos Contreras, Dustin Kruse, Arthur Ashmore, Francis McWhinnie | |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Link (SG), Edward Rottman (SF), Eric Haefner (PF), Adam Wiley (C) Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock, Daniel Snow | |
| 06:29 | NC State | Harry Link's pass is intercepted by John Cleveland | 43-60 |
| 06:00 | Florida State | Michael Clingman can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-60 |
| 05:58 | NC State | Edward Rottman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Adam Wiley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stanley Peterson - foul #2 on Stanley Peterson, team foul #8 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG) Nigel Ned | |
| 05:46 | NC State | Adam Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Adam Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 05:19 | Florida State | Christopher Welsh scores on a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Harry Link - foul #4 on Harry Link, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Florida State | Santos Contreras (SG) John Cleveland | |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Lawrence Whitlock (PF), Daniel Snow (C) Harry Link, Eric Haefner, Adam Wiley | |
| 05:19 | Florida State | Christopher Welsh makes the free throw | 46-62 |
| 05:04 | NC State | Edward Rottman double dribbles | 46-62 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson (PG), Arthur Ashmore (PF) Christopher Welsh, Stanley Peterson | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Dustin Downey (SF) Kenneth Walker, Edward Rottman | |
| 04:35 | Florida State | Santos Contreras misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 04:33 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson gets the offensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson can't finish the layup | 46-62 |
| 04:14 | Florida State | Eric Corey misses the tip | 46-62 |
| 04:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dustin Downey | 46-62 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-62 |
| 04:06 | Florida State | Eric Corey grabs the board | 46-62 |
| 03:45 | Florida State | The jump hook by Arthur Ashmore is blocked by Lawrence Whitlock | 46-62 |
| 03:43 | NC State | Daniel Snow snags the defensive board | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:25 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock makes the shot near the basket | 46-64 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carlos Mickelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Santos Contreras (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Clingman (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arthur Ashmore (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Corey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Whitlock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Snow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:01 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-64 |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Eric Corey can't tip it in | 46-64 |
| 02:59 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson tips it but misses | 46-64 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Daniel Snow pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| 02:29 | NC State | Daniel Snow hits the finger roll set up by Steven Galiano | 46-66 |
| 02:12 | Florida State | Carlos Mickelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-66 |
| 02:10 | NC State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Whitlock | 46-66 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Dustin Downey hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Galiano | 46-69 |
| 01:42 | Florida State | Arthur Ashmore is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Santos Contreras | 48-69 |
| 01:23 | NC State | Lawrence Whitlock loses the ball out of bounds | 48-69 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Cleveland (PG), Christopher Welsh (SG), Dustin Kruse (SF), Stanley Peterson (C) Carlos Mickelson, Santos Contreras, Michael Clingman, Arthur Ashmore | |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Walker (PG), Harry Link (SG), Edward Rottman (SF), Eric Haefner (PF), Adam Wiley (C) Nigel Ned, Steven Galiano, Dustin Downey, Lawrence Whitlock, Daniel Snow | |
| 01:04 | Florida State | John Cleveland makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Christopher Welsh | 51-69 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Dustin Kruse - foul #2 on Dustin Kruse, team foul #9 | 51-69 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Eric Haefner misses the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 00:43 | Florida State | Eric Corey gets the rebound | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Florida State | John Cleveland knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | NC State | Harry Link is fouled on the floor by Dustin Kruse - foul #3 on Dustin Kruse, team foul #10 | 54-69 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Harry Link makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Dustin Kruse is whistled for traveling | 54-71 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Kenneth Walker runs out the clock | 54-71 |