| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Cedeno (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rick Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Daniell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Pullins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Purdy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Michael Williams inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 19:37 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses the tip | 26-27 |
| 19:35 | NC State | Charles Daniell snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 19:06 | NC State | John Cedeno steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-27 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb misses the dunk | 26-27 |
| 18:48 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Charles Daniell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hayes - foul #1 on Thomas Hayes, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 18:30 | NC State | Rick Brown drills a jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 18:08 | Wake Forest | Michael Williams hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Purdy | 28-29 |
| 18:00 | NC State | John Cedeno misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 17:59 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:36 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Purdy | 28-32 |
| 17:11 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott makes the 3 from straight away | 31-32 |
| 16:48 | Wake Forest | Rick Brown takes the ball from Thomas Hayes | 31-32 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Rick Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 16:35 | Wake Forest | John Purdy gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:06 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-32 |
| 16:05 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing tips it in | 31-34 |
| 15:39 | NC State | John Purdy picks off the pass by Allen Pullins | 31-34 |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | John Purdy lays it up and in | 31-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Cedeno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rick Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Daniell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Pullins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Purdy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Cobb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:12 | NC State | Martin Cobb is called for the reach on Charles Daniell - foul #2 on Martin Cobb, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Smith (PG), Stanley Courtney (SF), Allen Hardy (PF), Josef Kasowski (C) Samuel Wolcott, Rick Brown, Charles Daniell, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:00 | NC State | Larry Rushing is called for the reach on John Cedeno - foul #1 on Larry Rushing, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Stanley Courtney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Martin Cobb - foul #3 on Martin Cobb, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Stanley Courtney misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:38 | NC State | Stanley Courtney misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:38 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 14:14 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Thomas Hayes | 31-38 |
| 13:56 | NC State | John Cedeno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-38 |
| 13:54 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 13:28 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Williams | 31-40 |
| 13:08 | NC State | John Cedeno hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-40 |
| 13:07 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 12:45 | Wake Forest | John Purdy connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Hayes | 31-43 |
| 12:21 | NC State | John Cedeno misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Josef Kasowski snags the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 12:00 | NC State | Thomas Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 11:33 | Wake Forest | John Purdy is fouled on the floor by John Cedeno - foul #2 on John Cedeno, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), Rick Brown (SF), Charles Daniell (PF), Allen Pullins (C) Thomas Smith, Stanley Courtney, Allen Hardy, Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson (PF) Thomas Hayes | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Cedeno (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Rick Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Daniell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Pullins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Purdy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jared Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Cobb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Cedeno - foul #3 on John Cedeno, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:53 | NC State | Michael Williams blocks the jumper by Rick Brown | 31-44 |
| 10:51 | NC State | Allen Pullins misses the tip | 31-44 |
| 10:49 | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 10:33 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Rick Brown - foul #1 on Rick Brown, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| 10:33 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 10:33 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 10:13 | NC State | Rick Brown knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Charles Daniell | 33-46 |
| 10:00 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Purdy | 33-48 |
| 09:50 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Rick Brown out of the doubleteam | 35-48 |
| 09:32 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing misses long on a 3 from straight away | 35-48 |
| 09:30 | NC State | Allen Pullins pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 09:24 | NC State | Jared Johnson takes the ball from Charles Daniell | 35-48 |
| 09:11 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 35-48 |
| 09:10 | NC State | Rick Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 08:51 | NC State | Charles Daniell misses long on a shot near the basket | 35-48 |
| 08:49 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 08:26 | Wake Forest | Jared Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SG), Allen Hardy (PF), Josef Kasowski (C) John Cedeno, Charles Daniell, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes (PF) Jared Johnson | |
| 08:07 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 08:06 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 07:44 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Larry Rushing | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:20 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 07:18 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Stanley Courtney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rick Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Allen Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Josef Kasowski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Purdy (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Michael Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Martin Cobb (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 07:10 | NC State | Rick Brown grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 07:01 | NC State | Josef Kasowski misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Rushing - foul #2 on Larry Rushing, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Smith (PG), Charles Daniell (SF) Samuel Wolcott, Rick Brown | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:01 | NC State | Josef Kasowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 07:01 | NC State | Josef Kasowski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 07:01 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 06:37 | Wake Forest | Michael Williams is hacked by Stanley Courtney - foul #2 on Stanley Courtney, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Allen Pullins (C) Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:10 | Wake Forest | Allen Hardy steps in front of the Martin Cobb pass | 36-50 |
| 06:01 | NC State | Allen Hardy misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 36-50 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Allen Hardy tips it home | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:33 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb misses long on an open driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Allen Pullins - foul #4 on Allen Pullins, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Samuel Wolcott (PG), John Cedeno (SG), Rick Brown (SF) Thomas Smith, Stanley Courtney, Charles Daniell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:33 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 05:33 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:20 | NC State | John Cedeno connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Wolcott | 41-52 |
| 04:51 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-52 |
| 04:49 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 04:20 | Wake Forest | John Purdy is whistled for traveling | 41-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SG), Charles Daniell (PF), Josef Kasowski (C) John Cedeno, Allen Hardy, Allen Pullins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leroy Pasillas (SF), Jared Johnson (PF), James Napier (C) Michael Williams, Thomas Hayes, Martin Cobb | |
| 03:54 | NC State | John Purdy is called for the reach on Stanley Courtney - foul #3 on John Purdy, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | NC State | Leroy Pasillas is called for the reach on Rick Brown - foul #1 on Leroy Pasillas, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Myers (PG) Larry Rushing | |
| 03:35 | NC State | Rick Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 03:35 | Wake Forest | James Napier snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 03:16 | Wake Forest | John Purdy drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Myers | 41-55 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Samuel Wolcott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Courtney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rick Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Daniell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Josef Kasowski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Purdy (tired) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Pasillas (fresh) PF - Jared Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Napier (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Courtney | 44-55 |
| 02:42 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 02:40 | NC State | Stanley Courtney pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Josef Kasowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stanley Courtney | 46-55 |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | NC State | John Cedeno (SG), Allen Hardy (PF), Allen Pullins (C) Stanley Courtney, Rick Brown, Josef Kasowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (PG), Michael Williams (SF), Thomas Hayes (PF), Martin Cobb (C) David Myers, Leroy Pasillas, Jared Johnson, James Napier | |
| 01:59 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Allen Pullins gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Larry Rushing is called for the reach on Samuel Wolcott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Rushing, team foul #8 | 46-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Rick Brown (SF) Allen Hardy | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:56 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:52 | Wake Forest | John Cedeno is called for the reach on John Purdy in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Cedeno, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| 01:32 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 48-55 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Allen Pullins snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Rick Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Rick Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Rick Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes makes the turnaround from close range | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | John Cedeno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 00:42 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | John Cedeno is called for the reach on Martin Cobb in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Cedeno, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Stanley Courtney (SG) John Cedeno | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Waggoner (PF) Thomas Hayes | |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Martin Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:40 | NC State | Stanley Courtney grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Allen Pullins is hacked by Martin Cobb - foul #4 on Martin Cobb, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes (PF) Michael Waggoner | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Allen Pullins makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Allen Pullins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Michael Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Wolcott - foul #1 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Rick Brown snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Courtney | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Wolcott - foul #2 on Samuel Wolcott, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Allen Pullins gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 00:10 | NC State | Rick Brown snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Allen Pullins grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Samuel Wolcott clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Martin Cobb | 55-58 |