| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Denzer (fresh) SG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) SF - Michael Keitt (fresh) PF - Wayne Pardo (fresh) C - Corey Denison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fresh) SG - David Howard (fresh) SF - Gary Reichard (fresh) PF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) C - Louis Willbanks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Louis Willbanks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | NC State | Wayne Pardo steps in front of the Louis Willbanks pass | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Gary Reichard gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Karl Blackmore is called for a charge - foul #1 on Karl Blackmore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Denzer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses short on a floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Louis Willbanks pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses long on a runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders lays it in | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | NC State | David Howard can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | NC State | Louis Willbanks hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Wake Forest | Louis Willbanks is called for the reach on Corey Denison - foul #1 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), Millard Knight (SG), Calvin Maurer (SF), Daniel Culpepper (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Karl Blackmore, David Howard, Gary Reichard, Troy Wildenberg, Louis Willbanks | |
| 17:11 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 2-2 |
| 17:09 | NC State | The rebound goes to Daniel Culpepper | 2-2 |
| 16:43 | NC State | Calvin Maurer is hacked by Michael Keitt - foul #1 on Michael Keitt, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 16:32 | NC State | Larry Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:31 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Corey Denison | 2-2 |
| 16:13 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders connects on the shot from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 15:56 | NC State | Calvin Maurer makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Larry Jenkins | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Denzer (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Keitt (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Pardo (fairly fresh) C - Corey Denison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Larry Jenkins (fresh) SG - Millard Knight (fresh) SF - Calvin Maurer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Culpepper (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Wood (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Culpepper - foul #1 on Daniel Culpepper, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Brandon Kirkpatrick (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF) Millard Knight, Calvin Maurer, Daniel Culpepper | |
| 15:50 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:50 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:50 | NC State | Ernest Wood snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 15:47 | NC State | Larry Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Denzer | 7-5 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Larry Jenkins is hacked by Michael Denzer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Denzer, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mike Stagner (PG) Michael Denzer | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Troy Wildenberg (PF) Larry Jenkins, Ernest Wood | |
| 15:11 | NC State | Thomas Sanders is called for the reach on David Howard - foul #1 on Thomas Sanders, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Louis Willbanks (C) Johnny Ickes | |
| 14:54 | NC State | Corey Denison is called for the reach on Louis Willbanks - foul #1 on Corey Denison, team foul #5 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura (SG), David Owen (PF) Thomas Sanders, Wayne Pardo | |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (SF) Brandon Kirkpatrick | |
| 14:46 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates (C) Corey Denison | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:25 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), Johnny Ickes (PF) Karl Blackmore, Troy Wildenberg | |
| 14:05 | NC State | Calvin Maurer misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 14:03 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:59 | Wake Forest | David Owen's pass is intercepted by Louis Willbanks in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 13:48 | NC State | David Howard scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 13:22 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates can't finish the layup | 7-8 |
| 13:21 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt tips it back up and in | 9-8 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Jeffrey Gates blocks the short jumper by Larry Jenkins | 9-8 |
| 13:12 | Wake Forest | David Owen grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates knocks in the shot from close range | 11-8 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Johnny Ickes comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 12:24 | NC State | Johnny Ickes misses the tip | 11-8 |
| 12:23 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:21 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders (SG), Wayne Pardo (PF), Corey Denison (C) Michael Keitt, David Owen, Jeffrey Gates | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Millard Knight (SG), Gary Reichard (SF), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Larry Jenkins, David Howard, Calvin Maurer, Johnny Ickes, Louis Willbanks | |
| 12:05 | NC State | Millard Knight banks in the layup on a great pass from Karl Blackmore | 11-10 |
| 11:39 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo misses short on a floater from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 11:37 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mike Stagner (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Nakamura (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Pardo (fairly fresh) C - Corey Denison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Millard Knight (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Reichard (fresh) PF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) C - Ernest Wood (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Millard Knight and he's hacked by Thomas Sanders - foul #2 on Thomas Sanders, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt (SF) Thomas Sanders | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:17 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:51 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura is hacked by Millard Knight - foul #1 on Millard Knight, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (SG), Daniel Culpepper (PF), Louis Willbanks (C) Millard Knight, Troy Wildenberg, Ernest Wood | |
| 10:33 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo can't finish the layup | 11-13 |
| 10:31 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura tips it home | 13-13 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Louis Willbanks hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 13-13 |
| 10:15 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Michael Keitt | 13-13 |
| 09:57 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura is hacked by Brandon Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Brandon Kirkpatrick, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Owen (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Wayne Pardo, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), David Howard (SG), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Karl Blackmore, Gary Reichard, Daniel Culpepper, Louis Willbanks | |
| 09:39 | Wake Forest | Mike Stagner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 09:38 | NC State | David Howard snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Ernest Wood misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-13 |
| 09:17 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:52 | Wake Forest | David Owen's pass is intercepted by Larry Jenkins | 13-13 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Larry Jenkins lays it up and in | 13-15 |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura is fouled on the floor by Ernest Wood - foul #1 on Ernest Wood, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo (PF), Corey Denison (C) David Owen, Jeffrey Gates | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Millard Knight (SG), Calvin Maurer (SF), Daniel Culpepper (PF), Johnny Ickes (C) Larry Jenkins, David Howard, Brandon Kirkpatrick, Troy Wildenberg, Ernest Wood | |
| 08:15 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 13-15 |
| 08:14 | NC State | The rebound goes to Calvin Maurer | 13-15 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Michael Nakamura is called for the reach on Millard Knight - foul #1 on Michael Nakamura, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Millard Knight makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 07:59 | NC State | Millard Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 07:59 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Corey Denison | 13-16 |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Calvin Maurer is called for the reach on Mike Stagner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Maurer, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Mike Stagner misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 07:41 | Wake Forest | Mike Stagner is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mike Stagner, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| 07:29 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper misses short on a shot from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 07:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mike Stagner (tiring) SG - Michael Nakamura (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Keitt (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Pardo (fairly fresh) C - Corey Denison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Karl Blackmore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Millard Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Maurer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Culpepper (fresh) C - Johnny Ickes (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Mike Stagner and he's hacked by Daniel Culpepper - foul #2 on Daniel Culpepper, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Owen (C) Corey Denison | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), David Howard (SG), Gary Reichard (SF), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Louis Willbanks (C) Karl Blackmore, Millard Knight, Calvin Maurer, Daniel Culpepper, Johnny Ickes | |
| 07:04 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:04 | NC State | David Howard grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 06:51 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Howard and the foul's on David Owen - foul #1 on David Owen, team foul #9 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates (C) Wayne Pardo | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:51 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses the free throw | 15-18 |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gates | 15-18 |
| 06:27 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 06:25 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates tips it back up and in | 17-18 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Larry Jenkins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Larry Jenkins, team foul #9 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (SF), Johnny Ickes (PF) Gary Reichard, Troy Wildenberg | |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Owen | 19-18 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Mike Stagner - foul #2 on Mike Stagner, team foul #10 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer (PG), Corey Denison (C) Mike Stagner, Jeffrey Gates | |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (SF) Larry Jenkins | |
| 05:35 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:19 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt is whistled for traveling | 19-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (SG), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Ernest Wood (C) David Howard, Johnny Ickes, Louis Willbanks | |
| 04:56 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg knocks in the runner from close range | 19-21 |
| 04:41 | Wake Forest | David Owen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Calvin Maurer - foul #2 on Calvin Maurer, team foul #10 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo (PF) Michael Denzer | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Gary Reichard (SF) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Calvin Maurer | |
| 04:41 | Wake Forest | David Owen misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:41 | Wake Forest | David Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:28 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-21 |
| 04:26 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 04:04 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo is called for traveling | 19-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer (PG), Jeffrey Gates (C) David Owen, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), David Howard (SG), Johnny Ickes (PF) Karl Blackmore, Millard Knight, Troy Wildenberg | |
| 04:01 | NC State | Larry Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Denzer - foul #3 on Michael Denzer, team foul #11 | 19-21 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Larry Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:01 | NC State | Larry Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Johnny Ickes - foul #1 on Johnny Ickes, team foul #11 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mike Stagner (PG), Thomas Sanders (SG) Michael Denzer, Michael Keitt | |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (SF), Daniel Culpepper (PF) Gary Reichard, Ernest Wood | |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Johnny Ickes knocks in the floater in the lane | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mike Stagner (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Nakamura (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Pardo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Larry Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Maurer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Culpepper (fresh) C - Johnny Ickes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Johnny Ickes - foul #2 on Johnny Ickes, team foul #12 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dwight Bray (PF) Wayne Pardo | |
| Subs | NC State | Karl Blackmore (PG), Louis Willbanks (C) Larry Jenkins, Johnny Ickes | |
| 02:58 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:58 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:38 | NC State | Karl Blackmore buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from David Howard | 23-26 |
| 02:36 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (SF) Calvin Maurer | |
| 02:28 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick is fouled on the floor by Dwight Bray - foul #1 on Dwight Bray, team foul #12 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Corey Denison (C) Dwight Bray | |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (SG) David Howard | |
| 02:28 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders is hacked by Millard Knight in the backcourt - foul #2 on Millard Knight, team foul #13 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Troy Wildenberg (PF) Daniel Culpepper | |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:17 | NC State | Karl Blackmore knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Millard Knight | 25-31 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 25-31 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Millard Knight clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-31 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Louis Willbanks tips it but misses | 25-31 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Louis Willbanks snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 01:13 | NC State | Jeffrey Gates blocks the jumper by Troy Wildenberg | 25-31 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Louis Willbanks tips it in | 25-33 |
| 01:02 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura is called for 10 seconds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt (SF), Wayne Pardo (PF), David Owen (C) Michael Nakamura, Jeffrey Gates, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (PG), David Howard (SG), Gary Reichard (SF), Daniel Culpepper (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Karl Blackmore, Millard Knight, Brandon Kirkpatrick, Troy Wildenberg, Louis Willbanks | |
| 00:55 | NC State | David Howard connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Jenkins | 25-36 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Mike Stagner double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-36 |
| 00:41 | NC State | David Howard scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Gary Reichard | 25-38 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 25-38 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Daniel Culpepper gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Larry Jenkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-38 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | David Owen snags the defensive board | 25-38 |