| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gary Reichard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Maurer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Wildenberg (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Harris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Roy Harris inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:57 | Florida State | Warren Drew is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Drew, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), Thomas Workowski (PF) Warren Drew, William Rogers | |
| 19:37 | NC State | Calvin Maurer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 19:35 | Florida State | Steve Carroll pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 19:22 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski is hacked by Ernest Wood - foul #2 on Ernest Wood, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Rogers (PF), James Williams (C) Thomas Workowski, Steve Carroll | |
| 19:05 | Florida State | Roy Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Allen | 36-27 |
| 18:37 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg misses the lay-in | 36-27 |
| 18:36 | Florida State | Roy Harris grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 18:21 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski's pass is intercepted by Larry Jenkins | 36-27 |
| 17:53 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-27 |
| 17:33 | Florida State | William Rogers drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Rick Krysinski | 38-29 |
| 17:13 | NC State | Ernest Wood banks in the layup | 40-29 |
| 16:53 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-29 |
| 16:52 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Gary Reichard connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Calvin Maurer | 42-29 |
| 16:22 | Florida State | Roy Harris is hacked by Larry Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Jenkins, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), Millard Knight (SG), Johnny Ickes (SF), Shaun Chambless (PF), Daniel Culpepper (C) Gary Reichard, Calvin Maurer, Larry Jenkins, Troy Wildenberg, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Germann (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), Steve Carroll (C) Roy Harris, William Rogers, James Williams | |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Johnny Ickes takes the ball from Steve Carroll | 42-29 |
| 15:48 | NC State | Millard Knight can't finish the layup | 42-29 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Millard Knight hits the follow up shot | 44-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Millard Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Ickes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Chambless (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Culpepper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rick Krysinski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Germann (fresh) PF - Thomas Workowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steve Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Florida State | John Allen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Shaun Chambless gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Johnny Ickes connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Thomas Workowski - foul #3 on Thomas Workowski, team foul #2 | 46-29 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (PG), William Rogers (PF) Rick Krysinski, Thomas Workowski | |
| 15:09 | NC State | Johnny Ickes makes the free throw | 47-29 |
| 14:49 | Florida State | John Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 14:28 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Roy Harris - foul #1 on Roy Harris, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (SG), Larry Jenkins (SF), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Millard Knight, Johnny Ickes, Shaun Chambless, Daniel Culpepper | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), Thomas Workowski (PF) Roy Harris, William Rogers | |
| 14:28 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick makes the free throw | 50-32 |
| 14:08 | Florida State | John Allen is called for traveling | 50-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Reichard (PG) Brandon Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Florida State | William Rogers (PF) Thomas Workowski | |
| 13:39 | NC State | Calvin Maurer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-32 |
| 13:38 | Florida State | Steve Carroll gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 13:32 | Florida State | Steve Carroll knocks in the runner in the lane set up by John Allen | 50-34 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Ernest Wood can't throw it down but the foul's on Steve Carroll - foul #2 on Steve Carroll, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Johnny Ickes (SF) Larry Jenkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roy Harris (PG), Thomas Workowski (PF) Rick Krysinski, William Rogers | |
| 13:15 | NC State | Ernest Wood makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 13:15 | NC State | Ernest Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 13:04 | Florida State | Roy Harris is fouled on the floor by Calvin Maurer - foul #1 on Calvin Maurer, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (SG) Calvin Maurer | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:48 | Florida State | Steve Carroll misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-34 |
| 12:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to Ernest Wood | 52-34 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Johnny Ickes's floater is tipped away by Thomas Workowski | 52-34 |
| 12:16 | Florida State | Steve Carroll gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | John Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Millard Knight - foul #1 on Millard Knight, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), Larry Jenkins (SF), Shaun Chambless (PF), Daniel Culpepper (C) Gary Reichard, Johnny Ickes, Troy Wildenberg, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), William Rogers (PF) John Allen, Thomas Workowski | |
| 12:08 | Florida State | William Rogers drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Steve Carroll | 52-36 |
| 11:40 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 52-36 |
| 11:39 | Florida State | Steve Carroll gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Millard Knight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shaun Chambless (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Culpepper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Roy Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rick Krysinski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Germann (tiring) PF - William Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Carroll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 11:20 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski makes the jumper from the left side | 52-38 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick is hacked by Roy Harris - foul #2 on Roy Harris, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (SG), Johnny Ickes (SF), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Millard Knight, Larry Jenkins, Shaun Chambless, Daniel Culpepper | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (PG) Roy Harris | |
| 10:44 | NC State | Steve Carroll denies the turnaround by Troy Wildenberg | 52-38 |
| 10:42 | Florida State | John Germann snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 10:36 | Florida State | William Rogers drills a jumper from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 10:18 | NC State | Calvin Maurer's floater is tipped away by Steve Carroll | 52-40 |
| 10:17 | Florida State | William Rogers grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 09:59 | Florida State | The jumper by John Allen is denied by Ernest Wood | 52-40 |
| 09:57 | NC State | The rebound goes to Brandon Kirkpatrick | 52-40 |
| 09:36 | NC State | Calvin Maurer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 09:35 | NC State | Ernest Wood tips it in | 54-40 |
| 09:29 | Florida State | William Rogers is fouled on the floor by Ernest Wood - foul #3 on Ernest Wood, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Reichard (PG), Larry Jenkins (SF), Shaun Chambless (PF), Daniel Culpepper (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Johnny Ickes, Troy Wildenberg, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Florida State | Warren Drew (PG), Roy Harris (SF), Thomas Workowski (PF), James Williams (C) Rick Krysinski, John Germann, William Rogers, Steve Carroll | |
| 09:13 | Florida State | Warren Drew scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 08:52 | NC State | Thomas Workowski takes the ball from Shaun Chambless | 54-43 |
| 08:35 | Florida State | Warren Drew is hacked by Gary Reichard - foul #3 on Gary Reichard, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Millard Knight (SG) Calvin Maurer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), William Rogers (PF), Steve Carroll (C) John Allen, Thomas Workowski, James Williams | |
| 08:24 | Florida State | Steve Carroll is open and lays it up and in set up by Rick Krysinski | 54-45 |
| 08:14 | NC State | Larry Jenkins misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 08:13 | Florida State | Warren Drew gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:09 | Florida State | Warren Drew's pass is intercepted by Gary Reichard in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Shaun Chambless blows the layup | 54-45 |
| 08:05 | Florida State | Steve Carroll snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 08:02 | Florida State | Rick Krysinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Troy Wildenberg (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Shaun Chambless, Daniel Culpepper | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Thomas Workowski (PF) Rick Krysinski, William Rogers | |
| 07:49 | NC State | Thomas Workowski blocks the jumper by Troy Wildenberg | 54-45 |
| 07:48 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Wood | 54-45 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg can't finish the layup | 54-45 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Ernest Wood hits the follow up shot | 56-45 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gary Reichard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Millard Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Allen (tired) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roy Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Workowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Steve Carroll (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Florida State | Thomas Workowski misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 56-45 |
| 07:22 | NC State | Larry Jenkins snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 07:01 | NC State | Millard Knight connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Reichard | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 06:50 | Florida State | Larry Jenkins blocks the jumper by John Allen | 59-45 |
| 06:48 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Millard Knight knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 06:08 | Florida State | John Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Ernest Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:02 | NC State | Gary Reichard travels in the backcourt | 62-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Brandon Kirkpatrick (PG), Calvin Maurer (SG), Johnny Ickes (SF), Shaun Chambless (PF), Daniel Culpepper (C) Gary Reichard, Millard Knight, Larry Jenkins, Troy Wildenberg, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), John Germann (SF), William Rogers (PF), James Williams (C) John Allen, Roy Harris, Thomas Workowski, Steve Carroll | |
| 05:50 | Florida State | William Rogers misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 62-45 |
| 05:49 | NC State | Shaun Chambless gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 05:36 | NC State | Calvin Maurer misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Shaun Chambless misses the tip | 62-45 |
| 05:34 | Florida State | James Williams gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 05:27 | Florida State | John Germann lays it up and in | 62-47 |
| 04:58 | NC State | Shaun Chambless scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Kirkpatrick | 64-47 |
| 04:43 | Florida State | James Williams knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 64-49 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Calvin Maurer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Calvin Maurer, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (SF), Troy Wildenberg (PF), Ernest Wood (C) Johnny Ickes, Shaun Chambless, Daniel Culpepper | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Roy Harris (SF), Steve Carroll (C) Rick Krysinski, John Germann, James Williams | |
| 04:06 | Florida State | John Allen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Roy Harris gets the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 03:48 | Florida State | William Rogers misses long on a floater in the paint | 64-49 |
| 03:46 | Florida State | Steve Carroll can't tip it in | 64-49 |
| 03:45 | Florida State | Warren Drew grabs the offensive board | 64-49 |
| 03:28 | Florida State | Roy Harris scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brandon Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Maurer (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Wildenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Wood (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Warren Drew (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Allen (tired) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Roy Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Rogers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Carroll (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:02 | NC State | William Rogers steals it from Ernest Wood | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:49 | Florida State | Roy Harris makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Rogers | 64-53 |
| 02:30 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Brandon Kirkpatrick and he's hacked by William Rogers - foul #1 on William Rogers, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Reichard (PG), Millard Knight (SG), Johnny Ickes (SF), Daniel Culpepper (C) Brandon Kirkpatrick, Calvin Maurer, Larry Jenkins, Ernest Wood | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rick Krysinski (SG), James Williams (C) John Allen, Steve Carroll | |
| 02:30 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg makes the free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:15 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 02:14 | NC State | Johnny Ickes pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Johnny Ickes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-53 |
| 02:08 | Florida State | William Rogers grabs the board | 67-53 |
| 02:01 | Florida State | Roy Harris misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-53 |
| 01:59 | Florida State | James Williams misses the tip | 67-53 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Troy Wildenberg snags the defensive board | 67-53 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Johnny Ickes is fouled on the floor by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #7 | 67-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Calvin Maurer (SG), Ernest Wood (C) Millard Knight, Daniel Culpepper | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Allen (SG), Steve Carroll (C) Rick Krysinski, James Williams | |
| 01:29 | NC State | Johnny Ickes makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Johnny Ickes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | John Allen misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Calvin Maurer - foul #3 on Calvin Maurer, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Jenkins (SF) Johnny Ickes | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:12 | Florida State | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Ernest Wood is hacked by Steve Carroll - foul #3 on Steve Carroll, team foul #8 | 69-55 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Ernest Wood makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:03 | NC State | Ernest Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:03 | Florida State | William Rogers pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:57 | Florida State | Roy Harris hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Allen | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:37 | NC State | Warren Drew steals it from Gary Reichard | 70-58 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Steve Carroll misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Larry Jenkins - foul #3 on Larry Jenkins, team foul #9 | 70-58 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Steve Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Steve Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Ernest Wood pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Calvin Maurer misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Steve Carroll | 70-59 |