| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benny Silvester (fresh) SG - Pili Mohd (fresh) SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) C - David Dallas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) C - John Milan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Michael Hammond wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | NC State | Benny Silvester drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Derrick Barker and the foul's on Robert Dunlop - foul #1 on Robert Dunlop, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | NC State | Benny Silvester misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:38 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Wake Forest | John Milan comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop hits a fadeaway near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Derrick Barker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Abbott | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Benny Silvester clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | NC State | Derrick Barker grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Michael Hammond clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | David Dallas takes the ball from Robert Dunlop | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | NC State | Benny Silvester misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:46 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:31 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Pili Mohd clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-6 |
| 16:11 | NC State | Michael Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Benny Silvester travels with the ball | 2-6 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Russell Farmer (SF) Pili Mohd, Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Daniel Grace (SG), Roy Morrison (SF), Frederick Mackey (PF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Michael Abbott, Ricky Courson, Eric Anderson, Robert Dunlop, John Milan | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benny Silvester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) SF - Russell Farmer (fresh) PF - Michael Hammond (fresh) C - David Dallas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) SG - Daniel Grace (fresh) SF - Roy Morrison (fresh) PF - Frederick Mackey (fresh) C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison tips it in | 2-8 |
| 15:07 | NC State | David Dallas slams it home | 4-8 |
| 14:48 | Wake Forest | Roy Morrison lays it in | 4-10 |
| 14:25 | NC State | Russell Farmer is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Lynch - foul #1 on Jimmie Lynch, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (PG), Derrick Barker (SF) Benny Silvester, Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Ricky Courson (SG), Eric Anderson (SF) Randy Loyd, Daniel Grace, Roy Morrison | |
| 14:10 | NC State | Jimmie Lynch blocks the short jumper by Michael Hammond | 4-10 |
| 14:09 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 13:48 | Wake Forest | Pili Mohd steals the ball from Michael Abbott | 4-10 |
| 13:31 | NC State | Derrick Barker clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 13:29 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses the tip | 4-10 |
| 13:28 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Frederick Mackey | 4-10 |
| 13:03 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Derrick Barker - foul #1 on Derrick Barker, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop (PF) Frederick Mackey | |
| 13:03 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:03 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 12:48 | NC State | David Dallas connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Pili Mohd | 6-12 |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-12 |
| 12:33 | NC State | The rebound goes to Pili Mohd | 6-12 |
| 12:06 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw is denied on a layup by Jimmie Lynch | 6-12 |
| 12:04 | NC State | Derrick Barker hits the follow up shot | 8-12 |
| 11:42 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Shaw - foul #1 on Lawrence Shaw, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (PG), Russell Farmer (SF), James Cooley (C) Lawrence Shaw, Derrick Barker, David Dallas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Daniel Grace (SF) Michael Abbott, Eric Anderson | |
| 11:42 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:42 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:42 | NC State | James Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benny Silvester (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Pili Mohd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Farmer (fresh) PF - Michael Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Cooley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Grace (fresh) PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmie Lynch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | NC State | Pili Mohd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 11:17 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 11:00 | Wake Forest | Robert Dunlop hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 8-13 |
| 10:58 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson grabs the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:38 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-13 |
| 10:37 | NC State | James Cooley snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Russell Farmer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 10:17 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:06 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch is fouled on the floor by James Cooley - foul #1 on James Cooley, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Derrick Barker (SF), David Dallas (C) Pili Mohd, Russell Farmer, Michael Hammond | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), Frederick Mackey (PF), John Milan (C) Ricky Courson, Daniel Grace, Robert Dunlop, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 09:52 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson hits a 3 from straight away | 8-16 |
| 09:30 | NC State | David Dallas can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Randy Loyd - foul #1 on Randy Loyd, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Russell Farmer (SF) Benny Silvester | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 09:30 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 09:30 | NC State | David Dallas makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 09:17 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Hammond (PF) James Cooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), Robert Dunlop (PF) Randy Loyd, Frederick Mackey | |
| 08:52 | NC State | David Dallas misses short on a shot from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 08:51 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 08:38 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Lawrence Shaw - foul #2 on Lawrence Shaw, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (PG) Lawrence Shaw | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederick Mackey (PF) Robert Dunlop | |
| 08:38 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:38 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:38 | NC State | Michael Hammond pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 08:17 | NC State | David Dallas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Michael Hammond grabs the offensive board | 10-16 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Michael Hammond knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Russell Farmer | 12-16 |
| 07:58 | Wake Forest | Benny Silvester is called for the reach on Michael Abbott - foul #1 on Benny Silvester, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | NC State | James Cooley (C) David Dallas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (SG), Robert Dunlop (PF) Ricky Courson, Frederick Mackey | |
| 07:37 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd misses the dunk | 12-16 |
| 07:36 | NC State | Derrick Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benny Silvester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Farmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derrick Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cooley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Loyd (fresh) SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dunlop (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Milan (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Dunlop - foul #2 on Robert Dunlop, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (SG) Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), Frederick Mackey (PF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Randy Loyd, Robert Dunlop, John Milan | |
| 07:14 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 07:14 | NC State | Michael Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 06:58 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses the 3 from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 06:56 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Cooley | 14-16 |
| 06:37 | NC State | Benny Silvester is hacked by Michael Abbott - foul #1 on Michael Abbott, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), David Dallas (C) Benny Silvester, Michael Hammond | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Milan (C) Jimmie Lynch | |
| 06:14 | NC State | Pili Mohd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-16 |
| 05:53 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 05:26 | NC State | David Dallas misses the easy layup | 14-16 |
| 05:24 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw tips it home | 16-16 |
| 05:07 | Wake Forest | James Cooley denies the turnaround by John Milan | 16-16 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | John Milan snags the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 04:57 | Wake Forest | John Milan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF), Michael Hammond (PF) Russell Farmer, David Dallas | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (SG), Daniel Grace (SF), Jimmie Lynch (C) Ricky Courson, Eric Anderson, John Milan | |
| 04:37 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 04:36 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the shot in the paint | 16-18 |
| 03:46 | NC State | Michael Hammond misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 16-18 |
| 03:45 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Daniel Grace | 16-18 |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch misses badly on a shot from the right block | 16-18 |
| 03:24 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd can't tip it in | 16-18 |
| 03:23 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw grabs the board | 16-18 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Pili Mohd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Derrick Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hammond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cooley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Loyd (fresh) SF - Daniel Grace (fresh) PF - Frederick Mackey (fairly fresh) C - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | NC State | Pili Mohd is hacked by Frederick Mackey - foul #1 on Frederick Mackey, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Benny Silvester (PG), Russell Farmer (SG), David Dallas (C) Pili Mohd, Lawrence Shaw, James Cooley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), Eric Anderson (SF), Robert Dunlop (PF), John Milan (C) Michael Abbott, Daniel Grace, Frederick Mackey, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 02:34 | NC State | Robert Dunlop steals the ball from Michael Hammond | 16-18 |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-18 |
| 02:03 | NC State | David Dallas misses the turnaround from the right block | 16-18 |
| 02:02 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 01:39 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd is fouled on the floor by Benny Silvester - foul #2 on Benny Silvester, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG) Derrick Barker | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG) Randy Loyd | |
| 01:25 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 16-18 |
| 01:23 | NC State | Michael Hammond gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Robert Dunlop blocks the short jumper by David Dallas | 16-18 |
| 01:00 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 00:46 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Abbott | 16-21 |
| 00:43 | NC State | Benny Silvester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| Subs | NC State | Pili Mohd (SG), Derrick Barker (SF) Lawrence Shaw, Russell Farmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch (C) John Milan | |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 16-21 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson tips it but misses | 16-21 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Michael Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Pili Mohd drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-21 |