| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) SG - Robert Newcomb (fresh) SF - Harry Crosson (fresh) PF - Robert Lord (fresh) C - Martin Holley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Walker (fresh) SG - Brandon Zamarripa (fresh) SF - Toby Segovia (fresh) PF - Brent Zelenski (fresh) C - Stanley Scharnberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Toby Segovia wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Florida State | Toby Segovia makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Brandon Zamarripa | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | NC State | Robert Newcomb drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Crosson | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Florida State | Stanley Scharnberg tips it home | 3-4 |
| 18:33 | NC State | Robert Newcomb makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Nathanial Cannon | 6-4 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | Brent Zelenski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brent Zelenski, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:51 | NC State | Martin Holley buries a driving attempt in the paint | 8-4 |
| 17:35 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Walker | 8-7 |
| 17:06 | NC State | Robert Lord can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-7 |
| 17:05 | Florida State | The rebound goes to John Walker | 8-7 |
| 16:49 | Florida State | Robert Lord is called for the reach on John Walker - foul #1 on Robert Lord, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Taylor (PF) Brent Zelenski | |
| 16:43 | Florida State | John Walker's floater is knocked away by Martin Holley | 8-7 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Harry Crosson grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 16:39 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon is fouled in the backcourt by John Walker - foul #1 on John Walker, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Harry Crosson lays it in set up by Robert Newcomb | 10-7 |
| 16:05 | Florida State | John Walker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Walker, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger (PG) John Walker | |
| 16:03 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon's pass is intercepted by Brandon Zamarripa in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| 16:00 | Florida State | Toby Segovia lays it in on a great pass from Brandon Zamarripa | 10-9 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Lord (fresh) C - Martin Holley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Richard Poffenberger (fresh) SG - Brandon Zamarripa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Toby Segovia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) C - Stanley Scharnberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | NC State | Martin Holley makes the jump hook in the lane | 12-9 |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa banks in the layup | 12-11 |
| 15:03 | NC State | Martin Holley is fouled on the floor by Stanley Scharnberg - foul #1 on Stanley Scharnberg, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Kurt Minton (PF), William Scott (C) Robert Lord, Martin Holley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Brent Zelenski (PF) Joseph Taylor | |
| 14:43 | NC State | Stanley Scharnberg swats the layup by Harry Crosson | 12-11 |
| 14:41 | Florida State | Toby Segovia pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 14:30 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Harry Crosson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stanley Scharnberg - foul #2 on Stanley Scharnberg, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Terrell Moreau (SG), Walter Blazer (SF) Nathanial Cannon, Robert Newcomb | |
| Subs | Florida State | Hugo Wade (C) Stanley Scharnberg | |
| 14:06 | NC State | Harry Crosson misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:06 | NC State | Harry Crosson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:54 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa is hacked by Terrell Moreau - foul #1 on Terrell Moreau, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Peters (PG), Martin Holley (C) Harry Crosson, William Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:38 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa is whistled for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Lord (PF) Kurt Minton | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:17 | NC State | Martin Holley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Zamarripa - foul #1 on Brandon Zamarripa, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG) Joseph Peters | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Taylor (PF) Brent Zelenski | |
| 13:17 | NC State | Martin Holley makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:17 | NC State | Martin Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Joseph Taylor misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Nathanial Cannon - foul #1 on Nathanial Cannon, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Newcomb (SG), Harry Crosson (SF) Terrell Moreau, Walter Blazer | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:58 | Florida State | Joseph Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:58 | NC State | Robert Lord pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Harry Crosson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:33 | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 12:10 | Florida State | Toby Segovia knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 11:42 | NC State | Robert Lord double dribbles | 15-17 |
| Subs | NC State | Kurt Minton (PF), William Scott (C) Robert Lord, Martin Holley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Winford Joyce (PG), Brent Zelenski (PF) Richard Poffenberger, Toby Segovia | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nathanial Cannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Crosson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kurt Minton (fresh) C - William Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Winford Joyce (fresh) SG - Brandon Zamarripa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brent Zelenski (fresh) C - Hugo Wade (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Florida State | Joseph Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 11:24 | NC State | William Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:16 | NC State | Harry Crosson misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Brandon Zamarripa - foul #2 on Brandon Zamarripa, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Luis Sierra (SG), Steven Bier (C) Brandon Zamarripa, Hugo Wade | |
| 11:16 | NC State | Harry Crosson makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:16 | NC State | Harry Crosson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:16 | NC State | Kurt Minton grabs the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Robert Newcomb misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 11:00 | Florida State | Steven Bier grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 10:41 | Florida State | Luis Sierra connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-20 |
| 10:16 | NC State | Kurt Minton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-20 |
| 10:15 | NC State | Robert Newcomb tips it but misses | 16-20 |
| 10:14 | NC State | William Scott gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:53 | NC State | Steven Bier is called for the reach on Nathanial Cannon - foul #1 on Steven Bier, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Terrell Moreau (SG), Walter Blazer (SF), Robert Lord (PF), Martin Holley (C) Robert Newcomb, Harry Crosson, Kurt Minton, William Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger (PG), Toby Segovia (SF), Hugo Wade (C) Luis Sierra, Joseph Taylor, Steven Bier | |
| 09:53 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:53 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:35 | Florida State | Martin Holley blocks the jumper by Brent Zelenski | 18-20 |
| 09:34 | NC State | Martin Holley snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Robert Lord comes up short on the floater from the right block | 18-20 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Martin Holley pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Robert Lord is fouled on the floor by Brent Zelenski - foul #2 on Brent Zelenski, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Crosson (PG), Robert Newcomb (SG) Nathanial Cannon, Terrell Moreau | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Taylor (PF) Brent Zelenski | |
| 08:42 | NC State | Robert Lord makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Robert Lord makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Winford Joyce can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Martin Holley - foul #1 on Martin Holley, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Winford Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Winford Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Richard Poffenberger is called for the reach on Harry Crosson - foul #1 on Richard Poffenberger, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Luis Sierra (SG), Steven Bier (C) Winford Joyce, Hugo Wade | |
| 08:10 | NC State | Harry Crosson makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:10 | NC State | Harry Crosson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:00 | Florida State | Luis Sierra drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Poffenberger | 22-24 |
| 07:33 | NC State | Martin Holley comes up short on the shot in the lane | 22-24 |
| 07:31 | NC State | Robert Lord grabs the offensive board | 22-24 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Harry Crosson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Newcomb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Blazer (fresh) PF - Robert Lord (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Holley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Richard Poffenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Sierra (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Toby Segovia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. C - Steven Bier (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | NC State | Robert Newcomb is hacked by Luis Sierra - foul #1 on Luis Sierra, team foul #11 | 22-24 |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG) Walter Blazer | |
| Subs | Florida State | Winford Joyce (SG) Luis Sierra | |
| 07:07 | NC State | Robert Newcomb makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Robert Newcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:07 | Florida State | Joseph Taylor gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:47 | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger blows the layup | 23-24 |
| 06:46 | Florida State | Toby Segovia tips it home | 23-26 |
| 06:27 | NC State | Harry Crosson makes the floater from the baseline set up by Nathanial Cannon | 25-26 |
| 06:08 | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Harry Crosson - foul #1 on Harry Crosson, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Kurt Minton (PF), William Scott (C) Robert Lord, Martin Holley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Luis Sierra (SF), Hugo Wade (PF) Toby Segovia, Joseph Taylor | |
| 06:08 | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:08 | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:54 | NC State | Kurt Minton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 05:47 | Florida State | Winford Joyce misses the shot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 05:46 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 05:40 | NC State | Robert Newcomb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 05:38 | Florida State | Steven Bier grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 05:27 | Florida State | Luis Sierra steps out of bounds on the baseline | 25-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Walter Blazer (SF) Harry Crosson | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 05:16 | NC State | Robert Newcomb misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 05:14 | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | Richard Poffenberger misses the easy layup | 25-28 |
| 04:58 | Florida State | Hugo Wade hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 04:33 | NC State | Robert Newcomb misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 04:32 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Richard Poffenberger | 25-30 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Luis Sierra comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Nathanial Cannon - foul #2 on Nathanial Cannon, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Crosson (PG), Terrell Moreau (SG), Robert Lord (PF), Martin Holley (C) Nathanial Cannon, Robert Newcomb, Kurt Minton, William Scott | |
| Subs | Florida State | Toby Segovia (SF), Joseph Taylor (PF) Winford Joyce, Steven Bier | |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Luis Sierra makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Luis Sierra makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | Luis Sierra makes the 3rd free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Martin Holley misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Hugo Wade - foul #1 on Hugo Wade, team foul #12 | 25-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Walker (PG), Brandon Zamarripa (SG), Brent Zelenski (PF), Stanley Scharnberg (C) Richard Poffenberger, Luis Sierra, Joseph Taylor, Hugo Wade | |
| 03:48 | NC State | Martin Holley makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:48 | NC State | Martin Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:31 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa clanks a floater from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 03:30 | NC State | Martin Holley gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Harry Crosson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terrell Moreau (fresh) SF - Walter Blazer (fresh) PF - Robert Lord (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Holley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Zamarripa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Toby Segovia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brent Zelenski (fresh) C - Stanley Scharnberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | NC State | The short jumper by Martin Holley is denied by Brent Zelenski | 27-33 |
| 03:06 | Florida State | Toby Segovia snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Robert Lord - foul #2 on Robert Lord, team foul #7 | 27-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Nathanial Cannon (PG), Robert Newcomb (SG) Terrell Moreau, Walter Blazer | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:56 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Harry Crosson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 02:33 | Florida State | Brandon Zamarripa misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 02:31 | NC State | Martin Holley snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Nathanial Cannon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 02:03 | NC State | Robert Lord grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Robert Newcomb is hacked by Brandon Zamarripa - foul #3 on Brandon Zamarripa, team foul #13 | 27-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Winford Joyce (SG) Brandon Zamarripa | |
| 01:50 | NC State | Robert Newcomb makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Robert Newcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | John Walker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Robert Lord snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Martin Holley hits a jump hook near the basket | 31-35 |
| 00:36 | Florida State | Stanley Scharnberg can't connect on a shot from the right block | 31-35 |
| 00:35 | Florida State | Toby Segovia pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:19 | Florida State | Toby Segovia double dribbles | 31-35 |
| Subs | NC State | Walter Blazer (SF), Kurt Minton (PF), William Scott (C) Harry Crosson, Robert Lord, Martin Holley | |
| Subs | Florida State | Joseph Taylor (SF), Hugo Wade (PF) Toby Segovia, Brent Zelenski | |
| 00:03 | NC State | Walter Blazer blows the dunk | 31-35 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Robert Newcomb pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The clock runs out | 31-35 |