| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Aaron Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hackett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oleg Klinski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Denny Stuart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Gendreau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Richardson (fresh) SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harry Christofferso (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Engelmann (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Justin Arvin inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 19:10 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-21 |
| 19:08 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey can't tip it in | 28-21 |
| 19:06 | NC State | James Engelmann snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Hackett - foul #1 on David Hackett, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Justin Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 18:28 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee loses the dribble to Aaron Gendreau | 28-22 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Justin Arvin hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Gendreau | 28-24 |
| 17:48 | Wake Forest | David Hackett makes the driving attempt near the basket | 30-24 |
| 17:26 | NC State | David Hackett is called for the reach on Harry Christofferso - foul #2 on David Hackett, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Engelmann | 30-27 |
| 16:59 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Hackett | 32-27 |
| 16:46 | NC State | James Engelmann clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 16:44 | NC State | James Engelmann tips it home | 32-29 |
| 16:23 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski's fadeaway is rejected by Harry Christofferso | 32-29 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Justin Arvin snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 16:09 | NC State | James Engelmann can't finish the layup | 32-29 |
| 16:08 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 15:51 | Wake Forest | Justin Arvin steals it from Jay Gailey | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Aaron Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hackett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Klinski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Denny Stuart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Gendreau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Arvin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Christofferso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Engelmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | NC State | Justin Arvin's layup is rejected by Oleg Klinski | 32-29 |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Denny Stuart | 32-29 |
| 15:10 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Aaron Gendreau - foul #3 on Aaron Gendreau, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair (SG), Danny Humphrey (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Angel Moreno (C) Aaron Lee, David Hackett, Oleg Klinski, Denny Stuart | |
| Subs | NC State | Bob Donaldson (PG), Mark Slaughter (SG) Aaron Gendreau, Matthew Richardson | |
| 15:10 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:10 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:10 | NC State | James Engelmann grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:52 | NC State | James Engelmann's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Smith | 33-29 |
| 14:30 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Danny Humphrey | 36-29 |
| 14:11 | NC State | Mark Slaughter scores on a shot from the left side | 36-31 |
| 13:48 | Wake Forest | Harry Christofferso is called for the reach on Kyle Blair - foul #1 on Harry Christofferso, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG) Jay Gailey | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Winters (C) James Engelmann | |
| 13:40 | Wake Forest | Bob Donaldson is called for the reach on Kyle Blair - foul #1 on Bob Donaldson, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hackett (SF) Jonathan Early | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (PG) Bob Donaldson | |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Harry Christofferso - foul #2 on Harry Christofferso, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee (SG) Kyle Blair | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Mark Slaughter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Alvin Chunn (PF) Harry Christofferso | |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 12:40 | NC State | Alvin Chunn snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 12:16 | NC State | Angel Moreno is called for the reach on Richard Winters - foul #4 on Angel Moreno, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski (PF), Denny Stuart (C) Kenneth Smith, Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | NC State | James Engelmann (C) Richard Winters | |
| 12:05 | NC State | Justin Arvin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Danny Humphrey - foul #2 on Danny Humphrey, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG) Danny Humphrey | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Richardson (SG) Mark Slaughter | |
| 12:05 | NC State | Justin Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 12:05 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 12:05 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 11:44 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski is whistled for a carry | 38-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), Kyle Blair (SG) Jonathan Early, David Hackett | |
| Subs | NC State | Bob Donaldson (SG), Harry Christofferso (PF) Aaron Gendreau, Alvin Chunn | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kyle Blair (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Aaron Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Oleg Klinski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Denny Stuart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Matthew Richardson (fresh) SG - Bob Donaldson (fresh) SF - Justin Arvin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Christofferso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Engelmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | NC State | Justin Arvin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 11:18 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 10:56 | Wake Forest | Bob Donaldson steals it from Denny Stuart | 38-32 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Bob Donaldson can't finish the layup | 38-32 |
| 10:50 | NC State | James Engelmann tips it home | 38-34 |
| 10:32 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Blair | 40-34 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Matthew Richardson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 10:01 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hackett (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF) Aaron Lee, Oleg Klinski | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (PG), Mark Slaughter (SG), Stefan Rossi (SF), Richard Winters (C) Matthew Richardson, Bob Donaldson, Justin Arvin, James Engelmann | |
| 09:38 | NC State | Mark Slaughter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 09:37 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Winters | 40-36 |
| 09:10 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair is whistled for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (PG) Jay Gailey | |
| Subs | NC State | Alvin Chunn (PF) Harry Christofferso | |
| 08:54 | NC State | David Hackett steals it from Richard Winters | 40-36 |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Aaron Gendreau steals it from Danny Humphrey | 40-36 |
| 08:07 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 08:06 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 07:44 | Wake Forest | David Hackett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 07:42 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith tips it back up and in | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Danny Humphrey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Blair (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hackett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Denny Stuart (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Gendreau (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Slaughter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stefan Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Chunn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | NC State | Richard Winters dunks the ball | 42-38 |
| 07:00 | Wake Forest | David Hackett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 06:58 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 06:44 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 06:42 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart tips it home | 44-38 |
| 06:19 | NC State | Richard Winters misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Kyle Blair | 44-38 |
| 06:06 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart loses the dribble to Alvin Chunn | 44-38 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 05:36 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 05:36 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), Aaron Lee (SG), Angel Moreno (C) Danny Humphrey, Kyle Blair, Denny Stuart | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Arvin (SF), Harry Christofferso (PF), James Engelmann (C) Stefan Rossi, Alvin Chunn, Richard Winters | |
| 05:18 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 44-38 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Harry Christofferso snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 04:55 | NC State | Harry Christofferso drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Kenneth Smith - foul #4 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski (PF) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:55 | NC State | Harry Christofferso makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 04:40 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski is called for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Richardson (SG) Mark Slaughter | |
| 04:14 | NC State | The jumper by James Engelmann is denied by Oleg Klinski | 44-41 |
| 04:13 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 03:58 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey is fouled on the floor by James Engelmann - foul #3 on James Engelmann, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (SF) David Hackett | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:39 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Aaron Lee | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Aaron Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Danny Humphrey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oleg Klinski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Angel Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Aaron Gendreau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Richardson (fresh) SF - Justin Arvin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Christofferso (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Engelmann (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | NC State | Matthew Richardson is fouled on the floor by Angel Moreno - foul #5 on Angel Moreno, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith (PF), Denny Stuart (C) Oleg Klinski, Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Slaughter (SG) Aaron Gendreau | |
| 03:03 | NC State | James Engelmann can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 03:01 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 02:56 | Wake Forest | Justin Arvin picks off the pass by Danny Humphrey | 46-41 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Justin Arvin misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-41 |
| 02:33 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee scores on a 3 from straight away | 49-41 |
| 01:59 | NC State | Harry Christofferso buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Arvin | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:43 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Justin Arvin snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:29 | NC State | Aaron Lee is called for the reach on Mark Slaughter - foul #1 on Aaron Lee, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hackett (SF) Danny Humphrey | |
| Subs | NC State | Aaron Gendreau (PG) Matthew Richardson | |
| 01:29 | NC State | Mark Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Mark Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 01:12 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith is fouled on the floor by Harry Christofferso - foul #3 on Harry Christofferso, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| 00:58 | Wake Forest | James Engelmann is called for the reach on Jay Gailey - foul #4 on James Engelmann, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| 00:58 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:58 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:58 | NC State | Harry Christofferso pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 00:36 | NC State | James Engelmann misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Denny Stuart - foul #1 on Denny Stuart, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| 00:36 | NC State | James Engelmann misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:36 | NC State | James Engelmann misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith is hacked by Mark Slaughter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Slaughter, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (PG), Kyle Blair (SG) Jay Gailey, Aaron Lee | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 00:26 | NC State | James Engelmann grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG) Danny Humphrey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Slaughter - foul #5 on Mark Slaughter, team foul #9 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Richardson (SG) Mark Slaughter | |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:19 | NC State | Harry Christofferso gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau's pass is intercepted by David Hackett | 53-45 |
| 00:10 | Wake Forest | David Hackett blows the layup | 53-45 |
| 00:08 | NC State | James Engelmann gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:04 | NC State | Justin Arvin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Gendreau - foul #4 on Aaron Gendreau, team foul #10 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (PG) Jay Gailey | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Aaron Gendreau misses long on a halfcourt shot | 55-48 |