| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fresh) SG - Johnny Letchworth (fresh) SF - Mark Hendricks (fresh) PF - Felipe Morales (fresh) C - Clarence Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) SF - Donald Holt (fresh) PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales misses badly on a floater from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | NC State | Samuel Anderson knocks in the shot in the paint | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Johnny Letchworth - foul #1 on Johnny Letchworth, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:56 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:56 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:41 | Wake Forest | Mark Hendricks knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Johnny Letchworth | 7-3 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Samuel Anderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-3 |
| 18:18 | Wake Forest | Mark Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 18:12 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Felipe Morales | 10-3 |
| 17:43 | NC State | Samuel Anderson knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 10-5 |
| 17:34 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Paul Stephens | 12-5 |
| 17:17 | NC State | Joseph Crow can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 17:16 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Crow | 12-5 |
| 17:01 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Lester Gibbons | 12-8 |
| 16:46 | Wake Forest | Mark Hendricks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 16:45 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Walker | 12-8 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is fouled on the floor by Clarence Cox - foul #1 on Clarence Cox, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels (SG), Alec Jones (SF), Johnny Williams (PF), Matthew Corbett (C) Johnny Letchworth, Mark Hendricks, Felipe Morales, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), John Saunders (C) Donald Holt, Samuel Anderson | |
| 16:10 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 16:08 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:51 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Adam Ayers (PF) Joseph Crow, Dennis Walker | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Vowels (fresh) SF - Alec Jones (fresh) PF - Johnny Williams (fresh) C - Matthew Corbett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) C - John Saunders (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | NC State | Patrick Garner's pass is intercepted by Paul Stephens | 12-8 |
| 15:31 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones lays it in on a great pass from Paul Stephens | 14-8 |
| 15:12 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 15:11 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Paul Stephens | 14-8 |
| 14:55 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Joseph Vowels | 16-8 |
| 14:26 | NC State | John Saunders's pass is intercepted by Joseph Vowels | 16-8 |
| 14:20 | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alec Jones and he's fouled by Patrick Garner - foul #1 on Patrick Garner, team foul #1 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth (SG), Mark Hendricks (SF), Clarence Cox (C) Paul Stephens, Alec Jones, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Donald Holt (SF), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers, John Saunders | |
| 14:20 | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels misses the free throw | 18-8 |
| 14:20 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 18-8 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Donald Holt hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 13:41 | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels lays it up and in on a great pass from Johnny Williams | 20-10 |
| 13:18 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Clarence Cox - foul #2 on Clarence Cox, team foul #3 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joe Pasquale (PG), Felipe Morales (PF), Matthew Corbett (C) Joseph Vowels, Johnny Williams, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Patrick Garner | |
| 13:18 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 13:18 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 13:18 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett snags the defensive board | 20-10 |
| 13:01 | Wake Forest | Mark Hendricks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-10 |
| 13:00 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett hits the follow up shot | 22-10 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Joseph Crow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-10 |
| 12:34 | Wake Forest | Joe Pasquale snags the defensive board | 22-10 |
| 12:26 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-10 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (PG) Joe Pasquale | |
| Subs | NC State | John Saunders (C) Samuel Anderson | |
| 11:59 | NC State | Matthew Corbett blocks the jumper by Donald Holt | 22-10 |
| 11:57 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth gets the rebound | 22-10 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-10 |
| 11:49 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett tips it but misses | 22-10 |
| 11:48 | NC State | Lester Gibbons gets the rebound | 22-10 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Letchworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hendricks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Felipe Morales (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Corbett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Saunders (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | NC State | Lester Gibbons buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-12 |
| 11:16 | Wake Forest | Lester Gibbons picks off the pass by Mark Hendricks | 22-12 |
| 11:11 | NC State | Joseph Crow lays it in on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 22-14 |
| 10:51 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens is fouled on the floor by Lester Gibbons - foul #1 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #2 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels (PG), Joe Pasquale (SG), Alec Jones (SF), Johnny Williams (PF), Peter Jordan (C) Paul Stephens, Johnny Letchworth, Mark Hendricks, Felipe Morales, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Dennis Walker, John Saunders | |
| 10:38 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams clanks a floater from the free throw line | 22-14 |
| 10:36 | NC State | Samuel Anderson snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Patrick Garner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-14 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Adam Ayers tips it in | 22-16 |
| 10:07 | Wake Forest | Joe Pasquale misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 10:06 | NC State | The rebound goes to Samuel Anderson | 22-16 |
| 09:44 | NC State | Patrick Garner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 09:40 | Wake Forest | Joe Pasquale is fouled on the floor by Lester Gibbons - foul #2 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #3 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (PG), Felipe Morales (PF) Joe Pasquale, Peter Jordan | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Dennis Walker (PF) Lester Gibbons, Adam Ayers | |
| 09:23 | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels loses the dribble to Joseph Crow | 22-19 |
| 09:00 | NC State | Patrick Garner buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joseph Crow | 22-22 |
| 08:49 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams misses the runner in the paint | 22-22 |
| 08:48 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens tips it in | 24-22 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Joseph Crow loses the dribble to Alec Jones | 24-22 |
| 08:17 | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Williams | 26-22 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Joseph Crow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Patrick Garner tips it in | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Vowels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alec Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Felipe Morales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Lofgren (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Felipe Morales | 28-24 |
| 07:23 | NC State | Patrick Garner is whistled for traveling | 28-24 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joe Pasquale (PG), Johnny Letchworth (SG), Mark Hendricks (SF), Peter Jordan (PF), Matthew Corbett (C) Paul Stephens, Joseph Vowels, Alec Jones, Felipe Morales, Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SF), Adam Ayers (PF), John Saunders (C) Mark Lofgren, Dennis Walker, Samuel Anderson | |
| 07:04 | Wake Forest | Mark Hendricks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 07:03 | NC State | Adam Ayers snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 06:37 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Joe Pasquale | 28-24 |
| 06:31 | Wake Forest | Mark Hendricks connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Peter Jordan | 31-24 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Peter Jordan - foul #1 on Peter Jordan, team foul #4 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams (PF) Peter Jordan | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Dennis Walker (PF) Patrick Garner, Adam Ayers | |
| 06:14 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Joseph Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:54 | Wake Forest | Mark Hendricks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 05:53 | NC State | John Saunders gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Donald Holt misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Williams - foul #1 on Johnny Williams, team foul #5 | 31-26 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Donald Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:34 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth travels with the ball | 31-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales (PG) Joe Pasquale | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:15 | NC State | Felipe Morales steals the ball from Donald Holt | 31-28 |
| 04:57 | Wake Forest | Mark Hendricks buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Letchworth | 34-28 |
| 04:30 | NC State | John Saunders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (PG), Joe Pasquale (SG), Peter Jordan (C) Johnny Letchworth, Johnny Williams, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Donald Holt, Dennis Walker, John Saunders | |
| 04:15 | Wake Forest | Mark Hendricks clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Anderson - foul #1 on Samuel Anderson, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels (SG) Joe Pasquale | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:15 | Wake Forest | Mark Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 04:15 | Wake Forest | Mark Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 03:55 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Peter Jordan | 36-28 |
| 03:44 | Wake Forest | Peter Jordan misses the lay-in | 36-28 |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | Peter Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Vowels (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hendricks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Felipe Morales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales drills a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Joseph Crow - foul #1 on Joseph Crow, team foul #5 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth (SG), Alec Jones (SF), Clarence Cox (C) Joseph Vowels, Mark Hendricks, Peter Jordan | |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (PF) Adam Ayers | |
| 03:29 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 03:03 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the floater near the basket | 39-28 |
| 03:02 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 02:58 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 02:56 | NC State | Samuel Anderson gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 02:39 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is fouled on the floor by Paul Stephens - foul #1 on Paul Stephens, team foul #6 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels (PG), Johnny Williams (PF) Paul Stephens, Felipe Morales | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SG), Adam Ayers (PF) Joseph Crow, Samuel Anderson | |
| 02:20 | NC State | Adam Ayers misses long on a floater from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 02:18 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 02:14 | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Lester Gibbons - foul #3 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #6 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), John Saunders (C) Lester Gibbons, Mark Lofgren | |
| 02:14 | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 02:14 | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 01:45 | NC State | Patrick Garner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 01:40 | Wake Forest | Joseph Vowels hits a shot from the left wing set up by Alec Jones | 43-28 |
| 01:14 | NC State | Adam Ayers is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Adam Ayers, team foul #7 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (PG), Joe Pasquale (SG), Mark Hendricks (SF) Joseph Vowels, Johnny Letchworth, Alec Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Samuel Anderson (C) Dennis Walker, John Saunders | |
| 00:54 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox travels with the ball | 43-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett (C) Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF) Patrick Garner | |
| 00:31 | NC State | Donald Holt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Lofgren - foul #1 on Mark Lofgren, team foul #8 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Donald Holt | |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Patrick Garner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-28 |
| 00:00 | NC State | The clock runs out | 44-28 |