| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joe Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Felipe Morales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Donald Holt inbounds the ball | 19-30 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the dunk | 19-30 |
| 19:42 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 19:32 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 19:31 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 19:10 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Donald Holt | 21-30 |
| 18:44 | Wake Forest | Samuel Anderson denies the turnaround by Felipe Morales | 21-30 |
| 18:42 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams tips it back up and in | 21-32 |
| 18:14 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses the floater from the right side | 21-32 |
| 18:13 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 17:55 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales blows the dunk | 21-32 |
| 17:54 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox tips it in | 21-34 |
| 17:25 | NC State | Paul Stephens steps in front of the Dennis Walker pass | 21-34 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales lays it in on a great pass from Paul Stephens | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:03 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-36 |
| 17:01 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Clarence Cox | 21-36 |
| 16:43 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Joe Miller | 21-39 |
| 16:37 | NC State | Dennis Walker is hacked by Felipe Morales - foul #3 on Felipe Morales, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF) Donald Holt, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth (SG), Alec Jones (SF) Paul Stephens, Felipe Morales | |
| 16:13 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Crow | 23-39 |
| 15:52 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-41 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) C - Dennis Walker (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joe Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Letchworth (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alec Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | NC State | Adam Ayers blows the layup | 23-41 |
| 15:29 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 15:14 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth is hacked by Joseph Crow - foul #3 on Joseph Crow, team foul #1 | 23-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Samuel Anderson (PF), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (SG), Felipe Morales (SF) Johnny Letchworth, Alec Jones | |
| 15:01 | Wake Forest | Lester Gibbons steals the ball from Paul Stephens | 23-41 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Lester Gibbons lays it up and in | 25-41 |
| 14:29 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Williams | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:20 | NC State | Patrick Garner splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 14:07 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:44 | NC State | Johnny Williams is called for the reach on Samuel Anderson - foul #2 on Johnny Williams, team foul #2 | 27-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Dennis Walker (C) Lester Gibbons, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth (SG) Paul Stephens | |
| 13:36 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnny Williams - foul #3 on Johnny Williams, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 13:36 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 13:34 | Wake Forest | Joseph Crow steals it from Joe Miller in the backcourt | 28-44 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Joseph Crow slams it home | 30-44 |
| 13:08 | Wake Forest | Patrick Garner steps in front of the Clarence Cox pass | 30-44 |
| 13:05 | NC State | Patrick Garner banks in the layup | 32-44 |
| 12:40 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth misses the jump hook near the basket | 32-44 |
| 12:39 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams hits the follow up shot | 32-46 |
| 12:22 | NC State | Patrick Garner can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 12:20 | NC State | Patrick Garner tips it back up and in | 34-46 |
| 11:54 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 11:52 | NC State | Donald Holt grabs the board | 34-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Garner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Letchworth (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Felipe Morales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | NC State | Patrick Garner scores on a 3 from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 11:16 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 11:14 | NC State | Patrick Garner gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:45 | NC State | Joseph Crow is hacked by Clarence Cox during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Clarence Cox, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG), Mark Lofgren (SF), Adam Ayers (PF), John Saunders (C) Patrick Garner, Donald Holt, Samuel Anderson, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (SG), Alec Jones (SF), Matthew Corbett (C) Johnny Letchworth, Felipe Morales, Clarence Cox | |
| 10:22 | NC State | Lester Gibbons loses the dribble to Paul Stephens | 37-46 |
| 10:06 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 37-46 |
| 10:05 | NC State | The rebound goes to Lester Gibbons | 37-46 |
| 09:36 | NC State | Joseph Crow works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lester Gibbons | 40-46 |
| 09:18 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones hits the finger roll set up by Joe Miller and the foul's on Adam Ayers - foul #2 on Adam Ayers, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (C) John Saunders | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth (PG), Clarence Cox (C) Joe Miller, Johnny Williams | |
| 09:18 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones misses the free throw | 40-48 |
| 09:18 | NC State | The rebound goes to Adam Ayers | 40-48 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 08:48 | NC State | Adam Ayers hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 08:27 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones misses the dunk attempt | 42-48 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 08:02 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox jams it set up by Paul Stephens | 42-50 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Joseph Crow shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 07:38 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox grabs the board | 42-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Johnny Letchworth (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alec Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Corbett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 07:30 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dennis Walker | 42-50 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Adam Ayers's pass is intercepted by Alec Jones | 42-50 |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Walker - foul #2 on Dennis Walker, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Samuel Anderson (PF), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers, Dennis Walker | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joe Miller (PG), Felipe Morales (SF), Johnny Williams (PF), Peter Jordan (C) Paul Stephens, Alec Jones, Matthew Corbett, Clarence Cox | |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Samuel Anderson can't finish the layup | 42-51 |
| 06:21 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 06:01 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Johnny Williams and he's hacked by Donald Holt - foul #3 on Donald Holt, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| 06:01 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:48 | NC State | Lester Gibbons clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joe Miller - foul #1 on Joe Miller, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joe Pasquale (SG), Clarence Cox (C) Johnny Letchworth, Peter Jordan | |
| 05:48 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 05:48 | NC State | Lester Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:20 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 05:18 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams can't tip it in | 44-54 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Samuel Anderson snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Patrick Garner makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox's dunk attempt is rejected by John Saunders | 47-54 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Samuel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 04:31 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Garner out of a doubleteam | 49-54 |
| 04:13 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox is fouled on the floor by Lester Gibbons - foul #3 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), Dennis Walker (C) Patrick Garner, John Saunders | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (SG) Joe Pasquale | |
| 04:04 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales misses short on a shot from close range | 49-54 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 03:51 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Holt | 51-54 |
| 03:33 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-54 |
| 03:31 | NC State | Samuel Anderson pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Walker (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Felipe Morales (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Clarence Cox (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | NC State | Johnny Williams is called for the reach on Mark Lofgren - foul #4 on Johnny Williams, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (SG), Adam Ayers (PF) Donald Holt, Samuel Anderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alec Jones (SF), Matthew Corbett (C) Felipe Morales, Clarence Cox | |
| 02:59 | NC State | Adam Ayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| 02:55 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Donald Holt (SF), Samuel Anderson (PF) Lester Gibbons, Mark Lofgren, Adam Ayers | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales (SF), Clarence Cox (C) Alec Jones, Matthew Corbett | |
| 02:40 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 02:38 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:29 | NC State | Patrick Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-54 |
| 02:28 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 02:16 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales clanks a runner in the paint | 51-54 |
| 02:15 | NC State | Dennis Walker pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:05 | NC State | Joseph Crow buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 01:59 | Wake Forest | Samuel Anderson swats the layup by Clarence Cox | 54-54 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:36 | NC State | Paul Stephens steps in front of the Dennis Walker pass | 54-54 |
| 01:27 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Joe Miller | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:11 | NC State | Joe Miller takes the ball from Donald Holt | 54-56 |
| 01:07 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Miller | 54-58 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Crow | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams tips it back up and in | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Joseph Crow shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-60 |
| 00:20 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales grabs the board | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales is hacked by Joseph Crow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Crow, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Patrick Garner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:18 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller is hacked by Lester Gibbons - foul #4 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:18 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Donald Holt grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Joseph Crow shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 59-61 |
| 00:10 | Wake Forest | Lester Gibbons is called for the reach on Clarence Cox in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Lester Gibbons | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:10 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:10 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Patrick Garner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller runs out the clock | 59-63 |