| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joe Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Felipe Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Donald Holt inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | NC State | Lester Gibbons hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Anderson | 31-32 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Clarence Cox and he's hacked by Lester Gibbons - foul #1 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:25 | NC State | Samuel Anderson gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Samuel Anderson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 18:37 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:36 | NC State | Samuel Anderson snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:31 | NC State | Lester Gibbons misses the floater from the left side | 33-34 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Dennis Walker tips it but misses | 33-34 |
| 18:27 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 18:24 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 18:04 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is alone and drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Crow | 33-36 |
| 17:50 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Felipe Morales | 36-36 |
| 17:38 | NC State | Lester Gibbons buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Holt | 36-38 |
| 17:28 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 36-38 |
| 17:26 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:12 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lester Gibbons - foul #2 on Lester Gibbons, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth (SG) Paul Stephens | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (SF), John Saunders (C) Donald Holt, Samuel Anderson | |
| 17:12 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:12 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:12 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:50 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 16:48 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 16:35 | Wake Forest | John Saunders is called for the reach on Clarence Cox - foul #1 on John Saunders, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alec Jones (SF) Felipe Morales | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Adam Ayers (PF) Joseph Crow, Dennis Walker | |
| 16:20 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Joe Miller | 39-38 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Clarence Cox picks off the pass by Patrick Garner | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Letchworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alec Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Lester Gibbons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Adam Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Saunders (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth is hacked by Patrick Garner - foul #2 on Patrick Garner, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (SG) Johnny Letchworth | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Donald Holt (SF), Samuel Anderson (C) Lester Gibbons, Mark Lofgren, John Saunders | |
| 15:29 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Paul Stephens | 41-38 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Adam Ayers hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Patrick Garner | 41-40 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales (SF) Alec Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (PF) Adam Ayers | |
| 14:13 | NC State | Dennis Walker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Clarence Cox - foul #3 on Clarence Cox, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lester Gibbons (PG) Patrick Garner | |
| 14:13 | NC State | Dennis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:13 | NC State | Dennis Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:13 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:55 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens loses the dribble to Donald Holt | 41-41 |
| 13:52 | NC State | Joseph Crow blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 13:50 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 13:31 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-41 |
| 13:29 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Joseph Crow splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Gibbons | 41-44 |
| 12:45 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 12:44 | NC State | Dennis Walker gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:21 | NC State | Lester Gibbons is hacked by Felipe Morales - foul #1 on Felipe Morales, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth (SG), Matthew Corbett (C) Paul Stephens, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG), Mark Lofgren (SF), John Saunders (C) Joseph Crow, Donald Holt, Samuel Anderson | |
| 12:21 | NC State | The refs have stopped play. Lester Gibbons is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 41-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG) Lester Gibbons | |
| 11:55 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 11:54 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett grabs the board | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Letchworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Felipe Morales (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Johnny Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Crow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lofgren (fresh) PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - John Saunders (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-44 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Dennis Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:12 | NC State | Johnny Williams is called for the reach on John Saunders - foul #1 on Johnny Williams, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alec Jones (SF), Clarence Cox (C) Felipe Morales, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (PG), Adam Ayers (PF) Joseph Crow, Dennis Walker | |
| 10:58 | NC State | Adam Ayers drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Holt | 41-46 |
| 10:45 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Letchworth | 44-46 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Patrick Garner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 10:19 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Ayers | 44-46 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Patrick Garner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 09:53 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:30 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Miller | 47-46 |
| 09:04 | NC State | Patrick Garner drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Ayers | 47-49 |
| 08:52 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 08:23 | NC State | Patrick Garner makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Holt | 49-52 |
| 08:16 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox is hacked by Donald Holt - foul #3 on Donald Holt, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joe Pasquale (PG), Paul Stephens (SG), Felipe Morales (SF), Matthew Corbett (PF), Peter Jordan (C) Joe Miller, Johnny Letchworth, Alec Jones, Johnny Williams, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Crow (PG), Dennis Walker (PF), Samuel Anderson (C) Donald Holt, Adam Ayers, John Saunders | |
| 08:02 | Wake Forest | Joe Pasquale is fouled on the floor by Patrick Garner - foul #3 on Patrick Garner, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| 07:52 | Wake Forest | Joe Pasquale loses the dribble to Mark Lofgren | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joe Pasquale (fresh) SG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Felipe Morales (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Garner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lofgren (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits a shot from the right block | 49-54 |
| 07:04 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales misses long on a floater from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 07:03 | Wake Forest | Joe Pasquale snags the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 06:44 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett makes the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Dennis Walker - foul #3 on Dennis Walker, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Letchworth (PG), Clarence Cox (C) Joe Pasquale, Peter Jordan | |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Holt (SG) Patrick Garner | |
| 06:44 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Samuel Anderson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Holt | 52-56 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Dennis Walker swats the layup by Matthew Corbett | 52-56 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Samuel Anderson grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 05:39 | NC State | Joseph Crow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 05:37 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Paul Stephens | 52-56 |
| 05:37 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joe Miller (PG), Johnny Williams (PF) Johnny Letchworth, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:20 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Cox | 55-56 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Joseph Crow evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Stephens | 58-59 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Joseph Crow works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Samuel Anderson can't tip it in | 58-59 |
| 04:05 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits the follow up shot | 58-61 |
| 03:58 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by Clarence Cox is denied by Samuel Anderson | 58-61 |
| 03:57 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales tips it home | 60-61 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Joseph Crow evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joe Miller (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Felipe Morales (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joseph Crow (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lofgren (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Anderson (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Wake Forest | Samuel Anderson swats the shot by Joe Miller | 60-64 |
| 03:23 | Wake Forest | Felipe Morales tips it home | 62-64 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Samuel Anderson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 62-64 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Dennis Walker tips it home | 62-66 |
| 02:47 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 02:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to Mark Lofgren | 62-66 |
| 02:32 | NC State | Samuel Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 62-66 |
| 02:31 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | Dennis Walker picks off the pass by Felipe Morales | 62-66 |
| 01:48 | NC State | Joseph Crow shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Anderson | 62-68 |
| 01:25 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox hits the finger roll set up by Joe Miller | 64-68 |
| 01:04 | NC State | The jumper by Joseph Crow is denied by Clarence Cox | 64-68 |
| 01:02 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Clarence Cox | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams travels with the ball | 64-68 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Patrick Garner (SG) Mark Lofgren | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | NC State | Dennis Walker is hacked by Joe Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Miller, team foul #4 | 64-68 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Dennis Walker is hacked by Joe Miller - foul #3 on Joe Miller, team foul #5 | 64-68 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Dennis Walker is fouled on the floor by Johnny Williams - foul #2 on Johnny Williams, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is hacked by Clarence Cox - foul #4 on Clarence Cox, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Lofgren (PF) Dennis Walker | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:34 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-70 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Samuel Anderson gets the rebound | 64-70 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Samuel Anderson is hacked by Joe Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Miller, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Dennis Walker (PF) Mark Lofgren | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Samuel Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-72 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Patrick Garner snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Patrick Garner is hacked by Paul Stephens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Stephens, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | John Saunders (C) Samuel Anderson | |
| 00:18 | NC State | Patrick Garner makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Patrick Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Clarence Cox | 66-74 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Dennis Walker is hacked by Paul Stephens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Stephens, team foul #10 | 66-74 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Dennis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Dennis Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Joe Miller makes the jumper from the right wing | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Joseph Crow runs out the clock | 68-76 |