| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Kenneth Carstarphen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Bingham (fresh) SF - Dale Melin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Troia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Frost (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Brian Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Cooley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Brian Ellis inbounds the ball | 20-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:56 | NC State | Jesse Bingham steps in front of the Brian Ellis pass in the backcourt | 20-44 |
| 19:55 | Florida State | Jesse Bingham throws it down | 22-44 |
| 19:44 | NC State | David Reed is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Carstarphen - foul #3 on Kenneth Carstarphen, team foul #1 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Stock (PG) Kenneth Carstarphen | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:27 | NC State | David Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-44 |
| 19:06 | Florida State | Dale Melin buries a jumpshot from the right side | 24-44 |
| 18:58 | NC State | David Reed knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-46 |
| 18:44 | Florida State | Dale Melin drills a 3 from the left wing | 27-46 |
| 18:38 | NC State | David Reed is hacked by Mark Frost - foul #1 on Mark Frost, team foul #2 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Florida State | Mathew Kime (PF) David Troia | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 18:33 | NC State | James Cooley scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-48 |
| 18:28 | Florida State | Dale Melin drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Stock | 29-48 |
| 18:25 | NC State | Robert Stock steps in front of the Lawrence Shaw pass in the backcourt | 29-48 |
| 18:23 | Florida State | Jesse Bingham lays it in set up by Robert Stock | 31-48 |
| 18:16 | NC State | David Reed double dribbles | 31-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Carrigan (SG), Vincent Gupton (SF), Howard Quam (C) Jesse Bingham, Dale Melin, Mark Frost | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 17:52 | Florida State | Howard Quam knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Vincent Gupton | 33-48 |
| 17:40 | NC State | James Cooley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Quam - foul #2 on Howard Quam, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SG) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw | |
| 17:40 | NC State | James Cooley misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 17:40 | NC State | James Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 17:27 | Florida State | Gary Carrigan is hacked by Derrick Barker - foul #2 on Derrick Barker, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Troia (PF), Mark Frost (C) Mathew Kime, Howard Quam | |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (C) James Cooley | |
| 17:11 | Florida State | Mark Frost knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Troia | 35-49 |
| 16:54 | NC State | Vincent Gupton steals it from John Fields | 35-49 |
| 16:40 | Florida State | Mark Frost blows the layup | 35-49 |
| 16:39 | NC State | Jonathan Wright snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 16:30 | NC State | Mark Frost blocks the short jumper by John Fields | 35-49 |
| 16:29 | Florida State | Vincent Gupton snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 16:23 | Florida State | Mark Frost can't connect on a runner near the basket | 35-49 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Jonathan Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Martin Beesley is hacked by Mark Frost in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Frost, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jesse Bingham (SG), Dale Melin (SF), Mathew Kime (PF), Howard Quam (C) Gary Carrigan, Vincent Gupton, David Troia, Mark Frost | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), Philip Taylor (PF), James Cooley (C) Martin Beesley, Derrick Barker, Jonathan Wright, John Fields | |
| 16:11 | NC State | The short jumper by Philip Taylor is denied by Mathew Kime | 35-49 |
| 16:10 | Florida State | Howard Quam grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 15:54 | Florida State | Brian Ellis steals it from Mathew Kime | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Stock (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Bingham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Melin (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Mathew Kime (fresh) 2 blk. C - Howard Quam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Brian Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Cooley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | NC State | James Cooley hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Shaw | 35-51 |
| 15:31 | Florida State | Howard Quam can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-51 |
| 15:29 | NC State | David Reed gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| 15:08 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses long on a runner in the lane | 35-51 |
| 15:06 | Florida State | Mathew Kime snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 14:47 | Florida State | Howard Quam hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Stock | 37-51 |
| 14:40 | NC State | Philip Taylor misses long on a floater from the right side | 37-51 |
| 14:39 | Florida State | Jesse Bingham grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 14:26 | Florida State | Dale Melin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brian Ellis - foul #3 on Brian Ellis, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Carstarphen (PG), Gary Carrigan (SG), David Troia (PF), Mark Frost (C) Robert Stock, Jesse Bingham, Mathew Kime, Howard Quam | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Derrick Barker (SG), Fred Anderson (SF), Jonathan Wright (PF), John Fields (C) David Reed, Lawrence Shaw, Brian Ellis, Philip Taylor, James Cooley | |
| 14:26 | Florida State | Dale Melin misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:26 | Florida State | Dale Melin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:12 | NC State | John Fields banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Anderson and the foul's on David Troia - foul #3 on David Troia, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Vincent Gupton (SF) Dale Melin | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:12 | NC State | John Fields misses the free throw | 38-53 |
| 14:12 | Florida State | Gary Carrigan gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 13:55 | Florida State | Mark Frost travels with the ball | 38-53 |
| 13:51 | NC State | Kenneth Carstarphen steals it from Martin Beesley in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| 13:46 | Florida State | Mark Frost comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-53 |
| 13:45 | NC State | John Fields grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 13:42 | NC State | Derrick Barker is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Carstarphen - foul #4 on Kenneth Carstarphen, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dale Melin (PG) Kenneth Carstarphen | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:24 | NC State | Martin Beesley misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 13:22 | Florida State | The rebound goes to David Troia | 38-53 |
| 13:16 | Florida State | David Troia is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on David Troia, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Philip Taylor (PF) Jonathan Wright | |
| 13:13 | NC State | Dale Melin is called for the reach on Martin Beesley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Melin, team foul #8 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG) Fred Anderson | |
| 13:13 | NC State | Martin Beesley makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 13:13 | NC State | Martin Beesley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 12:53 | Florida State | Martin Beesley steals the ball from Dale Melin | 38-55 |
| 12:51 | NC State | Gary Carrigan steals the ball from Philip Taylor in the backcourt | 38-55 |
| 12:31 | Florida State | David Troia drills a turnaround from close range | 40-55 |
| 12:20 | NC State | David Reed makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Martin Beesley | 40-57 |
| 12:04 | Florida State | Dale Melin lays it up and in | 42-57 |
| 11:41 | NC State | Philip Taylor knocks in the runner from close range set up by Martin Beesley | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Dale Melin (tiring) 15 pts. SG - Gary Carrigan (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Vincent Gupton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Troia (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Frost (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Beesley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 stl. SF - Derrick Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Fields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 11:25 | Florida State | Mark Frost misses the easy layup | 42-59 |
| 11:23 | Florida State | Gary Carrigan hits the follow up shot | 44-59 |
| 11:03 | NC State | Vincent Gupton is called for the reach on Derrick Barker - foul #3 on Vincent Gupton, team foul #9 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Stock (PG), Marvin Sales (SG), Jesse Bingham (SF), Mathew Kime (PF), Howard Quam (C) Dale Melin, Gary Carrigan, Vincent Gupton, David Troia, Mark Frost | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Ellis (PG), Lawrence Shaw (SG), Jonathan Wright (PF), James Cooley (C) David Reed, Martin Beesley, Philip Taylor, John Fields | |
| 11:03 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 11:03 | NC State | Derrick Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 10:39 | Florida State | The pull-up jumper by Howard Quam is blocked by James Cooley | 44-61 |
| 10:37 | NC State | James Cooley pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| 10:31 | NC State | Jonathan Wright connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by James Cooley | 44-63 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Howard Quam misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by James Cooley - foul #2 on James Cooley, team foul #3 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG) Derrick Barker | |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Howard Quam misses the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Howard Quam makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 10:14 | NC State | Jonathan Wright is hacked by Mathew Kime - foul #1 on Mathew Kime, team foul #10 | 45-63 |
| 10:14 | NC State | Jonathan Wright misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 10:14 | NC State | Jonathan Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 10:14 | Florida State | Marvin Sales snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 10:03 | Florida State | Robert Stock is fouled on the floor by David Reed - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #4 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Fred Anderson (PF) Jonathan Wright | |
| 09:58 | Florida State | Howard Quam misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-63 |
| 09:57 | NC State | James Cooley grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Fred Anderson hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the right block | 45-63 |
| 09:48 | NC State | Fred Anderson snags the offensive board | 45-63 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Fred Anderson's floater is tipped away by Mathew Kime | 45-63 |
| 09:41 | Florida State | Jesse Bingham gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 09:24 | Florida State | Howard Quam lays it up and in on a great pass from Jesse Bingham | 47-63 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-63 |
| 09:14 | Florida State | Mathew Kime snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 08:59 | Florida State | Mathew Kime misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-63 |
| 08:57 | Florida State | Howard Quam tips it in | 49-63 |
| 08:44 | NC State | Mathew Kime steals it from Lawrence Shaw | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:21 | Florida State | Howard Quam is hacked by Brian Ellis - foul #4 on Brian Ellis, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | Vincent Gupton (SF), David Troia (PF), Mark Frost (C) Marvin Sales, Mathew Kime, Howard Quam | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (PG), Jonathan Wright (PF) David Reed, Fred Anderson | |
| 08:01 | Florida State | David Troia comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Martin Beesley - foul #1 on Martin Beesley, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | John Fields (C) James Cooley | |
| 08:01 | Florida State | David Troia makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 08:01 | Florida State | David Troia makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 07:51 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Wright | 51-65 |
| 07:38 | Florida State | Jonathan Wright blocks the jumper by Mark Frost | 51-65 |
| 07:36 | NC State | Jonathan Wright gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Robert Stock (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Jesse Bingham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Gupton (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Troia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Frost (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 stl. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Brian Ellis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jonathan Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | NC State | Mark Frost is called for the reach on John Fields in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Frost, team foul #11 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Carstarphen (PG), Gary Carrigan (SG) Robert Stock, Jesse Bingham | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:34 | NC State | John Fields makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 07:34 | NC State | John Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 07:34 | Florida State | Mark Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:19 | Florida State | Kenneth Carstarphen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Jonathan Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| 07:13 | NC State | Martin Beesley connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Kenneth Carstarphen connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-69 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Jonathan Wright is open but misses the lay-in | 53-69 |
| 06:54 | NC State | Martin Beesley hits the follow up shot | 53-71 |
| 06:36 | Florida State | Kenneth Carstarphen drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-71 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Martin Beesley blows the wide open layup | 56-71 |
| 06:26 | Florida State | David Troia grabs the board | 56-71 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Mark Frost misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on John Fields - foul #1 on John Fields, team foul #7 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Florida State | Jesse Bingham (SG), Dale Melin (SF), Mathew Kime (PF) Gary Carrigan, Vincent Gupton, David Troia | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Derrick Barker (SG), Fred Anderson (SF), Philip Taylor (PF), James Cooley (C) Martin Beesley, Lawrence Shaw, Brian Ellis, Jonathan Wright, John Fields | |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Mark Frost makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Mark Frost misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 06:11 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Cooley | 57-71 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Derrick Barker drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Philip Taylor | 57-74 |
| 05:29 | Florida State | Kenneth Carstarphen makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mathew Kime | 60-74 |
| 05:13 | NC State | James Cooley can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Frost - foul #4 on Mark Frost, team foul #12 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Florida State | Marvin Sales (SG) Jesse Bingham | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:13 | NC State | James Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 05:13 | NC State | James Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 05:13 | Florida State | Mark Frost grabs the board | 60-75 |
| 05:05 | Florida State | Dale Melin is hacked by David Reed - foul #2 on David Reed, team foul #8 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Florida State | Vincent Gupton (SF), Howard Quam (C) Kenneth Carstarphen, Mark Frost | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 05:05 | Florida State | Dale Melin makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 05:05 | Florida State | Dale Melin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Derrick Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Vincent Gupton grabs the board | 62-75 |
| 04:37 | Florida State | Dale Melin misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 62-75 |
| 04:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Reed | 62-75 |
| 04:31 | NC State | David Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Melin - foul #2 on Dale Melin, team foul #13 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Carstarphen (PG), Gary Carrigan (SG), David Troia (PF) Dale Melin, Marvin Sales, Mathew Kime | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Beesley (SG), Jonathan Wright (PF) Fred Anderson, Philip Taylor | |
| 04:31 | NC State | David Reed makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 04:31 | NC State | David Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 04:13 | Florida State | Howard Quam misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 62-77 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Jonathan Wright pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| 04:02 | NC State | James Cooley comes up short on the floater from close range | 62-77 |
| 04:01 | NC State | James Cooley tips it in | 62-79 |
| 03:39 | Florida State | Kenneth Carstarphen loses the ball out of bounds | 62-79 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dale Melin (SF), Mark Frost (C) Vincent Gupton, Howard Quam | |
| Subs | NC State | Lawrence Shaw (SG), Brian Ellis (SF), Philip Taylor (PF), John Fields (C) David Reed, Derrick Barker, Jonathan Wright, James Cooley | |
| 03:37 | NC State | Philip Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-79 |
| 03:22 | Florida State | Kenneth Carstarphen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-79 |
| 03:20 | Florida State | David Troia grabs the offensive rebound | 62-79 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Kenneth Carstarphen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Carrigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dale Melin (fresh) 17 pts. PF - David Troia (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Frost (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Beesley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 5 stl. SG - Lawrence Shaw (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Brian Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Philip Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Florida State | Mark Frost misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-79 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Martin Beesley pulls down the rebound | 62-79 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Martin Beesley connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Lawrence Shaw | 62-82 |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Dale Melin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian Ellis - foul #5 on Brian Ellis, team foul #9 | 62-82 |
| Subs | Florida State | Robert Stock (PG), Marvin Sales (SG), Mathew Kime (PF), Howard Quam (C) Kenneth Carstarphen, Gary Carrigan, David Troia, Mark Frost | |
| Subs | NC State | David Reed (PG), Fred Anderson (SF) Martin Beesley, Brian Ellis | |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Dale Melin misses the 1st free throw | 62-82 |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Dale Melin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-82 |
| 02:51 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw snags the defensive board | 62-82 |
| 02:27 | NC State | John Fields misses long on an open turnaround near the basket | 62-82 |
| 02:25 | NC State | Philip Taylor hits the follow up shot | 62-84 |
| 02:13 | Florida State | Howard Quam comes up short on the floater from the right side | 62-84 |
| 02:12 | NC State | Fred Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-84 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Marvin Sales is called for the reach on Lawrence Shaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Sales, team foul #14 | 62-84 |
| Subs | Florida State | Vincent Gupton (SF) Dale Melin | |
| Subs | NC State | Jonathan Wright (PF) Philip Taylor | |
| 02:09 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 62-85 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 62-86 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Howard Quam can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Jonathan Wright - foul #1 on Jonathan Wright, team foul #10 | 62-86 |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Carrigan (SG) Marvin Sales | |
| Subs | NC State | Derrick Barker (SF), James Cooley (C) Fred Anderson, John Fields | |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Howard Quam makes the 1st free throw | 63-86 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Howard Quam makes the 2nd free throw | 64-86 |
| 01:39 | NC State | James Cooley can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 64-86 |
| 01:38 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Mathew Kime | 64-86 |
| 01:23 | Florida State | Howard Quam connects on the driving attempt from close range | 66-86 |
| 01:10 | NC State | David Reed is fouled on the floor by Robert Stock - foul #3 on Robert Stock, team foul #15 | 66-86 |
| 01:10 | NC State | David Reed makes the 1st free throw | 66-87 |
| 01:10 | NC State | David Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 66-88 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | Howard Quam misses long on a jumper from close range | 66-88 |
| 00:52 | NC State | Lawrence Shaw pulls down the rebound | 66-88 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | NC State | David Reed hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Derrick Barker | 66-90 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Mathew Kime is fouled on the floor by James Cooley - foul #3 on James Cooley, team foul #11 | 66-90 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Mathew Kime misses the 1st free throw | 66-90 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Mathew Kime misses the 2nd free throw | 66-90 |
| 00:17 | NC State | James Cooley snags the defensive board | 66-90 |
| 00:00 | NC State | David Reed runs out the clock | 66-90 |