| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Andrew (fresh) SF - Bruce Slayden (fresh) PF - Kevin Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cory McClary (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Gregory Seelye (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Riddle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Laufer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Puckett (fresh) C - Joey Flowers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Michael Laufer inbounds the ball | 16-20 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Wake Forest | Joey Flowers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Seelye | 16-22 |
| 19:04 | NC State | Kevin Haynes is whistled for a carry | 16-22 |
| 18:35 | Wake Forest | Joey Flowers is fouled on the floor by Kevin Haynes - foul #2 on Kevin Haynes, team foul #1 | 16-22 |
| 18:25 | Wake Forest | Paul Johnson steals the ball from Joey Flowers | 16-22 |
| 18:22 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew lays it up and in set up by Paul Johnson | 18-22 |
| 17:55 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 18-24 |
| 17:33 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 17:32 | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 17:13 | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye is called for traveling | 18-24 |
| 16:52 | NC State | Kevin Haynes can't connect on a floater from the left side | 18-24 |
| 16:51 | Wake Forest | Michael Laufer snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 16:28 | Wake Forest | Cory McClary takes the ball from Paul Riddle | 18-24 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Bruce Slayden hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 16:02 | Wake Forest | Joey Flowers snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Andrew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Slayden (fresh) PF - Kevin Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cory McClary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Gregory Seelye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Riddle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Laufer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Puckett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joey Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Wake Forest | Michael Laufer blows the layup | 18-24 |
| 15:34 | Wake Forest | Michael Laufer tips it but misses | 18-24 |
| 15:33 | NC State | Cory McClary grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 15:09 | NC State | Bruce Slayden is called for traveling | 18-24 |
| Subs | NC State | George Brinson (PG), Ralph Shimp (SF), Mark Farrar (PF), Robert Mejorado (C) Paul Johnson, Bruce Slayden, Kevin Haynes, Cory McClary | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alexander Factor (PG), Leroy Adams (SG), Brian Khan (SF), James Black (PF), James Sampson (C) Gregory Seelye, Paul Riddle, Michael Laufer, Jeffrey Puckett, Joey Flowers | |
| 14:50 | Wake Forest | James Black hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Mark Farrar - foul #1 on Mark Farrar, team foul #2 | 18-24 |
| Subs | NC State | John Guillen (SG) Kenneth Andrew | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:50 | Wake Forest | James Black makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 14:50 | Wake Forest | James Black makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Mark Farrar clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by James Black - foul #1 on James Black, team foul #1 | 18-26 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Mark Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 14:33 | NC State | Mark Farrar misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | James Sampson gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | James Black blows the layup but he's fouled by Ralph Shimp - foul #1 on Ralph Shimp, team foul #3 | 19-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Johnson (PG) George Brinson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | James Black makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | James Black misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Robert Mejorado snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 13:54 | NC State | Paul Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 13:52 | Wake Forest | James Sampson snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 13:49 | Wake Forest | Alexander Factor is hacked by Paul Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #4 | 19-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Andrew (SG), Bruce Slayden (SF), Kevin Haynes (PF) John Guillen, Ralph Shimp, Mark Farrar | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Riddle (SG) Leroy Adams | |
| 13:31 | Wake Forest | Robert Mejorado takes the ball from James Sampson | 19-27 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Paul Johnson blows the dunk but the foul's on Brian Khan - foul #1 on Brian Khan, team foul #2 | 19-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye (PG), Michael Laufer (SF), Joey Flowers (C) Alexander Factor, Brian Khan, James Sampson | |
| 13:12 | NC State | Paul Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 12:49 | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 12:48 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Andrew | 20-27 |
| 12:23 | NC State | Robert Mejorado knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Paul Johnson | 22-27 |
| 12:03 | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye loses the ball out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | NC State | Cory McClary (C) Robert Mejorado | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett (PF) James Black | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Andrew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Slayden (fresh) PF - Kevin Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cory McClary (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Gregory Seelye (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Riddle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Laufer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joey Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | NC State | Paul Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Haynes | 25-27 |
| 11:15 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Haynes - foul #3 on Kevin Haynes, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | NC State | George Brinson (PG), Ralph Shimp (SF), Mark Farrar (PF) Paul Johnson, Bruce Slayden, Kevin Haynes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leroy Adams (SG), James Sampson (C) Paul Riddle, Joey Flowers | |
| 11:15 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 11:15 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Cory McClary misses the floater from the left side | 25-29 |
| 10:58 | NC State | Mark Farrar gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 10:49 | NC State | George Brinson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 10:22 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett misses the driving attempt from the right block | 28-29 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Cory McClary grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew is fouled on the floor by Leroy Adams - foul #2 on Leroy Adams, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Johnson (PG), John Guillen (SG), Bruce Slayden (SF), Kevin Haynes (PF) George Brinson, Kenneth Andrew, Ralph Shimp, Mark Farrar | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alexander Factor (PG), Paul Riddle (SG), Brian Khan (SF), Joey Flowers (C) Gregory Seelye, Leroy Adams, Michael Laufer, James Sampson | |
| 09:38 | NC State | Kevin Haynes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 09:37 | Wake Forest | Brian Khan pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 09:10 | Wake Forest | Alexander Factor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 09:09 | NC State | John Guillen grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Kevin Haynes connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Bruce Slayden | 30-29 |
| 08:27 | Wake Forest | Joey Flowers hits a jumper near the basket | 30-31 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Cory McClary clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Joey Flowers - foul #2 on Joey Flowers, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Andrew (SG) John Guillen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye (PG), Michael Laufer (SF), James Black (PF) Alexander Factor, Brian Khan, Jeffrey Puckett | |
| 08:12 | NC State | Cory McClary makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Cory McClary makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 07:51 | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Andrew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Slayden (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Cory McClary (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Gregory Seelye (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Riddle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Laufer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joey Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | NC State | Gregory Seelye steals it from Cory McClary | 32-33 |
| 07:12 | Wake Forest | Paul Riddle shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 07:10 | NC State | Cory McClary gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 06:46 | NC State | Cory McClary loses the ball out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Ralph Shimp (SF), Mark Farrar (PF), Robert Mejorado (C) Bruce Slayden, Kevin Haynes, Cory McClary | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leroy Adams (SG), James Sampson (C) Paul Riddle, Joey Flowers | |
| 06:25 | Wake Forest | Michael Laufer clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 06:23 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew is fouled on the floor by Leroy Adams - foul #3 on Leroy Adams, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett (PF) James Black | |
| 05:40 | NC State | Paul Johnson is hacked by Gregory Seelye - foul #1 on Gregory Seelye, team foul #6 | 32-33 |
| Subs | NC State | George Brinson (PG), Bruce Slayden (SF), Kevin Haynes (PF) Paul Johnson, Ralph Shimp, Mark Farrar | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Riddle (SG), Brian Khan (SF) Leroy Adams, Michael Laufer | |
| 05:33 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew is fouled on the floor by Paul Riddle - foul #3 on Paul Riddle, team foul #7 | 32-33 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 05:33 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 05:06 | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 34-33 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 04:51 | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by George Brinson - foul #1 on George Brinson, team foul #6 | 34-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Paul Johnson (PG) George Brinson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joey Flowers (C) James Sampson | |
| 04:51 | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 04:51 | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Robert Mejorado gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 04:27 | NC State | Kevin Haynes blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Puckett - foul #1 on Jeffrey Puckett, team foul #8 | 34-33 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alexander Factor (PG), Michael Laufer (SF) Gregory Seelye, Brian Khan | |
| 04:27 | NC State | Kevin Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 04:27 | NC State | Kevin Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 04:03 | Wake Forest | Alexander Factor knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Laufer | 36-36 |
| 03:49 | NC State | Paul Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bruce Slayden | 39-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Andrew (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Slayden (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kevin Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Mejorado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Alexander Factor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Riddle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Laufer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Puckett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | Michael Laufer double dribbles | 39-36 |
| Subs | NC State | John Guillen (SG), Ralph Shimp (SF), Mark Farrar (PF), Cory McClary (C) Kenneth Andrew, Bruce Slayden, Kevin Haynes, Robert Mejorado | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leroy Adams (SG), James Black (PF) Paul Riddle, Jeffrey Puckett | |
| 02:58 | NC State | Paul Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Guillen | 41-36 |
| 02:58 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Kenneth Andrew (SG), Bruce Slayden (SF), Kevin Haynes (PF) John Guillen, Ralph Shimp, Mark Farrar | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye (PG), Paul Riddle (SG), Jeffrey Puckett (PF) Alexander Factor, Leroy Adams, James Black | |
| 02:35 | Wake Forest | Paul Riddle is whistled for a carry | 41-36 |
| 02:15 | NC State | Paul Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 02:13 | Wake Forest | Michael Laufer pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 01:49 | Wake Forest | Paul Riddle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 01:47 | NC State | Paul Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Johnson | 43-36 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Michael Laufer blows the layup | 43-36 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye tips it in | 43-38 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Wake Forest | Paul Riddle shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Joey Flowers gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | Paul Riddle is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 00:41 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Laufer | 46-38 |
| 00:39 | Wake Forest | Paul Riddle shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Paul Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | NC State | Paul Johnson is hacked by Gregory Seelye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Seelye, team foul #9 | 46-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Farrar (C) Cory McClary | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:37 | NC State | Paul Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Paul Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Riddle out of a doubleteam | 48-40 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Riddle - foul #4 on Paul Riddle, team foul #10 | 48-40 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Kenneth Andrew makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Seelye | 50-42 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Paul Riddle is called for the reach on Mark Farrar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Riddle, team foul #11 | 50-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leroy Adams (SG) Paul Riddle | |
| 00:21 | NC State | Mark Farrar makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Mark Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:15 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Haynes - foul #4 on Kevin Haynes, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Cory McClary (C) Mark Farrar | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alexander Factor (PG), Brian Khan (SF), James Sampson (C) Gregory Seelye, Michael Laufer, Joey Flowers | |
| 00:15 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 00:15 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Puckett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Bruce Slayden is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Adams - foul #4 on Leroy Adams, team foul #12 | 52-43 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Farrar (C) Cory McClary | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye (PG), Michael Laufer (SF), Joey Flowers (C) Alexander Factor, Brian Khan, James Sampson | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Bruce Slayden misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Bruce Slayden makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:10 | Wake Forest | Gregory Seelye loses the dribble to Paul Johnson in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Paul Johnson runs out the clock | 53-43 |