| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Neville (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Parkhurst (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Randy Wilhelm (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Ziegler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmy Barajas (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Andrew Brown (fresh) 7 pts. C - Wayne Shea (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | George Parkhurst inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:46 | NC State | George Parkhurst can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-29 |
| 19:44 | Florida State | Andrew Brown grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | Andrew Brown misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | Andrew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | Andrew Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Raymond Neville gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:06 | NC State | George Parkhurst can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 19:05 | Florida State | Wayne Shea gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:52 | Florida State | James Augustine steals the ball from Wayne Shea | 34-30 |
| 18:50 | NC State | Mark Rogers is hacked by Randy Wilhelm in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Wilhelm, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:36 | NC State | George Parkhurst misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Raymond Neville grabs the offensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:18 | NC State | Kevin Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 17:54 | Florida State | Wayne Shea knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Wilhelm | 34-33 |
| 17:42 | NC State | Raymond Neville is called for traveling | 34-33 |
| 17:29 | Florida State | Andrew Brown clanks a shot near the basket | 34-33 |
| 17:27 | NC State | George Parkhurst snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:10 | NC State | George Parkhurst drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Rogers | 37-33 |
| 16:50 | Florida State | Jimmy Barajas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Randy Wilhelm | 37-36 |
| 16:27 | NC State | Mark Rogers loses the ball out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Donaldson (PG), Jon Grice (SG), James McLeroy (SF), Corey Pappas (PF), Robert Valentin (C) Mark Rogers, Raymond Neville, George Parkhurst, Kevin Jones, James Augustine | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:58 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm is fouled on the floor by Corey Pappas - foul #1 on Corey Pappas, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gary Donaldson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jon Grice (fresh) SF - James McLeroy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Pappas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Valentin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Randy Wilhelm (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Kevin Ziegler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmy Barajas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Wayne Shea (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Florida State | James McLeroy swats the layup by Kevin Ziegler | 37-36 |
| 15:45 | Florida State | Wayne Shea misses the tip | 37-36 |
| 15:44 | Florida State | Andrew Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:27 | Florida State | Wayne Shea makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Ziegler | 37-38 |
| 15:22 | NC State | James McLeroy makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Corey Pappas | 39-38 |
| 14:55 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 14:53 | Florida State | Jimmy Barajas pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:47 | Florida State | Robert Valentin steps in front of the Jimmy Barajas pass | 39-38 |
| 14:21 | NC State | Andrew Brown swats the short shot by James McLeroy | 39-38 |
| 14:19 | NC State | Jon Grice tips it in | 41-38 |
| 13:52 | Florida State | Jimmy Barajas is fouled on the floor by James McLeroy - foul #1 on James McLeroy, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Rogers (PG), Raymond Neville (SG), George Parkhurst (SF), Kevin Jones (PF), James Augustine (C) Gary Donaldson, Jon Grice, James McLeroy, Corey Pappas, Robert Valentin | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 13:31 | Florida State | Wayne Shea comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Augustine - foul #2 on James Augustine, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| 13:31 | Florida State | Wayne Shea makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 13:31 | Florida State | Wayne Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:11 | NC State | George Parkhurst knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Neville | 43-40 |
| 12:51 | Florida State | Jimmy Barajas hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Randy Wilhelm | 43-43 |
| 12:44 | NC State | Mark Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 12:43 | NC State | Kevin Jones tips it home | 45-43 |
| 12:17 | Florida State | Wayne Shea misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 12:16 | NC State | Raymond Neville grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 11:56 | NC State | James Augustine can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kevin Ziegler - foul #2 on Kevin Ziegler, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roberto Martin (PG), Jeffrey Fields (SG) Randy Wilhelm, Kevin Ziegler | |
| 11:56 | NC State | James Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:56 | NC State | James Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Neville (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Parkhurst (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Augustine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Roberto Martin (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Fields (fresh) SF - Jimmy Barajas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Shea (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Florida State | Andrew Brown misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-43 |
| 11:29 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields tips it home | 47-45 |
| 11:10 | NC State | George Parkhurst comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-45 |
| 11:09 | NC State | George Parkhurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:55 | NC State | Raymond Neville misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 10:54 | NC State | Kevin Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:34 | NC State | Mark Rogers makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Parkhurst | 49-45 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | Jimmy Barajas misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:07 | NC State | Raymond Neville pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:03 | NC State | Raymond Neville connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Rogers | 51-45 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | Wayne Shea connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jimmy Barajas | 51-47 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Jimmy Barajas is called for the reach on Mark Rogers - foul #2 on Jimmy Barajas, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Donaldson (PG), Jon Grice (SG), James McLeroy (SF), Corey Pappas (PF), Robert Valentin (C) Mark Rogers, Raymond Neville, George Parkhurst, Kevin Jones, James Augustine | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm (PG), Kevin Ziegler (SG), Billy Daniel (PF), Josh Harris (C) Jeffrey Fields, Jimmy Barajas, Andrew Brown, Wayne Shea | |
| 09:10 | NC State | James McLeroy misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Billy Daniel - foul #1 on Billy Daniel, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 09:10 | NC State | James McLeroy makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:10 | NC State | James McLeroy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 08:54 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Josh Harris | 53-50 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Gary Donaldson is hacked by Randy Wilhelm - foul #3 on Randy Wilhelm, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Gary Donaldson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 08:26 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Billy Daniel | 53-50 |
| 08:11 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Gary Donaldson - foul #1 on Gary Donaldson, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Neville (SG) Jon Grice | |
| Subs | Florida State | Neil Smith (C) Roberto Martin | |
| 08:11 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:11 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Gary Donaldson can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Randy Wilhelm - foul #4 on Randy Wilhelm, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | NC State | George Parkhurst (SF), James Augustine (C) James McLeroy, Robert Valentin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jimmy Barajas (SF), Wayne Shea (C) Josh Harris, Neil Smith | |
| 07:49 | NC State | Gary Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Gary Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gary Donaldson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Neville (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Parkhurst (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Pappas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Augustine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Randy Wilhelm (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Ziegler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jimmy Barajas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Billy Daniel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Shea (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Wilhelm | 55-55 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Raymond Neville is hacked by Jimmy Barajas - foul #3 on Jimmy Barajas, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Rogers (PG) Gary Donaldson | |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Brown (PF) Billy Daniel | |
| 07:09 | NC State | Raymond Neville makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:09 | NC State | Raymond Neville makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:40 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Kevin Ziegler, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 06:26 | NC State | James Augustine can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Wayne Shea - foul #1 on Wayne Shea, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Jones (PF) Corey Pappas | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 06:26 | NC State | James Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:26 | NC State | James Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:57 | Florida State | Wayne Shea is hacked by Kevin Jones - foul #2 on Kevin Jones, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Donaldson (SF) George Parkhurst | |
| Subs | Florida State | Billy Daniel (C) Wayne Shea | |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Billy Daniel hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Kevin Jones - foul #3 on Kevin Jones, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | NC State | Jon Grice (SG) Raymond Neville | |
| Subs | Florida State | Roberto Martin (SF) Jimmy Barajas | |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Billy Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:36 | Florida State | Billy Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:17 | NC State | Gary Donaldson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Rogers | 61-57 |
| 04:54 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler is fouled on the floor by Jon Grice - foul #1 on Jon Grice, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | NC State | George Parkhurst (SF), Corey Pappas (PF), Robert Valentin (C) Gary Donaldson, Kevin Jones, James Augustine | |
| Subs | Florida State | Josh Harris (SF), Wayne Shea (C) Randy Wilhelm, Billy Daniel | |
| 04:54 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Robert Valentin gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Mark Rogers can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 04:34 | Florida State | Andrew Brown snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 04:05 | Florida State | Wayne Shea drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 03:36 | NC State | Andrew Brown swats the short shot by George Parkhurst | 61-60 |
| 03:35 | Florida State | Wayne Shea grabs the board | 61-60 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jon Grice (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Parkhurst (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Pappas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Valentin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Roberto Martin (fresh) SG - Kevin Ziegler (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Josh Harris (fresh) PF - Andrew Brown (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Shea (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Florida State | Andrew Brown misses the easy layup | 61-60 |
| 03:13 | NC State | Robert Valentin grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 03:07 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Neville (SG), Kevin Jones (PF), James Augustine (C) Jon Grice, Corey Pappas, Robert Valentin | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm (PG), Jimmy Barajas (SF) Roberto Martin, Josh Harris | |
| 03:00 | NC State | Raymond Neville knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Augustine | 63-60 |
| 02:35 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler is whistled for traveling | 63-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (SG) Kevin Ziegler | |
| 02:16 | NC State | Randy Wilhelm steals the ball from Mark Rogers | 63-60 |
| 02:00 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm is hacked by Mark Rogers - foul #1 on Mark Rogers, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler (SG) Jeffrey Fields | |
| 02:00 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:00 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:35 | NC State | Mark Rogers misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Andrew Brown gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:09 | Florida State | Andrew Brown knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Randy Wilhelm | 63-64 |
| 00:49 | NC State | George Parkhurst misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 00:47 | Florida State | Wayne Shea gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Florida State | Jimmy Barajas hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 63-64 |
| 00:19 | NC State | James Augustine grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Andrew Brown is called for the reach on George Parkhurst - foul #2 on Andrew Brown, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 00:05 | NC State | George Parkhurst misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:05 | NC State | George Parkhurst makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-64 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Raymond Neville (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Parkhurst (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Augustine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Randy Wilhelm (fresh) 16 pts. 10 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Ziegler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Barajas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Shea (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | NC State | James Augustine wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:41 | NC State | George Parkhurst knocks in the shot from the right block set up by James Augustine | 66-64 |
| 04:37 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Raymond Neville misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 04:28 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | Andrew Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-64 |
| 04:02 | NC State | The rebound goes to Raymond Neville | 66-64 |
| 03:44 | NC State | James Augustine hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 66-64 |
| 03:43 | NC State | Kevin Jones snags the offensive board | 66-64 |
| 03:33 | NC State | Raymond Neville clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-64 |
| 03:31 | Florida State | Wayne Shea pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 03:08 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Barajas | 66-67 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Mark Rogers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 02:55 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Jones | 66-67 |
| 02:43 | NC State | George Parkhurst clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-67 |
| 02:41 | Florida State | Andrew Brown snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 02:17 | Florida State | Jimmy Barajas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-67 |
| 02:16 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler tips it in | 66-69 |
| 01:56 | NC State | George Parkhurst misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-69 |
| 01:55 | NC State | James Augustine tips it home | 68-69 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Andrew Brown misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Rogers - foul #2 on Mark Rogers, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Andrew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Andrew Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Andrew Brown is called for the reach on Kevin Jones - foul #3 on Andrew Brown, team foul #11 | 68-71 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:42 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 00:41 | NC State | Kevin Jones gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Raymond Neville (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Augustine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Randy Wilhelm (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 10 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Ziegler (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Barajas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Wayne Shea (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 00:20 | NC State | James Augustine misses the jumper from the right block | 70-71 |
| 00:19 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler is hacked by Mark Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Rogers, team foul #11 | 70-71 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Kevin Ziegler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:08 | NC State | Mark Rogers buries a 3 from the right corner | 73-73 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Wayne Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-73 |
| 00:03 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Raymond Neville misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 73-73 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Neville (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Parkhurst (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Augustine (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Randy Wilhelm (fresh) 19 pts. 10 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Ziegler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Barajas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Wayne Shea (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | NC State | James Augustine wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:37 | NC State | Mark Rogers comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 04:35 | Florida State | Andrew Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Andrew Brown comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Augustine - foul #3 on James Augustine, team foul #12 | 73-73 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Andrew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 04:17 | Florida State | Andrew Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Mark Rogers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-75 |
| 03:53 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Wayne Shea | 73-75 |
| 03:31 | Florida State | Wayne Shea misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-75 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Kevin Jones snags the defensive board | 73-75 |
| 03:22 | NC State | Raymond Neville misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 73-75 |
| 03:20 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm grabs the defensive rebound | 73-75 |
| 02:51 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:38 | NC State | Kevin Jones is hacked by Jimmy Barajas - foul #4 on Jimmy Barajas, team foul #12 | 73-78 |
| 02:38 | NC State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 02:38 | NC State | Kevin Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 02:38 | Florida State | Andrew Brown gets the rebound | 74-78 |
| 02:11 | Florida State | Wayne Shea hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 74-78 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Raymond Neville pulls down the rebound | 74-78 |
| 01:52 | NC State | Mark Rogers misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-78 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Kevin Ziegler | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:26 | Florida State | Randy Wilhelm knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Shea | 74-81 |
| 01:14 | NC State | Raymond Neville buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-81 |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Wayne Shea hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Barajas | 77-84 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Neville (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Augustine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Randy Wilhelm (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 10 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Ziegler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Barajas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Wayne Shea (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | NC State | George Parkhurst is called for traveling | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Jimmy Barajas is hacked by Mark Rogers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Rogers, team foul #13 | 77-84 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields (PG) Randy Wilhelm | |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Jimmy Barajas makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:37 | Florida State | Jimmy Barajas misses the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:37 | NC State | James Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 77-85 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | NC State | Mark Rogers's pass is intercepted by Andrew Brown | 77-85 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Rogers - foul #5 on Mark Rogers, team foul #14 | 77-85 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary Donaldson (PG) Mark Rogers | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Jimmy Barajas steals it from Gary Donaldson | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Jeffrey Fields runs out the clock | 77-87 |