| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Barreto (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Lackey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Phelps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Givens (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Atchison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Colin Brewer inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Letcher | 30-22 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Raymond Young lays it in | 30-24 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | Paul Barreto clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Jenkins - foul #1 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | Paul Barreto misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:45 | Florida State | Paul Barreto misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:45 | NC State | James Atchison grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:17 | NC State | Robert Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 30-24 |
| 17:50 | Florida State | Colin Brewer is hacked by Raymond Young - foul #2 on Raymond Young, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| 17:25 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-24 |
| 17:23 | Florida State | Carl Letcher gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:01 | Florida State | Colin Brewer is fouled on the floor by Robert Jenkins - foul #2 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #3 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | Timothy Northcutt (SF) Colin Brewer | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Franklin (SG), Henry Jones (SF) Robert Jenkins, James Atchison | |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Timothy Northcutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Atchison (C) Raymond Young | |
| 16:23 | NC State | Scott Franklin buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Atchison | 30-27 |
| 15:58 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey loses the dribble to James Phelps | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Northcutt (fresh) PF - Paul Barreto (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Lackey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Phelps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Franklin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Henry Jones (fresh) PF - Wesley Givens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Atchison (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | NC State | James Phelps misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 15:33 | Florida State | Paul Barreto grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 15:08 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 30-27 |
| 15:07 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Northcutt | 30-27 |
| 14:45 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent double dribbles | 30-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Willmon (PG), Colin Brewer (SF), Jordan Vines (PF) Carl Letcher, Rodney Sargent, Paul Barreto | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Blake (SG), Raymond Young (PF) James Phelps, Wesley Givens | |
| 14:27 | NC State | James Atchison misses the dunk but he's fouled by Christopher Lackey - foul #3 on Christopher Lackey, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 14:27 | NC State | James Atchison makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 14:27 | NC State | James Atchison makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 14:05 | Florida State | Frank Willmon comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 14:04 | NC State | Raymond Young grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 14:00 | NC State | Scott Franklin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 13:59 | Florida State | Jordan Vines gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 13:38 | Florida State | Jordan Vines is called for traveling | 30-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Rodney Sargent (SG), Paul Barreto (PF) Frank Willmon, Timothy Northcutt, Christopher Lackey | |
| Subs | NC State | Wesley Givens (PF) Henry Jones | |
| 13:17 | NC State | Wesley Givens hits the finger roll set up by Scott Franklin | 30-31 |
| 13:00 | Florida State | Colin Brewer can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Young - foul #3 on Raymond Young, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Phelps (PG) Scott Franklin | |
| 13:00 | Florida State | Colin Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 13:00 | Florida State | Colin Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 13:00 | NC State | James Atchison grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 12:31 | NC State | Matthew Blake misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Barreto - foul #1 on Paul Barreto, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Jones (SF) Wesley Givens | |
| 12:31 | NC State | Matthew Blake misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 12:31 | NC State | Matthew Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 12:08 | Florida State | Paul Barreto misses long on a shot from the left side | 31-32 |
| 12:07 | Florida State | The offensive rebound goes to Jordan Vines | 31-32 |
| 11:48 | Florida State | Carl Letcher misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 11:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to Raymond Young | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Barreto (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Jordan Vines (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Phelps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Blake (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Jones (fresh) PF - Raymond Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Atchison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | NC State | Carl Letcher is called for the reach on James Atchison - foul #3 on Carl Letcher, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Timothy Northcutt (SF), Christopher Lackey (C) Colin Brewer, Paul Barreto | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 11:11 | NC State | James Phelps is called for 5 seconds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Franklin (PG), Wesley Givens (PF) James Phelps, Raymond Young | |
| 10:42 | Florida State | Carl Letcher is fouled on the floor by Wesley Givens - foul #1 on Wesley Givens, team foul #5 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Barreto (PF) Jordan Vines | |
| Subs | NC State | Raymond Young (SF) Henry Jones | |
| 10:19 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent buries a jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 09:53 | NC State | James Atchison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Willmon (PG), Colin Brewer (SF) Carl Letcher, Timothy Northcutt | |
| Subs | NC State | James Phelps (SF) Raymond Young | |
| 09:24 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 09:22 | NC State | Matthew Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Frank Willmon steals it from James Atchison | 33-32 |
| 08:31 | Florida State | Frank Willmon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Sargent | 35-32 |
| 08:02 | NC State | James Atchison lays it in | 35-34 |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Paul Barreto is hacked by James Atchison - foul #2 on James Atchison, team foul #6 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carl Letcher (PG), Jordan Vines (PF) Rodney Sargent, Paul Barreto | |
| Subs | NC State | Henry Jones (SF), Raymond Young (PF) Scott Franklin, James Atchison | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Willmon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Colin Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordan Vines (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Lackey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Phelps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Blake (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Jones (fresh) PF - Raymond Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Givens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Florida State | Carl Letcher makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Raymond Young - foul #4 on Raymond Young, team foul #7 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Timothy Northcutt (SF) Colin Brewer | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Jenkins (SG) Matthew Blake | |
| 07:19 | Florida State | Carl Letcher makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 06:51 | NC State | Jordan Vines steals the ball from Wesley Givens | 38-34 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Carl Letcher clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Henry Jones grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 06:11 | NC State | The jump hook by Robert Jenkins is blocked by Christopher Lackey | 38-34 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Wesley Givens tips it but misses | 38-34 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Robert Jenkins tips it home | 38-36 |
| 05:50 | Florida State | Carl Letcher drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-36 |
| 05:26 | NC State | Raymond Young misses the lay-in | 40-36 |
| 05:24 | Florida State | Jordan Vines gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 05:24 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Rodney Sargent (SG), Colin Brewer (SF), Paul Barreto (PF) Frank Willmon, Timothy Northcutt, Jordan Vines | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Blake (SG), James Atchison (C) Robert Jenkins, Wesley Givens | |
| 05:00 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-36 |
| 04:59 | Florida State | Colin Brewer can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 04:57 | NC State | James Phelps pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 04:37 | NC State | Raymond Young misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-36 |
| 04:35 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 04:14 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey is fouled on the floor by James Atchison - foul #3 on James Atchison, team foul #8 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Scott Franklin (PG) James Phelps | |
| 04:14 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 04:14 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 04:14 | NC State | Raymond Young gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 03:52 | NC State | James Atchison drills a fadeaway from the right side | 41-38 |
| 03:23 | Florida State | Paul Barreto misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 41-38 |
| 03:21 | NC State | Raymond Young grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Colin Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Barreto (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Lackey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Scott Franklin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Blake (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Jones (fresh) PF - Raymond Young (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - James Atchison (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | NC State | James Atchison knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Blake | 41-40 |
| 02:27 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-40 |
| 02:27 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Phelps (PG), Wesley Givens (PF) Scott Franklin, James Atchison | |
| 01:58 | NC State | Matthew Blake clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Raymond Young tips it home | 44-42 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Carl Letcher's fadeaway is rejected by Wesley Givens | 44-42 |
| 01:31 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey misses the tip | 44-42 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Henry Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Colin Brewer is called for the reach on Matthew Blake - foul #2 on Colin Brewer, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Atchison (C) Henry Jones | |
| 00:50 | NC State | James Atchison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Florida State | Paul Barreto misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Raymond Young grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Carl Letcher steps in front of the Wesley Givens pass | 44-42 |
| 00:11 | Florida State | Carl Letcher misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Raymond Young grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 00:09 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-42 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Raymond Young clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Colin Brewer - foul #3 on Colin Brewer, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Raymond Young makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Raymond Young makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Carl Letcher misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Colin Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Barreto (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Lackey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Phelps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Blake (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Young (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wesley Givens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - James Atchison (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey wins the tip | 44-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 04:40 | NC State | James Phelps grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Wesley Givens lays it up and in | 44-46 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 03:50 | NC State | James Phelps gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Matthew Blake buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Phelps | 44-48 |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 02:58 | NC State | James Atchison grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 02:35 | NC State | Christopher Lackey swats the dunk try by James Atchison | 44-48 |
| 02:33 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 02:15 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 02:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Matthew Blake | 44-48 |
| 01:53 | NC State | James Atchison misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 44-48 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Christopher Lackey grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Paul Barreto hits a driving attempt in the lane | 46-48 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Wesley Givens's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Lackey | 46-48 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Matthew Blake pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 00:48 | NC State | Wesley Givens loses the dribble to Christopher Lackey | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Carl Letcher (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Sargent (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Colin Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Barreto (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Lackey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - James Phelps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Blake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wesley Givens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - James Atchison (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Raymond Young steals it from Rodney Sargent | 46-48 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Raymond Young can't throw it down | 46-48 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Wesley Givens tips it but misses | 46-48 |
| 00:13 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Christopher Lackey | 46-48 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Rodney Sargent misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-48 |
| 00:00 | NC State | James Atchison grabs the board | 46-48 |