| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Christopher Bunnell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Carr (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Timothy Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Harold Stough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Price (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arturo Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Payne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Arturo Martinez inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:39 | NC State | Thomas Jackson is called for the reach on Jeremy Price - foul #3 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:22 | NC State | Harold Stough loses the ball out of bounds | 33-27 |
| 19:08 | Wake Forest | Henry Sanders drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Bunnell | 36-27 |
| 18:52 | NC State | Peter Ward connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeremy Price | 36-29 |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | Timothy Fleming misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jeremy Price - foul #3 on Jeremy Price, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Hamilton (SG) Jeremy Price | |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | Timothy Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | Timothy Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Harold Stough drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:06 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer can't connect on a runner from the left block | 38-31 |
| 18:05 | Wake Forest | Christopher Bunnell tips it but misses | 38-31 |
| 18:04 | Wake Forest | Henry Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:47 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer misses long on a shot in the paint | 38-31 |
| 17:45 | NC State | James Payne pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:40 | NC State | Charles Hamilton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-31 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Peter Ward hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 17:27 | Wake Forest | Timothy Fleming clanks a turnaround from close range | 38-33 |
| 17:26 | NC State | Arturo Martinez gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Peter Ward drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Arturo Martinez and the foul's on Tommy Kramer - foul #2 on Tommy Kramer, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | James Gibson (PF) James Payne | |
| 17:05 | NC State | Peter Ward makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:53 | Wake Forest | Christopher Bunnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Salvador Perez (C) Peter Ward | |
| 16:26 | NC State | Arturo Martinez splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 16:25 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 16:21 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr is fouled on the floor by Arturo Martinez - foul #2 on Arturo Martinez, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Terrence Howle (SG) Arturo Martinez | |
| 16:02 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-36 |
| 16:00 | Wake Forest | Christopher Bunnell can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 15:58 | NC State | Charles Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Christopher Bunnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jonathan Carr (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Kramer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Harold Stough (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Howle (fresh) SF - Charles Hamilton (fresh) PF - James Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Salvador Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | NC State | Harold Stough splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Hamilton | 38-38 |
| 15:21 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 15:19 | NC State | Harold Stough pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:52 | NC State | James Gibson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 14:50 | Wake Forest | Henry Sanders pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:30 | Wake Forest | Henry Sanders travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Rottenberg (SF), Thomas Jackson (C) Jonathan Carr, Tommy Kramer | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeremy Price (SG), Arturo Martinez (SF), James Payne (PF), Peter Ward (C) Terrence Howle, Charles Hamilton, James Gibson, Salvador Perez | |
| 14:03 | NC State | Harold Stough scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeremy Price | 38-41 |
| 13:37 | Wake Forest | James Payne is called for the reach on Timothy Fleming - foul #1 on James Payne, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Harris (PG), Eric Deleon (SG), Tommy Kramer (PF) Christopher Bunnell, Henry Sanders, Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Thomas Jackson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Arturo Martinez - foul #3 on Arturo Martinez, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Thomas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Thomas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:03 | NC State | William Harris steals it from Peter Ward | 40-41 |
| 12:59 | Wake Forest | William Harris lays it up and in | 42-41 |
| 12:30 | NC State | Thomas Jackson is called for the reach on Arturo Martinez - foul #4 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr (SF), Timothy Fleming (PF) John Rottenberg, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 12:01 | NC State | Harold Stough is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Bunnell (PG), Henry Sanders (SG) William Harris, Eric Deleon | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Hamilton (SG) Jeremy Price | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Christopher Bunnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jonathan Carr (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Kramer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Harold Stough (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arturo Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Payne (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer makes the driving attempt near the basket | 44-41 |
| 11:25 | NC State | The jumper by Charles Hamilton is denied by Timothy Fleming | 44-41 |
| 11:24 | NC State | Peter Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Harold Stough misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-41 |
| 11:04 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 10:52 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Motyka (C) Tommy Kramer | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeremy Price (SG), James Gibson (PF), Salvador Perez (C) Harold Stough, James Payne, Peter Ward | |
| 10:35 | NC State | Charles Hamilton hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arturo Martinez and he's fouled by Henry Sanders - foul #3 on Henry Sanders, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Harris (SG), John Rottenberg (SF) Henry Sanders, Jonathan Carr | |
| Subs | NC State | Terrence Howle (PG) Arturo Martinez | |
| 10:35 | NC State | Charles Hamilton misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:35 | NC State | Salvador Perez grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:27 | NC State | James Gibson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Hamilton | 44-45 |
| 10:14 | Wake Forest | Christopher Bunnell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 10:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Price | 44-45 |
| 09:45 | NC State | James Gibson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 09:43 | Wake Forest | Christopher Bunnell snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 09:32 | Wake Forest | Christopher Bunnell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 09:31 | Wake Forest | Timothy Fleming hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 09:12 | NC State | James Gibson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Rottenberg - foul #2 on John Rottenberg, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Henry Sanders (SG), Jonathan Carr (SF) Christopher Bunnell, John Rottenberg | |
| Subs | NC State | Harold Stough (PG), Arturo Martinez (SF), Peter Ward (C) Jeremy Price, Charles Hamilton, Salvador Perez | |
| 09:12 | NC State | James Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:12 | NC State | James Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:12 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 09:06 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr is fouled on the floor by Arturo Martinez - foul #4 on Arturo Martinez, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer (PF) Timothy Fleming | |
| Subs | NC State | James Payne (PF) Arturo Martinez | |
| 08:55 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Gibson - foul #2 on James Gibson, team foul #6 | 46-45 |
| 08:55 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:55 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:55 | NC State | James Payne snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 08:37 | NC State | Harold Stough clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 08:36 | NC State | James Payne tips it in | 47-47 |
| 08:29 | Wake Forest | Matthew Motyka hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 08:27 | Wake Forest | Matthew Motyka tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Peter Ward misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Peter Ward misses the tip | 49-47 |
| 08:02 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Henry Sanders | 49-47 |
| 07:47 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by William Harris | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - William Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Kramer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Motyka (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Harold Stough (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Howle (fresh) SF - James Gibson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | NC State | The short jumper by Harold Stough is denied by Tommy Kramer | 51-47 |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Matthew Motyka grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 07:25 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer can't throw it down | 51-47 |
| 07:23 | NC State | Peter Ward grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 06:58 | NC State | Harold Stough splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 06:50 | Wake Forest | James Payne swats the layup by Henry Sanders | 51-47 |
| 06:48 | Wake Forest | Henry Sanders tips it but misses | 51-47 |
| 06:47 | NC State | James Gibson pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 06:26 | NC State | Peter Ward makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from James Payne | 51-49 |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | James Payne blocks the jumper by Henry Sanders | 51-49 |
| 06:06 | NC State | Peter Ward snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 05:48 | NC State | James Gibson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 05:47 | Wake Forest | Matthew Motyka pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:47 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Bunnell (PG), John Rottenberg (SF), Timothy Fleming (PF), Thomas Jackson (C) William Harris, Jonathan Carr, Tommy Kramer, Matthew Motyka | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeremy Price (SG), Arturo Martinez (SF) Terrence Howle, James Payne | |
| 05:40 | Wake Forest | Timothy Fleming is denied on a layup by James Gibson | 51-49 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Peter Ward pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:11 | NC State | Arturo Martinez is whistled for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Harris (SG) Henry Sanders | |
| Subs | NC State | Salvador Perez (PF) James Gibson | |
| 04:58 | Wake Forest | Thomas Jackson misses the runner in the paint | 51-49 |
| 04:56 | NC State | Salvador Perez snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 04:49 | NC State | Harold Stough makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Price | 51-52 |
| 04:40 | Wake Forest | Peter Ward steals it from Thomas Jackson | 51-52 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Harold Stough is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jackson - foul #5 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer (C) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | James Payne (PF) Salvador Perez | |
| 04:02 | NC State | Timothy Fleming takes the ball from Peter Ward | 51-52 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | William Harris can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-52 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Timothy Fleming grabs the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Christopher Bunnell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-52 |
| 03:36 | Wake Forest | John Rottenberg snags the offensive board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Christopher Bunnell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rottenberg (fresh) PF - Timothy Fleming (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Kramer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Harold Stough (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arturo Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Peter Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Wake Forest | Timothy Fleming double dribbles | 51-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Henry Sanders (SG), Jonathan Carr (SF) William Harris, John Rottenberg | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Hamilton (SG), James Gibson (C) Jeremy Price, Peter Ward | |
| 02:59 | NC State | Arturo Martinez misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 51-52 |
| 02:58 | Wake Forest | Henry Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | James Payne is called for the reach on Henry Sanders - foul #2 on James Payne, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Motyka (C) Tommy Kramer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | Henry Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | Henry Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:48 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer (C) Matthew Motyka | |
| Subs | NC State | Jeremy Price (SG), Peter Ward (C) Charles Hamilton, James Gibson | |
| 02:28 | NC State | Harold Stough drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 02:13 | Wake Forest | Timothy Fleming hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 02:12 | NC State | James Payne snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 01:51 | NC State | Timothy Fleming steps in front of the Peter Ward pass | 53-55 |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Timothy Fleming is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range set up by Henry Sanders | 55-55 |
| 01:10 | NC State | Arturo Martinez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Stough | 55-58 |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Peter Ward - foul #3 on Peter Ward, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:56 | NC State | Peter Ward snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:34 | NC State | Arturo Martinez misses the easy layup | 56-58 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Jeremy Price tips it home | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | Henry Sanders's floater is knocked away by James Payne | 56-60 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Peter Ward pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:24 | NC State | Peter Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Bunnell - foul #1 on Christopher Bunnell, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Peter Ward misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Timothy Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr is fouled on the floor by Arturo Martinez - foul #5 on Arturo Martinez, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Hamilton (SF) Arturo Martinez | |
| 00:18 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:18 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Christopher Bunnell is called for the reach on Charles Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Bunnell, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Charles Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Tommy Kramer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 58-60 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Christopher Bunnell grabs the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | The clock runs out | 58-60 |