| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Wetzel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Daryl Jackson (fresh) PF - Dean Broussard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Breeze (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Herbert Johnson inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:32 | NC State | Ellis Scaife hits a jumper from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 19:14 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David White | 25-23 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Luis Aguirre travels with the ball | 25-23 |
| 18:39 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard loses the ball out of bounds | 25-23 |
| 18:25 | NC State | Herbert Johnson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 25-23 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jesse Breeze | 25-23 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Harry Cook and he's fouled by Luis Aguirre - foul #3 on Luis Aguirre, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 17:54 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses the jumper from close range | 25-26 |
| 17:53 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 17:49 | Wake Forest | Ellis Scaife steals it from Harry Cook in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| 17:35 | NC State | Ellis Scaife throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 17:11 | Wake Forest | Thomas Petersen denies the turnaround by Harry Cook | 25-26 |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Petersen - foul #1 on Thomas Petersen, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (SF), Roy Palmer (C) Herbert Johnson, Thomas Petersen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Hart (SF), Ron Nation (C) Daryl Jackson, Jesse Breeze | |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 16:28 | NC State | Robert Wetzel hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Harry Cook - foul #3 on Harry Cook, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG) Luis Aguirre | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Micheal Lino (PG), James Ridlon (PF) Harry Cook, Dean Broussard | |
| 16:28 | NC State | Robert Wetzel makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 16:08 | Wake Forest | Micheal Lino misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 16:06 | NC State | David Clement pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:00 | NC State | Roy Palmer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Ridlon - foul #1 on James Ridlon, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | NC State | Herbert Johnson (SF) Ellis Scaife | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Cook (PG), Morris Paulsen (SG) Micheal Lino, David White | |
| 16:00 | NC State | Roy Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:00 | NC State | Roy Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Clement (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommie Woolley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Morris Paulsen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jim Hart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Ridlon (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ron Nation (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Clement - foul #2 on David Clement, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson (SF) Jim Hart | |
| 15:40 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:40 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Roy Palmer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-30 |
| 15:15 | NC State | Herbert Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:56 | NC State | James Ridlon takes the ball from Robert Wetzel | 30-30 |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | James Ridlon's pass is intercepted by Herbert Johnson | 30-30 |
| 14:13 | NC State | Roy Palmer scores on a shot from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 13:45 | Wake Forest | Ron Nation misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roy Palmer - foul #2 on Roy Palmer, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Luis Aguirre (SG), Thomas Petersen (C) David Clement, Tommie Woolley, Roy Palmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Micheal Lino (PG), David White (SG), Jim Hart (SF), Dean Broussard (PF) Harry Cook, Morris Paulsen, Daryl Jackson, James Ridlon | |
| 13:45 | Wake Forest | Ron Nation makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:45 | Wake Forest | Ron Nation misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:45 | NC State | Robert Wetzel pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 13:25 | NC State | Jim Hart steals the ball from Luis Aguirre | 32-31 |
| 13:11 | Wake Forest | David White scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dean Broussard - foul #1 on Dean Broussard, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Cook (PG), Jesse Breeze (C) Micheal Lino, Ron Nation | |
| 12:48 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 12:48 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 12:48 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jesse Breeze | 32-34 |
| 12:32 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jim Hart and he's fouled by Thomas Petersen - foul #2 on Thomas Petersen, team foul #5 | 32-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Marty Boerner (PF) Robert Wetzel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson (SF) Jim Hart | |
| 12:32 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Luis Aguirre hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daryl Jackson - foul #1 on Daryl Jackson, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (SF) Herbert Johnson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 12:19 | NC State | Luis Aguirre makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:19 | NC State | Luis Aguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:51 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right block | 34-37 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard snags the offensive board | 34-37 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Clement (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marty Boerner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dean Broussard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Breeze (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 11:21 | NC State | Thomas Petersen pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 11:01 | NC State | Luis Aguirre comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 10:59 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Harry Cook | 34-37 |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 10:36 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard gets the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 10:24 | Wake Forest | David White makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Harry Cook and he's fouled by Luis Aguirre - foul #4 on Luis Aguirre, team foul #6 | 34-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG), Herbert Johnson (SF), Robert Wetzel (PF), Roy Palmer (C) Luis Aguirre, David Clement, Marty Boerner, Thomas Petersen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Hart (SF), James Ridlon (PF) Daryl Jackson, Dean Broussard | |
| 10:24 | Wake Forest | David White misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:24 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to James Ridlon | 34-39 |
| 10:05 | Wake Forest | David White works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jesse Breeze | 34-42 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Herbert Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 09:42 | Wake Forest | James Ridlon grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 09:17 | Wake Forest | James Ridlon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 09:16 | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze snags the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Jim Hart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 09:02 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Breeze | 34-42 |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Tommie Woolley is called for the reach on Jim Hart - foul #3 on Tommie Woolley, team foul #7 | 34-42 |
| Subs | NC State | David Clement (PG), Luis Aguirre (SG), Thomas Petersen (C) Ellis Scaife, Tommie Woolley, Roy Palmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Micheal Lino (PG), Morris Paulsen (SG), Ron Nation (C) Harry Cook, David White, Jesse Breeze | |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Jim Hart makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Jim Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Thomas Petersen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Luis Aguirre is fouled on the floor by Ron Nation - foul #2 on Ron Nation, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson (SF) Jim Hart | |
| 08:06 | NC State | Herbert Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Clement | 37-43 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Morris Paulsen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Micheal Lino | 37-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Clement (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luis Aguirre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Herbert Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Petersen (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Micheal Lino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Paulsen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daryl Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ridlon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ron Nation (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | NC State | David Clement scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herbert Johnson and he's hacked by Micheal Lino - foul #1 on Micheal Lino, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Ellis Scaife (PG), Marty Boerner (PF) Herbert Johnson, Robert Wetzel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Cook (PG), Dean Broussard (PF) Micheal Lino, James Ridlon | |
| 07:17 | NC State | David Clement makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:54 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Daryl Jackson | 40-49 |
| 06:30 | NC State | Ellis Scaife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Roy Palmer (C) Thomas Petersen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David White (SG) Morris Paulsen | |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard misses the jumper in the lane | 40-49 |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard misses the tip | 40-49 |
| 06:05 | NC State | David Clement pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:36 | NC State | David Clement is fouled on the floor by Ron Nation - foul #3 on Ron Nation, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Wetzel (PF) Marty Boerner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze (C) Ron Nation | |
| 05:36 | NC State | David Clement makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 05:36 | NC State | David Clement makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:08 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard misses the jump hook from the right block | 42-49 |
| 05:07 | NC State | David Clement grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Luis Aguirre | 44-49 |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 04:32 | NC State | Roy Palmer grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 04:05 | NC State | David Clement buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ellis Scaife | 46-49 |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 46-49 |
| 03:41 | NC State | Roy Palmer pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Ellis Scaife (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Aguirre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Clement (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Wetzel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David White (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dean Broussard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Breeze (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:36 | NC State | Luis Aguirre's layup is rejected by Jesse Breeze | 46-49 |
| 03:35 | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 03:13 | Wake Forest | David Clement is called for the reach on Daryl Jackson - foul #3 on David Clement, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Tommie Woolley (SG), Herbert Johnson (SF), Thomas Petersen (C) Luis Aguirre, David Clement, Roy Palmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Micheal Lino (PG), James Ridlon (PF) Harry Cook, Dean Broussard | |
| 03:13 | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:13 | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Ellis Scaife misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Ridlon - foul #2 on James Ridlon, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Marty Boerner (PF) Robert Wetzel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Hart (SF), Ron Nation (C) Daryl Jackson, Jesse Breeze | |
| 02:47 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Ellis Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Aguirre (SG), Robert Wetzel (PF) Tommie Woolley, Marty Boerner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Cook (PG), Jesse Breeze (C) Micheal Lino, Ron Nation | |
| 02:25 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 01:54 | Wake Forest | James Ridlon snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 01:54 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson (SF), Dean Broussard (PF) Jim Hart, James Ridlon | |
| 01:37 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Dean Broussard | 48-53 |
| 01:12 | NC State | Robert Wetzel buries a floater in the paint | 50-53 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze lays it up and in | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | NC State | Robert Wetzel misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-55 |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Ellis Scaife - foul #1 on Ellis Scaife, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Hart (SF) Daryl Jackson | |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:24 | NC State | The rebound goes to Herbert Johnson | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | NC State | Herbert Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-55 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Robert Wetzel grabs the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Jim Hart takes the ball from Thomas Petersen | 50-55 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Ellis Scaife is called for the reach on Jim Hart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ellis Scaife, team foul #10 | 50-55 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Jim Hart makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Jim Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Jim Hart is called for the reach on Luis Aguirre - foul #2 on Jim Hart, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson (SF) Jim Hart | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Luis Aguirre makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Luis Aguirre makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Ellis Scaife - foul #3 on Ellis Scaife, team foul #11 | 52-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Hart (SF) Daryl Jackson | |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:06 | NC State | Robert Wetzel grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | NC State | Herbert Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-57 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Robert Wetzel grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |