| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Nunez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Casteel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Hadden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Kerr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fresh) SG - Adam Neher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Emilio Soto (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Emilio Soto inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Florida State | Chad Hicks buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Afshari | 32-35 |
| 19:16 | NC State | Dan Casteel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jose Nunez | 35-35 |
| 18:59 | Florida State | Charles Johnson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Jose Nunez snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 18:41 | NC State | Frederick Hadden buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Harry Kerr | 37-35 |
| 18:30 | Florida State | Charles Johnson misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jose Nunez - foul #1 on Jose Nunez, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Gary Barrow (SG), Jared English (SF), Alfred Bryant (PF) Chad Hicks, Adam Neher, Emilio Soto, Dikembe Afshari | |
| 18:30 | Florida State | Charles Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:30 | Florida State | Charles Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 18:03 | NC State | Frederick Hadden's pass is intercepted by Gary Barrow | 37-36 |
| 17:57 | Florida State | Gary Barrow hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 17:56 | Florida State | Alfred Bryant snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 17:37 | Florida State | Alfred Bryant steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Dupuis (SF), Albert Hopkins (PF), Robert Stocker (C) Frederick Hadden, Jeffrey Frias, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Neher (SG), Christopher Huff (C) Gary Barrow, Charles Johnson | |
| 17:13 | NC State | Jose Nunez is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dan Casteel | 40-36 |
| 17:04 | Florida State | Richard Dupuis steps in front of the Christopher Huff pass | 40-36 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Robert Stocker is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jared English - foul #1 on Jared English, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Gary Barrow (SG), Emilio Soto (SF), Dikembe Afshari (PF) Martin Bronstein, Adam Neher, Jared English, Alfred Bryant | |
| 16:44 | NC State | Robert Stocker makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Robert Stocker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | Jose Nunez picks off the pass by Chad Hicks in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Richard Dupuis blows the layup | 42-36 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Christopher Huff pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:33 | Florida State | Chad Hicks hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Jose Nunez is hacked by Emilio Soto - foul #2 on Emilio Soto, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Kerr (C) Albert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Johnson (C) Christopher Huff | |
| 15:46 | NC State | Jose Nunez is hacked by Chad Hicks - foul #1 on Chad Hicks, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF) Richard Dupuis, Robert Stocker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Pagano (SF) Emilio Soto | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Nunez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Casteel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Hadden (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Kerr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Barrow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Pagano (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | NC State | Dan Casteel can't throw it down but he's hacked by Gary Barrow - foul #1 on Gary Barrow, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Neher (SG), Martin Bronstein (SF) Gary Barrow, Ronald Pagano | |
| 15:35 | NC State | Dan Casteel makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:35 | NC State | Dan Casteel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:28 | Florida State | Charles Johnson misses the easy layup | 44-38 |
| 15:26 | NC State | Dan Casteel pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:22 | NC State | Jose Nunez connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dan Casteel | 46-38 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dan Casteel - foul #2 on Dan Casteel, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Hopkins (PF) Jeffrey Frias | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared English (SF), Christopher Huff (C) Chad Hicks, Charles Johnson | |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:04 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:40 | NC State | Harry Kerr misses the easy layup | 46-40 |
| 14:39 | NC State | Harry Kerr tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 14:16 | Florida State | Dan Casteel is called for the reach on Adam Neher - foul #3 on Dan Casteel, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF) Jose Nunez, Frederick Hadden, Albert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Barrow (PG), Emilio Soto (SF), Alfred Bryant (PF) Martin Bronstein, Adam Neher, Dikembe Afshari | |
| 14:03 | Florida State | Emilio Soto comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 14:01 | Florida State | Christopher Huff grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 13:45 | Florida State | Gary Barrow is hacked by Jeffrey Frias - foul #3 on Jeffrey Frias, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SF) Dan Casteel | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Charles Johnson (C) Jared English, Christopher Huff | |
| 13:24 | Florida State | Charles Johnson misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Harry Kerr - foul #2 on Harry Kerr, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Pagano (SG) Gary Barrow | |
| 13:24 | Florida State | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:24 | Florida State | Charles Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:03 | NC State | Richard Dupuis is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pagano - foul #2 on Ronald Pagano, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Jose Nunez (PG), Dan Casteel (SG), Albert Hopkins (C) Robert Stocker, Richard Dupuis, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Neher (SG) Emilio Soto | |
| 12:35 | NC State | Frederick Hadden is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pagano - foul #3 on Ronald Pagano, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Christopher Huff (PF) Chad Hicks, Alfred Bryant | |
| 12:15 | NC State | Dan Casteel misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 12:14 | Florida State | Martin Bronstein gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:05 | Florida State | Christopher Huff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Frederick Hadden snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 11:47 | NC State | Frederick Hadden hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Nunez (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Casteel (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Hadden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Albert Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Martin Bronstein (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Adam Neher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pagano (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Huff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Florida State | Charles Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 11:32 | NC State | Jose Nunez snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 11:30 | NC State | Ronald Pagano is called for the reach on Dan Casteel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Pagano, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Harry Kerr (C) Jose Nunez, Frederick Hadden, Albert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Gary Barrow (SG), Jared English (SF), Dikembe Afshari (PF) Martin Bronstein, Adam Neher, Ronald Pagano, Christopher Huff | |
| 11:30 | NC State | Dan Casteel makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:30 | NC State | Dan Casteel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:22 | Florida State | Charles Johnson misses badly on a runner from close range | 52-42 |
| 11:20 | NC State | Harry Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 11:01 | NC State | Dan Casteel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 11:00 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Charles Johnson | 52-42 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Gary Barrow is fouled on the floor by Robert Stocker - foul #2 on Robert Stocker, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SF) Dan Casteel | |
| Subs | Florida State | Emilio Soto (SF), Alfred Bryant (C) Jared English, Charles Johnson | |
| 10:39 | Florida State | Chad Hicks is fouled on the floor by Frederick Hadden - foul #2 on Frederick Hadden, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | NC State | Jose Nunez (PG) Jeffrey Frias | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Johnson (C) Dikembe Afshari | |
| 10:39 | Florida State | Chad Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:39 | NC State | Harry Kerr snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 10:37 | NC State | Richard Dupuis is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Barrow - foul #2 on Gary Barrow, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG) Chad Hicks | |
| 10:37 | NC State | Richard Dupuis makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:37 | NC State | Richard Dupuis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:28 | Florida State | Richard Dupuis picks off the pass by Martin Bronstein | 54-42 |
| 10:10 | NC State | Jose Nunez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | Emilio Soto snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 10:01 | Florida State | Gary Barrow clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 09:59 | Florida State | Emilio Soto can't tip it in | 54-42 |
| 09:58 | Florida State | Charles Johnson snags the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 09:42 | Florida State | Gary Barrow connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Bronstein | 54-45 |
| 09:18 | NC State | Richard Dupuis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Dan Casteel (SG), Albert Hopkins (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF) Richard Dupuis, Frederick Hadden, Robert Stocker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Adam Neher (SG), Jared English (SF), Dikembe Afshari (PF), Christopher Huff (C) Martin Bronstein, Gary Barrow, Emilio Soto, Alfred Bryant, Charles Johnson | |
| 09:01 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 08:59 | NC State | Albert Hopkins grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Dan Casteel loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Frias - foul #4 on Jeffrey Frias, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SF) Jeffrey Frias | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Harry Kerr pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:20 | NC State | Jose Nunez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 08:18 | Florida State | Adam Neher snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 08:00 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-46 |
| 07:58 | NC State | Albert Hopkins grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Harry Kerr comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jared English - foul #2 on Jared English, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Frias (PF) Frederick Hadden | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Ronald Pagano (SF), Charles Johnson (C) Chad Hicks, Jared English, Christopher Huff | |
| 07:40 | NC State | Harry Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:40 | NC State | Harry Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Nunez (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Casteel (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Harry Kerr (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Martin Bronstein (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Adam Neher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pagano (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Afshari (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 07:24 | NC State | Adam Neher picks off the pass by Jose Nunez in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| 07:00 | Florida State | Charles Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 06:41 | NC State | Ronald Pagano takes the ball from Harry Kerr | 56-50 |
| 06:20 | Florida State | Martin Bronstein is hacked by Dan Casteel - foul #4 on Dan Casteel, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG), Richard Dupuis (SF) Jose Nunez, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Barrow (SG), Emilio Soto (SF), Alfred Bryant (PF), Christopher Huff (C) Adam Neher, Ronald Pagano, Dikembe Afshari, Charles Johnson | |
| 06:20 | Florida State | Martin Bronstein makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:20 | Florida State | Martin Bronstein misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:20 | NC State | Albert Hopkins grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Albert Hopkins blows the dunk but he's hacked by Martin Bronstein - foul #2 on Martin Bronstein, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SF) Dan Casteel | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared English (SG) Martin Bronstein | |
| 06:05 | NC State | Albert Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Albert Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | Gary Barrow misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 05:51 | Florida State | Alfred Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:41 | Florida State | Christopher Huff misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 05:40 | Florida State | Emilio Soto grabs the offensive board | 58-51 |
| 05:16 | Florida State | Emilio Soto scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Barrow | 58-54 |
| 04:57 | NC State | Emilio Soto swats the layup by Frederick Hadden | 58-54 |
| 04:56 | Florida State | Jared English pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 04:47 | Florida State | Emilio Soto loses the dribble to Robert Stocker | 58-54 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Stocker | 60-54 |
| 04:27 | Florida State | Gary Barrow misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Frederick Hadden pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:05 | NC State | Richard Dupuis is hacked by Jared English - foul #3 on Jared English, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Jose Nunez (PG), Dan Casteel (SG), Harry Kerr (C) Frederick Hadden, Jeffrey Frias, Albert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Ronald Pagano (SG), Martin Bronstein (SF), Dikembe Afshari (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Gary Barrow, Jared English, Emilio Soto, Alfred Bryant, Christopher Huff | |
| 04:05 | NC State | Richard Dupuis misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:05 | NC State | Richard Dupuis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Robert Stocker is called for the reach on Charles Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Stocker, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SF) Richard Dupuis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Charles Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Martin Bronstein is called for the reach on Frederick Hadden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Bronstein, team foul #12 | 61-56 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Frederick Hadden makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Frederick Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 03:38 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Chad Hicks | 63-58 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Nunez (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Casteel (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frederick Hadden (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stocker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Harry Kerr (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Pagano (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Martin Bronstein (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Afshari (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | NC State | Jose Nunez scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Stocker | 65-58 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Ronald Pagano is hacked by Jose Nunez - foul #2 on Jose Nunez, team foul #11 | 65-58 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Frias (PF) Robert Stocker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Neher (SG) Martin Bronstein | |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Ronald Pagano makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Ronald Pagano makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:50 | NC State | A charge is called on Frederick Hadden - foul #3 on Frederick Hadden, team foul #12 | 65-60 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (SF) Ronald Pagano | |
| 02:37 | Florida State | Charles Johnson connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Chad Hicks | 65-62 |
| 02:13 | NC State | Dan Casteel comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 02:12 | Florida State | Charles Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Harry Kerr is called for the reach on Adam Neher - foul #3 on Harry Kerr, team foul #13 | 65-62 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Emilio Soto (SF) Martin Bronstein | |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Adam Neher makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:48 | Florida State | Adam Neher makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:31 | NC State | Jose Nunez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 01:29 | NC State | Dan Casteel tips it home | 67-64 |
| 01:24 | Florida State | Emilio Soto hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Adam Neher | 67-66 |
| 01:20 | NC State | Harry Kerr is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Frederick Hadden steps in front of the Charles Johnson pass | 67-66 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Frederick Hadden's layup is rejected by Charles Johnson | 67-66 |
| 00:45 | Florida State | Adam Neher gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:28 | Florida State | Adam Neher loses the ball out of bounds | 67-66 |
| 00:28 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | NC State | Chad Hicks is called for the reach on Jose Nunez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Hicks, team foul #13 | 67-66 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Jose Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Jose Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:21 | Florida State | Charles Johnson knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Emilio Soto | 69-68 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Chad Hicks is called for the reach on Jose Nunez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Hicks, team foul #14 | 69-68 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Jose Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:18 | NC State | Jose Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Emilio Soto buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Chad Hicks | 71-71 |
| 00:03 | NC State | NC State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Jose Nunez comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Nunez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Casteel (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frederick Hadden (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Frias (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Harry Kerr (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Adam Neher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emilio Soto (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dikembe Afshari (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:57 | NC State | Jose Nunez is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Dupuis (SF), Albert Hopkins (PF), Robert Stocker (C) Frederick Hadden, Jeffrey Frias, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alfred Bryant (PF) Dikembe Afshari | |
| 04:44 | Florida State | Charles Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left block | 71-71 |
| 04:42 | NC State | Jose Nunez gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Robert Stocker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #15 | 71-71 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared English (SF) Emilio Soto | |
| 04:22 | NC State | Robert Stocker misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:22 | NC State | Robert Stocker misses the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:22 | Florida State | Alfred Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Chad Hicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jose Nunez - foul #3 on Jose Nunez, team foul #14 | 71-71 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Barrow (SG), Christopher Huff (C) Adam Neher, Charles Johnson | |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Chad Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:10 | Florida State | Chad Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:10 | NC State | Albert Hopkins snags the defensive board | 71-72 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Jose Nunez is hacked by Jared English in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jared English, team foul #16 | 71-72 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG) Chad Hicks | |
| 04:08 | NC State | Jose Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Jose Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Gary Barrow comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-72 |
| 03:54 | NC State | Richard Dupuis grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 03:35 | NC State | Martin Bronstein takes the ball from Robert Stocker | 73-72 |
| 03:29 | Florida State | Christopher Huff hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gary Barrow and he's hacked by Richard Dupuis - foul #2 on Richard Dupuis, team foul #15 | 73-74 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Kerr (C) Jose Nunez | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari (PF) Alfred Bryant | |
| 03:29 | Florida State | Christopher Huff misses the free throw | 73-74 |
| 03:29 | NC State | Albert Hopkins grabs the board | 73-74 |
| 03:27 | NC State | Robert Stocker travels in the backcourt | 73-74 |
| Subs | NC State | Jose Nunez (PG), Frederick Hadden (SF) Robert Stocker, Richard Dupuis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:16 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari blows the layup | 73-74 |
| 03:15 | NC State | Jose Nunez snags the defensive board | 73-74 |
| 02:46 | NC State | Albert Hopkins is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-74 |
| 02:46 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Dupuis (SF), Robert Stocker (PF) Frederick Hadden, Albert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Adam Neher (SG), Emilio Soto (SF), Alfred Bryant (PF), Charles Johnson (C) Martin Bronstein, Gary Barrow, Jared English, Dikembe Afshari, Christopher Huff | |
| 02:30 | Florida State | Emilio Soto travels with the ball | 75-74 |
| 02:08 | NC State | Jose Nunez can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 02:06 | Florida State | Charles Johnson grabs the board | 75-74 |
| 02:00 | Florida State | Charles Johnson lays it in set up by Chad Hicks and he's hacked by Harry Kerr - foul #4 on Harry Kerr, team foul #16 | 75-76 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF) Richard Dupuis, Robert Stocker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari (PF) Alfred Bryant | |
| 02:00 | Florida State | Charles Johnson makes the free throw | 75-77 |
| 01:40 | NC State | Harry Kerr is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Jose Nunez | 77-77 |
| 01:26 | Florida State | Chad Hicks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 77-77 |
| 01:24 | Florida State | Chad Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Charles Johnson is fouled on the floor by Harry Kerr - foul #5 on Harry Kerr, team foul #17 | 77-77 |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Hopkins (C) Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Charles Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias pulls down the rebound | 77-78 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Nunez (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dan Casteel (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frederick Hadden (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Frias (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Albert Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Adam Neher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emilio Soto (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dikembe Afshari (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:41 | NC State | Dan Casteel knocks in the 3 from straight away | 80-78 |
| 00:12 | Florida State | Emilio Soto drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Chad Hicks | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:05 | NC State | Dikembe Afshari denies the turnaround by Jose Nunez | 80-80 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Emilio Soto grabs the board | 80-80 |
| 00:04 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Adam Neher comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 80-80 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Nunez (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dan Casteel (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frederick Hadden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Frias (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Albert Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Adam Neher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emilio Soto (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - Dikembe Afshari (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Johnson (fresh) 26 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | NC State | Albert Hopkins wins the tip | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:31 | NC State | Frederick Hadden hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Nunez | 82-80 |
| 04:11 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Frederick Hadden - foul #4 on Frederick Hadden, team foul #18 | 82-80 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Dupuis (SF), Robert Stocker (C) Frederick Hadden, Jeffrey Frias | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Gary Barrow (SG), Jared English (SF) Chad Hicks, Adam Neher, Emilio Soto | |
| 04:11 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari misses the 1st free throw | 82-80 |
| 04:11 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Dan Casteel is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Barrow - foul #3 on Gary Barrow, team foul #17 | 82-81 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alfred Bryant (PF) Dikembe Afshari | |
| 04:09 | NC State | Dan Casteel makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Dan Casteel misses the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 04:09 | Florida State | Alfred Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 83-81 |
| 03:53 | Florida State | Alfred Bryant comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Dupuis - foul #3 on Richard Dupuis, team foul #19 | 83-81 |
| 03:53 | Florida State | Alfred Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 03:53 | Florida State | Alfred Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 03:32 | NC State | Jose Nunez knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Dan Casteel | 85-82 |
| 03:18 | Florida State | Charles Johnson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Hopkins - foul #1 on Albert Hopkins, team foul #20 | 85-82 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Frias (PF) Jose Nunez | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:18 | Florida State | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 03:18 | Florida State | Charles Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 85-83 |
| 03:18 | NC State | Albert Hopkins snags the defensive board | 85-83 |
| 02:59 | NC State | The jumper by Robert Stocker is denied by Alfred Bryant | 85-83 |
| 02:57 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Frias | 85-83 |
| 02:57 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Adam Neher (SG), Dikembe Afshari (PF) Martin Bronstein, Gary Barrow, Alfred Bryant | |
| 02:40 | NC State | Albert Hopkins misses badly on a jumper from close range | 85-83 |
| 02:38 | Florida State | Charles Johnson pulls down the rebound | 85-83 |
| 02:23 | Florida State | Chad Hicks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-83 |
| 02:22 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias grabs the defensive rebound | 85-83 |
| 02:22 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-83 |
| Subs | NC State | Jose Nunez (PG), Frederick Hadden (SF) Richard Dupuis, Jeffrey Frias | |
| Subs | Florida State | Emilio Soto (SF) Jared English | |
| 01:56 | NC State | Frederick Hadden is hacked by Emilio Soto - foul #3 on Emilio Soto, team foul #18 | 85-83 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Frias (PF) Robert Stocker | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 01:56 | NC State | Frederick Hadden misses the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Frederick Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 86-83 |
| 01:44 | Florida State | Emilio Soto can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 86-83 |
| 01:42 | NC State | Dan Casteel grabs the defensive rebound | 86-83 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:36 | NC State | Albert Hopkins misses the turnaround from close range | 86-83 |
| 01:34 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari pulls down the rebound | 86-83 |
| 01:27 | Florida State | Charles Johnson can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 86-83 |
| 01:26 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari snags the offensive board | 86-83 |
| 01:14 | Florida State | Emilio Soto hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-83 |
| 01:12 | Florida State | Adam Neher grabs the offensive board | 86-83 |
| 01:07 | Florida State | Emilio Soto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 86-83 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Albert Hopkins snags the defensive board | 86-83 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Adam Neher picks off the pass by Jose Nunez | 86-83 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jose Nunez (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dan Casteel (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frederick Hadden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Frias (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Albert Hopkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Adam Neher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Emilio Soto (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Afshari (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:17 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 86-83 |
| 00:16 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias pulls down the rebound | 86-83 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Hicks - foul #4 on Chad Hicks, team foul #19 | 86-83 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Dupuis (SF) Frederick Hadden | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Emilio Soto can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 88-83 |
| 00:07 | Florida State | Chad Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 88-83 |
| 00:05 | Florida State | Chad Hicks drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Neher | 88-86 |
| 00:05 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-86 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SF) Richard Dupuis | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 00:02 | NC State | Chad Hicks is called for the reach on Dan Casteel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chad Hicks, team foul #20 | 88-86 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG) Chad Hicks | |
| 00:02 | NC State | Dan Casteel makes the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 00:02 | NC State | Dan Casteel makes the 2nd free throw | 90-86 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Martin Bronstein clanks a halfcourt shot | 90-86 |