| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Steven (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wesley Neumiller (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mark Rhoden (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Lay (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Maynard Newton (fresh) PF - Donald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | NC State | Donald Adams steals it from Jackie Steven out of a doubleteam | 31-32 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | Donald Adams misses the driving attempt in the lane | 31-32 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Michael Lay pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:02 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Rhoden | 31-34 |
| 18:56 | NC State | Brian Wilson can't connect on a floater in the lane | 31-34 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Brian Wilson tips it home | 33-34 |
| 18:28 | Wake Forest | Donald Adams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Rhoden | 33-37 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Brian Wilson misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Donald Adams - foul #2 on Donald Adams, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Brian Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:13 | NC State | Brian Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:13 | Wake Forest | Donald Adams gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:45 | Wake Forest | Brian Wilson steps in front of the Donald Adams pass | 34-37 |
| 17:28 | NC State | Kevin Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-37 |
| 17:27 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:05 | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden buries a shot from the right side set up by Michael Lay | 34-39 |
| 16:51 | NC State | Kevin Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Mark Rhoden | 34-39 |
| 16:44 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Weber clanks a jump hook in the lane | 34-39 |
| 16:43 | Wake Forest | Donald Adams hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Donald Adams is called for the reach on Kevin Jones - foul #3 on Donald Adams, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), Roland Kiedrowski (SG), James McLeroy (SF) David Jones, Jackie Steven, Wesley Neumiller | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Bohannon (PG), Willie Bennett (SG), Major Bigger (PF) Michael Lay, Maynard Newton, Donald Adams | |
| 16:21 | NC State | Kevin Jones travels with the ball | 34-41 |
| 15:57 | Wake Forest | Michael Bohannon buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Penney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Kiedrowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James McLeroy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Bohannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Rhoden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Major Bigger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | NC State | James McLeroy clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 34-43 |
| 15:44 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Weber pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:15 | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roland Kiedrowski - foul #1 on Roland Kiedrowski, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Jackie Steven (SG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Michael Morgan (C) David Penney, Roland Kiedrowski, James McLeroy, Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Lay (SF), Donald Adams (PF) Michael Bohannon, Major Bigger | |
| 15:15 | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:15 | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:15 | NC State | The rebound goes to Brian Wilson | 34-43 |
| 14:52 | NC State | Jackie Steven shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 14:51 | NC State | Brian Wilson tips it in | 36-43 |
| 14:34 | Wake Forest | Michael Lay misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 14:32 | NC State | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 14:08 | NC State | Jackie Steven shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 14:06 | Wake Forest | Donald Adams grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 13:59 | Wake Forest | Michael Lay clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 13:57 | Wake Forest | Donald Adams tips it in | 36-45 |
| 13:40 | NC State | Jackie Steven works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 13:39 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Lawrence Weber | 36-45 |
| 13:11 | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), Kevin Kwon (SG), James McLeroy (SF), Kevin Jones (PF) David Jones, Jackie Steven, Wesley Neumiller, Brian Wilson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Bohannon (PG), Maynard Newton (SF), Major Bigger (C) Mark Rhoden, Willie Bennett, Lawrence Weber | |
| 12:51 | Wake Forest | Major Bigger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Jones - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski (SG) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 12:51 | Wake Forest | Major Bigger makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 12:51 | Wake Forest | Major Bigger misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 12:51 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Jones | 36-46 |
| 12:49 | NC State | David Penney loses the dribble to Michael Bohannon in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| 12:27 | Wake Forest | Donald Adams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side | 36-46 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Kevin Kwon pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 12:13 | NC State | James McLeroy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 12:11 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Donald Adams | 36-46 |
| 11:47 | Wake Forest | Michael Lay misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 11:46 | NC State | Kevin Jones gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Penney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Kiedrowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James McLeroy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Kwon (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Bohannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Lay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maynard Newton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Major Bigger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James McLeroy | 38-46 |
| 11:06 | Wake Forest | Donald Adams evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Lay | 38-48 |
| 10:51 | NC State | James McLeroy makes the contested 3 from the left wing set up by Kevin Kwon | 41-48 |
| 10:28 | Wake Forest | Kevin Kwon steps in front of the Maynard Newton pass | 41-48 |
| 10:20 | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski comes up short on the floater from the left side | 41-48 |
| 10:19 | Wake Forest | Major Bigger gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:00 | Wake Forest | Major Bigger blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Kwon - foul #4 on Kevin Kwon, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Jackie Steven (SG), Wesley Neumiller (SF), Brian Wilson (PF), Michael Morgan (C) David Penney, Roland Kiedrowski, James McLeroy, Kevin Jones, Kevin Kwon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden (PG), Willie Bennett (SG), Lawrence Weber (C) Michael Bohannon, Michael Lay, Donald Adams | |
| 10:00 | Wake Forest | Major Bigger makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:00 | Wake Forest | Major Bigger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:47 | NC State | Jackie Steven shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Weber - foul #2 on Lawrence Weber, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Adams (PF) Major Bigger | |
| 09:47 | NC State | Jackie Steven makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:47 | NC State | Jackie Steven makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:21 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton misses the shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 09:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 43-50 |
| 09:16 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-50 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Brian Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:01 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 08:59 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Weber grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 08:36 | Wake Forest | Willie Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 08:34 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 43-50 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Michael Morgan comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 43-50 |
| 08:23 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 07:58 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Weber loses the ball out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Jones (PF) Brian Wilson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Bohannon (PG) Maynard Newton | |
| 07:46 | NC State | Kevin Jones clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Rhoden - foul #3 on Mark Rhoden, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Major Bigger (PF) Donald Adams | |
| 07:46 | NC State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Steven (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Wesley Neumiller (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Bohannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Rhoden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Major Bigger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Wake Forest | Michael Bohannon is hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #4 on Michael Morgan, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Wilson (C) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Lay (SF) Michael Bohannon | |
| 07:09 | Wake Forest | Major Bigger is denied on a layup by Brian Wilson | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | NC State | Brian Wilson gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:52 | NC State | The jump hook by Brian Wilson is blocked by Lawrence Weber | 45-50 |
| 06:51 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 06:26 | Wake Forest | Willie Bennett misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 06:25 | Wake Forest | Michael Lay grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:59 | Wake Forest | Major Bigger connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Bennett | 47-52 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Major Bigger grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Weber hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wesley Neumiller - foul #3 on Wesley Neumiller, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (PG), Roland Kiedrowski (SG), James McLeroy (SF), Kevin Kwon (PF), Michael Morgan (C) David Jones, Jackie Steven, Wesley Neumiller, Kevin Jones, Brian Wilson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Bohannon (PG), Maynard Newton (SF), Donald Adams (PF) Mark Rhoden, Willie Bennett, Major Bigger | |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Weber makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:35 | NC State | Kevin Kwon gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 05:30 | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-53 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Michael Morgan tips it back up and in | 49-53 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Michael Bohannon is hacked by Kevin Kwon - foul #5 on Kevin Kwon, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Jones (PF) Kevin Kwon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Michael Bohannon makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Michael Bohannon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:55 | NC State | Kevin Jones hits the finger roll | 51-55 |
| 04:31 | Wake Forest | Kevin Jones is called for the reach on Maynard Newton - foul #2 on Kevin Jones, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| 04:31 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:31 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:15 | NC State | Kevin Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 53-57 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Roland Kiedrowski - foul #2 on Roland Kiedrowski, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Jackie Steven (SG), Brian Wilson (PF) Roland Kiedrowski, Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Willie Bennett (SG), Major Bigger (C) Michael Lay, Lawrence Weber | |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:35 | NC State | Michael Bohannon is called for the reach on Jackie Steven - foul #1 on Michael Bohannon, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Wesley Neumiller (SF) David Penney, James McLeroy | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Steven (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Wesley Neumiller (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Bohannon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maynard Newton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Adams (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Major Bigger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | NC State | Jackie Steven works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 03:18 | NC State | Michael Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Michael Morgan travels with the ball | 53-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden (SF) Maynard Newton | |
| 03:00 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Jones (PF) Brian Wilson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Lay (SF) Michael Bohannon | |
| 02:42 | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 53-59 |
| 02:41 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kevin Jones | 53-59 |
| 02:35 | NC State | Major Bigger blocks the short jumper by Michael Morgan | 53-59 |
| 02:34 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Michael Lay | 53-59 |
| 02:10 | Wake Forest | Michael Lay drills a jumper in the paint set up by Mark Rhoden | 53-61 |
| 01:59 | NC State | David Jones misses the wide open floater in the lane | 53-61 |
| 01:57 | NC State | Kevin Jones hits the follow up shot | 55-61 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton (SF), Lawrence Weber (C) Willie Bennett, Major Bigger | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Kevin Jones loses the dribble to Mark Rhoden | 55-63 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Mark Rhoden banks in the layup | 55-65 |
| 01:16 | NC State | Kevin Jones lays it up and in set up by Jackie Steven | 57-65 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Weber blows the layup | 57-65 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Weber hits the follow up shot | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | NC State | Jackie Steven works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Morgan | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton is fouled in the backcourt by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #11 | 60-67 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Willie Bennett (SG) Donald Adams | |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:43 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 60-68 |
| 00:38 | NC State | Jackie Steven evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton is hacked by David Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Jones, team foul #12 | 60-68 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Maynard Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Wesley Neumiller is whistled for a carry | 60-70 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Bohannon (PG), Major Bigger (C) Mark Rhoden, Lawrence Weber | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Michael Lay makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Bennett | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | NC State | David Jones misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 60-72 |