| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Stocker (fresh) SG - Michael Phillips (fresh) SF - Albert Hopkins (fresh) PF - Leo Clark (fresh) C - Harry Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fresh) SG - Adam Neher (fresh) SF - Emilio Soto (fresh) PF - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) C - Mark Winland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Mark Winland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Florida State | Emilio Soto is hacked by Harry Kerr - foul #1 on Harry Kerr, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Adam Neher | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Albert Hopkins clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Florida State | Mark Winland grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Florida State | Albert Hopkins steals the ball from Adam Neher | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Chad Hicks steps in front of the Robert Stocker pass | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Florida State | Chad Hicks is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Dikembe Afshari | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | NC State | Robert Stocker double dribbles | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Florida State | Chad Hicks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Chad Hicks, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SF), Jeffrey Frias (PF) Albert Hopkins, Leo Clark | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Gary Barrow (SG), Jared English (SF), Alfred Bryant (PF) Chad Hicks, Adam Neher, Emilio Soto, Dikembe Afshari | |
| 17:35 | NC State | Robert Stocker misses long on an open floater from the left block | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | Florida State | Jared English grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Florida State | Gary Barrow is hacked by Michael Phillips in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Phillips, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Hopkins (SF), Alan Dempsey (C) Michael Phillips, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:19 | Florida State | Alan Dempsey swats the dunk try by Jared English | 0-4 |
| 17:18 | Florida State | Alfred Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:05 | Florida State | Gary Barrow connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Bronstein | 0-7 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Robert Stocker misses the easy layup | 0-7 |
| 16:42 | Florida State | Jared English snags the defensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:39 | Florida State | Gary Barrow's pass is intercepted by Robert Stocker in the backcourt | 0-7 |
| 16:25 | NC State | Robert Stocker misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-7 |
| 16:24 | Florida State | Mark Winland grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 16:17 | Florida State | Gary Barrow connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-10 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Robert Stocker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Phillips (SG), Leo Clark (PF), Harry Kerr (C) Frederick Hadden, Jeffrey Frias, Alan Dempsey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Adam Neher (SG), Donald Carreon (SF), Christopher Huff (PF) Martin Bronstein, Gary Barrow, Jared English, Alfred Bryant | |
| 16:01 | Florida State | Chad Hicks is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-10 |
| 15:59 | Florida State | Christopher Huff pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-10 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Stocker (tiring) SG - Michael Phillips (fresh) SF - Albert Hopkins (tiring) PF - Leo Clark (fresh) C - Harry Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adam Neher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Carreon (fresh) PF - Christopher Huff (fresh) C - Mark Winland (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Florida State | Leo Clark swats the dunk try by Christopher Huff | 0-10 |
| 15:53 | NC State | Leo Clark grabs the board | 0-10 |
| 15:49 | NC State | Robert Stocker is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Hicks - foul #2 on Chad Hicks, team foul #2 | 0-10 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Emilio Soto (SF), Dikembe Afshari (PF) Chad Hicks, Christopher Huff | |
| 15:26 | NC State | Robert Stocker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Albert Hopkins and he's fouled by Donald Carreon - foul #1 on Donald Carreon, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| 15:26 | NC State | Robert Stocker misses the free throw | 2-10 |
| 15:26 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Afshari | 2-10 |
| 15:23 | Florida State | Adam Neher is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Neher, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (PG) Robert Stocker | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 15:05 | NC State | Frederick Hadden is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-10 |
| 15:03 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Kerr | 2-10 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Albert Hopkins is called for traveling | 2-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG) Albert Hopkins | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Christopher Huff (C) Donald Carreon, Mark Winland | |
| 14:29 | Florida State | Leo Clark is called for the reach on Dikembe Afshari - foul #1 on Leo Clark, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Alan Dempsey (C) Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 14:17 | Florida State | Adam Neher loses the ball out of bounds | 2-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Frias (PF) Leo Clark | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared English (SF) Emilio Soto | |
| 13:50 | NC State | Robert Stocker misses the turnaround from the left block | 2-10 |
| 13:49 | NC State | Frederick Hadden hits the follow up shot | 4-10 |
| 13:33 | Florida State | Christopher Huff misses the easy layup | 4-10 |
| 13:31 | Florida State | Christopher Huff can't tip it in | 4-10 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Alan Dempsey gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:26 | NC State | Robert Stocker is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Stocker, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Hopkins (SF), Leo Clark (PF), Harry Kerr (C) Frederick Hadden, Jeffrey Frias, Alan Dempsey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Gary Barrow (SG), Emilio Soto (SF), Alfred Bryant (PF), Mark Winland (C) Adam Neher, Jared English, Dikembe Afshari, Christopher Huff | |
| 13:16 | Florida State | Emilio Soto's pass is intercepted by Albert Hopkins | 4-10 |
| 12:54 | NC State | Leo Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Albert Hopkins snags the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 12:39 | NC State | Robert Stocker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 12:38 | Florida State | Gary Barrow grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 12:36 | Florida State | Martin Bronstein is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Stocker - foul #2 on Robert Stocker, team foul #5 | 4-10 |
| 12:36 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 4-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Frias (PG) Robert Stocker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Carreon (PG), Jared English (SF), Christopher Huff (PF) Martin Bronstein, Emilio Soto, Alfred Bryant | |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Donald Carreon misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Harry Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 11:56 | NC State | Michael Phillips misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 11:54 | NC State | Leo Clark can't tip it in | 4-10 |
| 11:52 | Florida State | Jared English pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Frias (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Phillips (tired) SF - Albert Hopkins (tired) 2 stl. PF - Leo Clark (tiring) 2 reb. C - Harry Kerr (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Carreon (fresh) SG - Gary Barrow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jared English (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Huff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Winland (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Florida State | Jeffrey Frias is called for the reach on Donald Carreon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Frias, team foul #6 | 4-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (PG), Alan Dempsey (C) Leo Clark, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Adam Neher (SG), Emilio Soto (SF), Dikembe Afshari (PF) Donald Carreon, Gary Barrow, Jared English, Mark Winland | |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Martin Bronstein is called for a charge - foul #1 on Martin Bronstein, team foul #5 | 4-10 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Mark Winland (C) Christopher Huff | |
| 11:21 | NC State | Frederick Hadden is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Winland - foul #1 on Mark Winland, team foul #6 | 4-10 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alfred Bryant (PF) Dikembe Afshari | |
| 10:53 | NC State | Michael Phillips is whistled for traveling | 4-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Leo Clark (PF) Michael Phillips | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared English (SF), Dikembe Afshari (PF) Emilio Soto, Alfred Bryant | |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Adam Neher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Frias - foul #2 on Jeffrey Frias, team foul #7 | 4-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Phillips (SG) Jeffrey Frias | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Carreon (PG) Martin Bronstein | |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Adam Neher misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 10:46 | Florida State | Adam Neher makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 10:18 | NC State | Dikembe Afshari denies the turnaround by Albert Hopkins | 4-11 |
| 10:17 | Florida State | Mark Winland grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 10:12 | Florida State | Adam Neher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 10:11 | Florida State | Donald Carreon grabs the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 10:02 | Florida State | Adam Neher misses the dunk but the foul's on Albert Hopkins - foul #1 on Albert Hopkins, team foul #8 | 4-11 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Kerr (C) Leo Clark | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Emilio Soto (SF), Christopher Huff (C) Donald Carreon, Jared English, Mark Winland | |
| 10:02 | Florida State | Adam Neher makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 10:02 | Florida State | Adam Neher misses the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Alan Dempsey grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Michael Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-12 |
| 09:37 | Florida State | Christopher Huff snags the defensive board | 4-12 |
| 09:30 | Florida State | Adam Neher hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Emilio Soto | 4-15 |
| 09:04 | NC State | Frederick Hadden misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-15 |
| 09:02 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Afshari | 4-15 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Frederick Hadden steals the ball from Dikembe Afshari | 4-15 |
| 08:21 | NC State | Frederick Hadden lays it up and in | 6-15 |
| 08:18 | Florida State | Emilio Soto is hacked by Albert Hopkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Hopkins, team foul #9 | 6-15 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG), Leo Clark (PF) Albert Hopkins, Alan Dempsey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Carreon (PG), Gary Barrow (SG), Alfred Bryant (PF), Mark Winland (C) Martin Bronstein, Adam Neher, Dikembe Afshari, Christopher Huff | |
| 08:18 | Florida State | Emilio Soto makes the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 08:18 | Florida State | Emilio Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 08:12 | NC State | Gary Barrow takes the ball from Robert Stocker in the backcourt | 6-17 |
| 08:11 | Florida State | Gary Barrow lays it in | 6-19 |
| 08:01 | NC State | Leo Clark is called for 10 seconds | 6-19 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jared English (SF) Emilio Soto | |
| 07:51 | Florida State | Frederick Hadden steps in front of the Jared English pass | 6-19 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Frederick Hadden lays it up and in | 8-19 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Robert Stocker (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Michael Phillips (very tired) SF - Frederick Hadden (tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Leo Clark (tired) 2 reb. C - Harry Kerr (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Donald Carreon (fresh) SG - Gary Barrow (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jared English (fresh) PF - Alfred Bryant (fresh) C - Mark Winland (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Florida State | Gary Barrow is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-19 |
| 07:26 | NC State | Frederick Hadden double dribbles | 8-19 |
| Subs | NC State | Jeffrey Frias (SF) Robert Stocker | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG) Donald Carreon | |
| 07:05 | Florida State | Gary Barrow drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Bronstein | 8-21 |
| 06:43 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-21 |
| 06:42 | Florida State | Jared English gets the rebound | 8-21 |
| 06:24 | Florida State | Gary Barrow buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Martin Bronstein | 8-23 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Harry Kerr misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-23 |
| 06:03 | Florida State | Gary Barrow snags the defensive board | 8-23 |
| 05:46 | Florida State | Gary Barrow misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-23 |
| 05:45 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias pulls down the rebound | 8-23 |
| 05:43 | NC State | Martin Bronstein picks off the pass by Michael Phillips in the backcourt | 8-23 |
| 05:27 | Florida State | Gary Barrow is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-23 |
| 05:26 | Florida State | Mark Winland tips it home | 8-25 |
| 05:26 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 8-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Albert Hopkins (SF), Alan Dempsey (C) Frederick Hadden, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Adam Neher (SG), Donald Carreon (SF), Dikembe Afshari (PF), Christopher Huff (C) Martin Bronstein, Gary Barrow, Jared English, Alfred Bryant, Mark Winland | |
| 04:58 | NC State | Christopher Huff denies the turnaround by Leo Clark | 8-25 |
| 04:56 | Florida State | Christopher Huff gets the rebound | 8-25 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Adam Neher is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-25 |
| 04:50 | NC State | Alan Dempsey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-25 |
| 04:46 | NC State | Leo Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-25 |
| 04:45 | Florida State | Christopher Huff pulls down the rebound | 8-25 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Michael Phillips is called for the reach on Adam Neher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Phillips, team foul #10 | 8-25 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SG), Harry Kerr (C) Michael Phillips, Leo Clark | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Adam Neher makes the 1st free throw | 8-26 |
| 04:42 | Florida State | Adam Neher makes the 2nd free throw | 8-27 |
| 04:29 | NC State | Jeffrey Frias travels with the ball | 8-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Emilio Soto (SF) Donald Carreon | |
| 04:08 | Florida State | Emilio Soto scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-30 |
| 03:43 | NC State | Albert Hopkins's floater is knocked away by Chad Hicks | 8-30 |
| 03:42 | Florida State | Christopher Huff pulls down the rebound | 8-30 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Jeffrey Frias (tired) SG - Frederick Hadden (very tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Albert Hopkins (very tired) 2 stl. PF - Alan Dempsey (tiring) 3 reb. C - Harry Kerr (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Chad Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Adam Neher (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emilio Soto (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Afshari (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Huff (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left block | 8-30 |
| 03:25 | Florida State | Chad Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 8-30 |
| 03:09 | Florida State | Christopher Huff lays it up and in on a great pass from Chad Hicks and he's fouled by Jeffrey Frias - foul #3 on Jeffrey Frias, team foul #11 | 8-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Stocker (PG), Michael Phillips (SG), Leo Clark (PF) Jeffrey Frias, Frederick Hadden, Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donald Carreon (SG), Jared English (SF), Alfred Bryant (PF) Adam Neher, Emilio Soto, Dikembe Afshari | |
| 03:09 | Florida State | Christopher Huff misses the free throw | 8-32 |
| 03:09 | NC State | Alan Dempsey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-32 |
| 02:52 | NC State | Leo Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-32 |
| 02:33 | Florida State | Christopher Huff is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Chad Hicks | 11-34 |
| 02:06 | NC State | Christopher Huff blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Leo Clark | 11-34 |
| 02:04 | Florida State | Donald Carreon grabs the board | 11-34 |
| 01:44 | Florida State | Chad Hicks makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jared English | 11-36 |
| 01:42 | NC State | Michael Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Harry Kerr (C) Alan Dempsey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Martin Bronstein (PG), Gary Barrow (SG), Emilio Soto (SF), Dikembe Afshari (PF), Mark Winland (C) Chad Hicks, Donald Carreon, Jared English, Alfred Bryant, Christopher Huff | |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Martin Bronstein | 11-38 |
| 01:09 | NC State | Robert Stocker is wide open and dunks the ball | 13-38 |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari is fouled on the floor by Michael Phillips - foul #3 on Michael Phillips, team foul #12 | 13-38 |
| Subs | NC State | Frederick Hadden (SG) Michael Phillips | |
| Subs | Florida State | Adam Neher (SG), Jared English (SF) Gary Barrow, Emilio Soto | |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 13-39 |
| 00:51 | Florida State | Dikembe Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 13-40 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Dikembe Afshari swats the layup by Harry Kerr | 13-40 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Harry Kerr grabs the offensive rebound | 13-40 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Albert Hopkins is fouled on the floor by Jared English - foul #1 on Jared English, team foul #7 | 13-40 |
| Subs | NC State | Alan Dempsey (C) Harry Kerr | |
| Subs | Florida State | Chad Hicks (PG), Alfred Bryant (PF) Martin Bronstein, Dikembe Afshari | |
| 00:05 | NC State | Albert Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 13-40 |
| 00:05 | NC State | Alan Dempsey snags the offensive board | 13-40 |
| 00:01 | NC State | Robert Stocker clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 13-40 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Alfred Bryant snags the defensive board | 13-40 |