| Lineup | NC State | PG - John Kennon (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Haveman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Eddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Boris Brozeski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wunder (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sheng-li Chu (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Esters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Christopher Haveman inbounds the ball | 19-23 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | NC State | Steven King is fouled on the floor by William Griffin - foul #1 on William Griffin, team foul #1 | 19-23 |
| 19:12 | NC State | Christopher Haveman misses the floater in the paint | 19-23 |
| 19:11 | NC State | Timothy Anderson tips it but misses | 19-23 |
| 19:10 | Wake Forest | Sheng-li Chu snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Jason Esters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-23 |
| 18:27 | NC State | John Kennon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 18:26 | Wake Forest | Jason Esters grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 18:04 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | James Wunder tips it but misses | 19-23 |
| 18:00 | NC State | John Kennon snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 17:36 | NC State | Christopher Haveman travels with the ball | 19-23 |
| 17:07 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Boris Brozeski, team foul #2 | 19-23 |
| 16:38 | NC State | Christopher Haveman hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 21-23 |
| 16:23 | Wake Forest | William Griffin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 16:21 | NC State | Edward Eddy grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Jason Esters is called for the reach on Timothy Anderson - foul #3 on Jason Esters, team foul #3 | 21-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Ford (PG), Herbert Young (SF), Charles Gardner (PF), Christopher Dahmen (C) John Kennon, Christopher Haveman, Edward Eddy, Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Ackerman (C) Jason Esters | |
| 15:34 | NC State | Steven King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 15:32 | Wake Forest | James Wunder snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Larry Ford (fresh) SG - Steven King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Herbert Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Dahmen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Boris Brozeski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wunder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sheng-li Chu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jay Ackerman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Wake Forest | James Wunder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Calvin (SF) Steven King | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Doran (PG), John Hedin (SG), Jason Esters (C) William Griffin, Boris Brozeski, Jay Ackerman | |
| 14:49 | NC State | Christopher Dahmen lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jason Esters - foul #4 on Jason Esters, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | NC State | John Kennon (PG), Christopher Haveman (SF), Timothy Anderson (C) Larry Ford, Larry Calvin, Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Ackerman (C) Jason Esters | |
| 14:49 | NC State | Christopher Dahmen makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 14:26 | Wake Forest | Randy Doran scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 13:57 | NC State | The jump hook by Christopher Haveman is blocked by Jay Ackerman | 24-26 |
| 13:55 | Wake Forest | Jay Ackerman snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | Sheng-li Chu misses the lay-in but the foul's on Herbert Young - foul #2 on Herbert Young, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven King (SG), Edward Eddy (PF) Herbert Young, Christopher Dahmen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Griffin (PG), Boris Brozeski (SG) Randy Doran, John Hedin | |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | Sheng-li Chu makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | Sheng-li Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 13:35 | NC State | The rebound goes to Edward Eddy | 24-27 |
| 13:06 | NC State | Timothy Anderson hits a fadeaway from the right block | 26-27 |
| 12:39 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Griffin | 26-29 |
| 12:22 | NC State | William Griffin picks off the pass by Edward Eddy | 26-29 |
| 12:03 | Wake Forest | William Griffin is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Griffin, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Ford (PG), Herbert Young (SF), Charles Gardner (C) John Kennon, Christopher Haveman, Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 11:45 | NC State | Steven King misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Sheng-li Chu - foul #2 on Sheng-li Chu, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Doran (SF) James Wunder | |
| 11:45 | NC State | Steven King makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 11:45 | NC State | Steven King misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 11:45 | Wake Forest | Jay Ackerman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 11:28 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 11:26 | NC State | Herbert Young pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Larry Ford (fresh) SG - Steven King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herbert Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Eddy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Brozeski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Doran (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sheng-li Chu (tiring) 3 pts. C - Jay Ackerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:57 | NC State | Herbert Young misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 10:56 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 10:38 | Wake Forest | Sheng-li Chu is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Sheng-li Chu, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | NC State | John Kennon (PG), Christopher Haveman (SF), Timothy Anderson (C) Larry Ford, Herbert Young, Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Wunder (C) Jay Ackerman | |
| 10:26 | NC State | Steven King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-29 |
| 10:24 | Wake Forest | James Wunder snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 10:07 | Wake Forest | Randy Doran misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-29 |
| 10:05 | Wake Forest | William Griffin snags the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 09:41 | Wake Forest | Randy Doran knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Griffin | 27-32 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Christopher Haveman is hacked by Randy Doran - foul #2 on Randy Doran, team foul #8 | 27-32 |
| Subs | NC State | Herbert Young (SG), Charles Gardner (PF) Steven King, Edward Eddy | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Hedin (SG), Jay Ackerman (C) William Griffin, Boris Brozeski | |
| 09:15 | NC State | Christopher Haveman makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Christopher Haveman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | James Wunder misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 29-32 |
| 08:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to Christopher Haveman | 29-32 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Christopher Haveman can't finish the layup | 29-32 |
| 08:24 | Wake Forest | Sheng-li Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 08:05 | Wake Forest | Jay Ackerman makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Randy Doran | 29-34 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Charles Gardner clanks a shot from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 07:48 | Wake Forest | Randy Doran snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 07:26 | Wake Forest | Randy Doran misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 07:25 | NC State | The rebound goes to Timothy Anderson | 29-34 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - John Kennon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Herbert Young (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Haveman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Doran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hedin (fresh) SF - James Wunder (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sheng-li Chu (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jay Ackerman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | NC State | Herbert Young knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 06:46 | Wake Forest | Jay Ackerman scores on a runner near the basket | 32-36 |
| 06:23 | NC State | John Kennon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-36 |
| 06:21 | NC State | John Kennon grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 05:57 | NC State | John Kennon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 05:57 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Steven King (SG), Edward Eddy (PF) Christopher Haveman, Timothy Anderson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Griffin (PG), Boris Brozeski (SG), Jeffrey Smith (SF), Jason Esters (C) Randy Doran, John Hedin, James Wunder, Sheng-li Chu | |
| 05:33 | Wake Forest | John Kennon is called for the reach on William Griffin - foul #1 on John Kennon, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 05:10 | Wake Forest | William Griffin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 05:08 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 04:42 | Wake Forest | Edward Eddy denies the turnaround by William Griffin | 35-36 |
| 04:40 | NC State | John Kennon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Edward Eddy dunks the ball on a great pass from John Kennon | 37-36 |
| 03:43 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 03:41 | NC State | Charles Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 03:41 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Haveman (SF), Timothy Anderson (C) Herbert Young, Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Wunder (SF) Jeffrey Smith | |
| 03:16 | NC State | John Kennon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 03:14 | NC State | Christopher Haveman gets the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - John Kennon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Haveman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Eddy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Brozeski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wunder (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jay Ackerman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Esters (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:51 | NC State | Steven King splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | James Wunder is whistled for traveling | 39-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Herbert Young (PG) John Kennon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:59 | NC State | Steven King buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | William Griffin scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Boris Brozeski | 41-38 |
| 01:17 | NC State | Edward Eddy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Herbert Young | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:07 | Wake Forest | William Griffin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Boris Brozeski | 44-41 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Boris Brozeski is called for the reach on Steven King - foul #2 on Boris Brozeski, team foul #9 | 44-41 |
| Subs | NC State | John Kennon (PG) Herbert Young | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Sheng-li Chu (PF) Jay Ackerman | |
| 00:49 | NC State | Steven King makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 00:49 | NC State | Steven King makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | James Wunder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Herbert Young (SF) Christopher Haveman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | NC State | Herbert Young is hacked by Boris Brozeski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Brozeski, team foul #10 | 46-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Ford (PG) John Kennon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:31 | NC State | Herbert Young makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Herbert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | James Wunder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Sheng-li Chu grabs the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Jason Esters is fouled on the floor by Larry Ford - foul #2 on Larry Ford, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | NC State | John Kennon (PG), Christopher Haveman (SF) Larry Ford, Herbert Young | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:18 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 00:17 | NC State | Edward Eddy snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Edward Eddy is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Brozeski - foul #4 on Boris Brozeski, team foul #11 | 48-41 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Edward Eddy makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Edward Eddy misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 00:15 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Sheng-li Chu | 49-41 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Boris Brozeski drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Steven King is fouled in the backcourt by Boris Brozeski - foul #5 on Boris Brozeski, team foul #12 | 49-44 |
| Subs | NC State | Larry Ford (PG), Herbert Young (SF) John Kennon, Christopher Haveman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Doran (SG) Boris Brozeski | |
| 00:07 | NC State | Steven King misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Steven King makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | William Griffin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | James Wunder snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | The clock runs out | 50-44 |