| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Collison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Mays (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Lawrence (fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Penney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Kwon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Richard Walker inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Florida State | Derrick Mays comes up short on the floater from the right side | 25-23 |
| 19:33 | NC State | Michael Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 19:27 | NC State | Kevin Kwon can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Richard Walker - foul #2 on Richard Walker, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:27 | NC State | Kevin Kwon misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:27 | NC State | Kevin Kwon misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:27 | Florida State | Albert Murphy grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 19:03 | Florida State | Albert Murphy hits a runner in the paint set up by Derrick Mays | 27-23 |
| 18:34 | NC State | Kevin Kwon is whistled for traveling | 27-23 |
| 18:10 | Florida State | Derrick Mays comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Kevin Kwon pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 17:40 | NC State | Brian Wilson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 27-23 |
| 17:38 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 17:31 | Florida State | Richard Walker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-23 |
| 17:29 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses the tip | 27-23 |
| 17:28 | NC State | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 17:08 | NC State | David Jones is hacked by Frank Lawrence - foul #2 on Frank Lawrence, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| 16:50 | NC State | David Collison is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #2 on David Collison, team foul #3 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski (SG) David Penney | |
| 16:29 | NC State | David Jones connects on the floater from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 16:12 | Florida State | Derrick Mays is fouled on the floor by Brian Wilson - foul #2 on Brian Wilson, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Mack Kidd (SG) David Jones | |
| 16:05 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses the lay-in | 27-25 |
| 16:04 | NC State | Brian Wilson snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 15:47 | NC State | Albert Murphy blocks the short jumper by Roland Kiedrowski | 27-25 |
| 15:46 | NC State | Brian Wilson tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - David Collison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Roland Kiedrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mack Kidd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Kwon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Florida State | Albert Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 15:29 | NC State | Brian Wilson snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 15:06 | NC State | Brian Wilson travels with the ball | 27-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), David Penney (SG) Roland Kiedrowski, Mack Kidd | |
| 14:49 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence double dribbles | 27-27 |
| 14:32 | NC State | Brian Wilson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 14:31 | Florida State | Albert Murphy snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 14:26 | Florida State | Derrick Mays comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| 14:26 | Florida State | Derrick Mays makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 14:26 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Michael Morgan gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 14:01 | NC State | David Collison picks off the pass by Brian Wilson | 28-27 |
| 13:48 | Florida State | Richard Walker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 13:25 | NC State | Michael Morgan is hacked by Derrick Mays - foul #3 on Derrick Mays, team foul #4 | 31-27 |
| 13:03 | NC State | Kevin Kwon blows the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Walker - foul #3 on Richard Walker, team foul #5 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ryan Evanski (SF) Richard Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:03 | NC State | Kevin Kwon misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 13:03 | NC State | Kevin Kwon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 12:50 | Florida State | Brian Wilson takes the ball from Ryan Evanski | 31-28 |
| 12:27 | NC State | David Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Collison - foul #3 on David Collison, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | William McIntosh (PG), Kenneth Hill (PF) David Collison, Frank Lawrence | |
| Subs | NC State | Ronald Blades (PF), Mack Kidd (C) Michael Morgan, Brian Wilson | |
| 12:27 | NC State | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 12:27 | NC State | David Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 12:27 | Florida State | Albert Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 12:15 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-29 |
| 12:13 | Florida State | Albert Murphy tips it but misses | 31-29 |
| 12:11 | NC State | Kevin Kwon grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 11:49 | NC State | David Penney connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Jones | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William McIntosh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Evanski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Hill (fresh) C - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Penney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Kwon (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Blades (fresh) C - Mack Kidd (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 11:26 | Florida State | William McIntosh drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Kenneth Hill | 34-32 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Kevin Kwon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Mack Kidd misses the tip | 34-32 |
| 10:58 | Florida State | Kenneth Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:45 | Florida State | Kenneth Hill is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), Richard Walker (SF), Frank Lawrence (PF) Derrick Mays, Ryan Evanski, Albert Murphy | |
| Subs | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski (PG), Stephan Wilde (SF), Michael Morgan (PF), Brian Wilson (C) David Jones, David Penney, Kevin Kwon, Ronald Blades | |
| 10:24 | NC State | Michael Morgan misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Frank Lawrence - foul #3 on Frank Lawrence, team foul #7 | 34-32 |
| 10:24 | NC State | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 10:24 | NC State | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | William McIntosh is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| 09:50 | NC State | Brian Wilson buries a shot in the lane | 34-36 |
| 09:45 | Florida State | William McIntosh misses short on a runner from the baseline | 34-36 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Brian Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Brian Wilson drills a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Richard Walker - foul #4 on Richard Walker, team foul #8 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Derrick Mays (SG), Ryan Evanski (SF), Albert Murphy (C) William McIntosh, Richard Walker, Kenneth Hill | |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG) Mack Kidd | |
| 09:19 | NC State | Brian Wilson makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 08:55 | Florida State | Derrick Mays scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Collison | 37-39 |
| 08:35 | NC State | Brian Wilson hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by David Jones | 37-41 |
| 08:18 | Florida State | Derrick Mays is fouled on the floor by Roland Kiedrowski - foul #1 on Roland Kiedrowski, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (SG), Kevin Kwon (SF), Ronald Blades (C) Roland Kiedrowski, Stephan Wilde, Brian Wilson | |
| 08:07 | Florida State | David Collison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on David Collison, team foul #9 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | William McIntosh (PG) David Collison | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:50 | NC State | David Penney double dribbles | 37-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Richard Walker (SF) Ryan Evanski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Albert Murphy double dribbles | 37-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ryan Evanski (PF) Frank Lawrence | |
| Subs | NC State | Mack Kidd (C) Michael Morgan | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William McIntosh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ryan Evanski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Penney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Kwon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Blades (fresh) C - Mack Kidd (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:16 | NC State | David Jones is fouled on the floor by William McIntosh - foul #3 on William McIntosh, team foul #10 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG) William McIntosh | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Wilson (C) Mack Kidd | |
| 07:16 | NC State | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 07:16 | NC State | David Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 07:16 | Florida State | Albert Murphy grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 07:07 | Florida State | David Jones swats the shot by Derrick Mays | 37-42 |
| 07:05 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 06:57 | Florida State | Richard Walker blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Wilson - foul #3 on Brian Wilson, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski (PG) David Jones | |
| 06:57 | Florida State | Richard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 06:57 | Florida State | Richard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 06:39 | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Brian Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 06:28 | NC State | Kevin Kwon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Penney | 39-45 |
| 06:09 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Blades - foul #1 on Ronald Blades, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | William McIntosh (SG), Frank Lawrence (PF) Derrick Mays, Ryan Evanski | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Morgan (PF) Ronald Blades | |
| 05:55 | Florida State | David Collison connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William McIntosh | 42-45 |
| 05:27 | NC State | Michael Morgan lays it up and in set up by Brian Wilson | 42-47 |
| 05:03 | Florida State | Richard Walker is hacked by Kevin Kwon - foul #1 on Kevin Kwon, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Florida State | Derrick Mays (SG), Kenneth Hill (C) David Collison, Albert Murphy | |
| Subs | NC State | David Jones (PG), Ronald Blades (C) David Penney, Brian Wilson | |
| 04:54 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-47 |
| 04:53 | NC State | Ronald Blades snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 04:26 | NC State | Michael Morgan misses short on a jump hook from close range | 42-47 |
| 04:24 | Florida State | Derrick Mays grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 04:19 | Florida State | William McIntosh misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 04:17 | NC State | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Michael Morgan drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by David Jones and he's hacked by Richard Walker - foul #5 on Richard Walker, team foul #11 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ryan Evanski (SF) Richard Walker | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephan Wilde (SF) Kevin Kwon | |
| 04:11 | NC State | Michael Morgan misses the free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:11 | Florida State | Kenneth Hill gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 03:54 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 42-49 |
| 03:52 | NC State | Michael Morgan snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 03:38 | NC State | David Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-49 |
| 03:36 | NC State | Roland Kiedrowski hits the follow up shot | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William McIntosh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Mays (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Evanski (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Frank Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Hill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roland Kiedrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Wilde (fresh) PF - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Blades (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:20 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 44-51 |
| 03:12 | NC State | Michael Morgan makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Stephan Wilde | 44-53 |
| 03:02 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Collison (PG), Albert Murphy (C) William McIntosh, Kenneth Hill | |
| Subs | NC State | David Penney (SG), Kevin Kwon (SF), Brian Wilson (C) Roland Kiedrowski, Stephan Wilde, Michael Morgan | |
| 03:02 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 03:02 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Brian Wilson gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:57 | NC State | David Penney misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Derrick Mays - foul #4 on Derrick Mays, team foul #12 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | William McIntosh (SF) Frank Lawrence | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:57 | NC State | David Penney misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:57 | NC State | David Penney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:53 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Frank Lawrence (PF) William McIntosh | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Morgan (PF) Ronald Blades | |
| 02:35 | Florida State | David Collison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-54 |
| 02:33 | NC State | The rebound goes to David Penney | 45-54 |
| 02:09 | NC State | David Penney misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-54 |
| 02:07 | Florida State | Derrick Mays gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 02:02 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence is called for traveling | 45-54 |
| 01:40 | NC State | David Penney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| 01:32 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-54 |
| 01:31 | Florida State | Ryan Evanski gets the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 01:22 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:11 | NC State | David Jones is hacked by Frank Lawrence - foul #4 on Frank Lawrence, team foul #13 | 48-54 |
| 01:11 | NC State | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:11 | NC State | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 01:04 | Florida State | Derrick Mays scores on a shot from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | NC State | David Collison is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #5 on David Collison, team foul #14 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Florida State | William McIntosh (PG) David Collison | |
| Subs | NC State | Mack Kidd (PF) Michael Morgan | |
| 00:57 | NC State | David Jones misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:57 | NC State | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:54 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Morgan (PF) Mack Kidd | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Florida State | William McIntosh scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ryan Evanski | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | NC State | Kevin Kwon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-57 |
| 00:18 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| 00:16 | Florida State | Derrick Mays hits a 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Kevin Kwon is hacked by William McIntosh in the backcourt - foul #4 on William McIntosh, team foul #15 | 55-57 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Kevin Kwon makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Kevin Kwon misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:14 | Florida State | Albert Murphy grabs the board | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Florida State | Derrick Mays comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Frank Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 00:08 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 55-58 |
| 00:01 | Florida State | Derrick Mays misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Albert Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |