| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Johnny Lauritsen (fresh) SG - Kevin Ludwig (fresh) SF - George Brewer (fresh) PF - William Mudd (fresh) C - Herbert Hughes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Diego Barron (fresh) SG - Manuel Fontenot (fresh) SF - Ryan Merrill (fresh) PF - John Peters (fresh) C - Phillip Giles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Florida State | Ryan Merrill picks off the pass by Johnny Lauritsen in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron misses the shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Florida State | Herbert Hughes is fouled on the floor by Phillip Giles - foul #1 on Phillip Giles, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:40 | Florida State | Kevin Ludwig blows the wide open dunk | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | John Peters drills a floater from the left side | 0-6 |
| 18:07 | Florida State | Kevin Ludwig dunks the ball | 2-6 |
| 17:54 | Wake Forest | John Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-6 |
| 17:53 | Florida State | George Brewer snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:51 | Florida State | George Brewer is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt (SG), Alfred Boyd (SF), Troy Mullins (PF), David Heintz (C) Manuel Fontenot, Ryan Merrill, John Peters, Phillip Giles | |
| 17:40 | Wake Forest | David Heintz is hacked by Herbert Hughes - foul #1 on Herbert Hughes, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Miguel Martin (PG) Diego Barron | |
| 17:25 | Wake Forest | David Heintz is called for 5 seconds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Speciale (SF), Ernesto Silva (PF) George Brewer, William Mudd | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:15 | Florida State | James Speciale misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 17:13 | Wake Forest | Troy Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | Troy Mullins banks in the layup set up by Miguel Martin and the foul's on Johnny Lauritsen - foul #1 on Johnny Lauritsen, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Simpson (SG), Benjamin Bell (C) Kevin Ludwig, Herbert Hughes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill (SF) Alfred Boyd | |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | Troy Mullins misses the free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:54 | Florida State | Ernesto Silva grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 16:35 | Florida State | Steven Merritt steals it from Ernesto Silva | 2-8 |
| 16:13 | Wake Forest | David Heintz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Brewer (SF), William Mudd (PF) Johnny Lauritsen, James Speciale | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Diego Barron (PG), Manuel Fontenot (SG), John Peters (PF), Phillip Giles (C) Miguel Martin, Steven Merritt, Troy Mullins, David Heintz | |
| 16:00 | Florida State | John Simpson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernesto Silva (fresh) SF - George Brewer (fresh) PF - William Mudd (fresh) C - Benjamin Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Diego Barron (fresh) SG - Manuel Fontenot (fresh) SF - Ryan Merrill (fresh) PF - John Peters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Giles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Wake Forest | John Peters can't finish the layup | 5-8 |
| 15:44 | Florida State | Benjamin Bell grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 15:19 | Florida State | John Simpson drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Mudd | 7-8 |
| 15:02 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Benjamin Bell - foul #1 on Benjamin Bell, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Florida State | Johnny Lauritsen (PG), Kevin Ludwig (SG), James Speciale (SF), Charles Whitfield (PF), Herbert Hughes (C) John Simpson, Ernesto Silva, George Brewer, William Mudd, Benjamin Bell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt (SG), Alfred Boyd (SF) Manuel Fontenot, Ryan Merrill | |
| 15:02 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:02 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:02 | Florida State | Charles Whitfield gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:44 | Florida State | Charles Whitfield hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | John Peters gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:16 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Speciale - foul #1 on James Speciale, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Miguel Martin (PG), David Heintz (PF) Diego Barron, John Peters | |
| 14:16 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:16 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:59 | Florida State | Herbert Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-10 |
| 13:57 | Florida State | Charles Whitfield tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 13:36 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Merritt | 9-12 |
| 13:10 | Florida State | James Speciale's floater is tipped away by David Heintz | 9-12 |
| 13:09 | Florida State | Johnny Lauritsen tips it home | 11-12 |
| 13:03 | Wake Forest | Miguel Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Simpson (PG), George Brewer (SF), William Mudd (PF), Benjamin Bell (C) Johnny Lauritsen, James Speciale, Charles Whitfield, Herbert Hughes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Diego Barron (PG), Manuel Fontenot (SG), Ryan Merrill (SF), Troy Mullins (PF), John Nimmo (C) Miguel Martin, Steven Merritt, Alfred Boyd, David Heintz, Phillip Giles | |
| 12:48 | Florida State | William Mudd lays it in | 13-12 |
| 12:39 | Wake Forest | John Nimmo drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Diego Barron | 13-14 |
| 12:20 | Florida State | John Simpson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-14 |
| 12:19 | Wake Forest | John Nimmo snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 12:14 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Ryan Merrill | 13-16 |
| 12:06 | Florida State | Kevin Ludwig buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Simpson and the foul's on Troy Mullins - foul #1 on Troy Mullins, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Ernesto Silva (C) Benjamin Bell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Miguel Martin (PG), John Luczak (SG) Diego Barron, Manuel Fontenot | |
| 12:06 | Florida State | Kevin Ludwig makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:41 | Wake Forest | John Simpson steals the ball from John Nimmo | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - John Simpson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Ludwig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Brewer (fresh) PF - William Mudd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernesto Silva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Miguel Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Luczak (fresh) SF - Ryan Merrill (fairly fresh) PF - Troy Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Nimmo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Florida State | John Simpson makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-16 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | William Mudd steps in front of the John Nimmo pass | 18-16 |
| 11:04 | Florida State | Kevin Ludwig is fouled in the backcourt by John Luczak - foul #1 on John Luczak, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Florida State | Johnny Lauritsen (PG), Charles Whitfield (SF), Benjamin Bell (PF), Herbert Hughes (C) John Simpson, George Brewer, William Mudd, Ernesto Silva | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Diego Barron (PG), Steven Merritt (SG), Alfred Boyd (SF), John Peters (PF), David Heintz (C) Miguel Martin, John Luczak, Ryan Merrill, Troy Mullins, John Nimmo | |
| 10:53 | Florida State | Benjamin Bell connects on the jump hook near the basket | 20-16 |
| 10:36 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron misses the easy layup | 20-16 |
| 10:34 | Florida State | Kevin Ludwig grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 10:10 | Florida State | Herbert Hughes misses the lay-in | 20-16 |
| 10:09 | Florida State | Kevin Ludwig tips it but misses | 20-16 |
| 10:08 | Wake Forest | David Heintz gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:04 | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Diego Barron | 20-19 |
| 09:40 | Florida State | Herbert Hughes misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 20-19 |
| 09:39 | Florida State | Kevin Ludwig hits the follow up shot | 22-19 |
| 09:25 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-19 |
| 09:23 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron grabs the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | John Peters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 22-19 |
| 09:13 | Florida State | Benjamin Bell pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 08:50 | Florida State | Johnny Lauritsen is hacked by Diego Barron - foul #1 on Diego Barron, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Simpson (PG), James Speciale (SG), George Brewer (SF), William Mudd (PF), Ernesto Silva (C) Johnny Lauritsen, Kevin Ludwig, Charles Whitfield, Benjamin Bell, Herbert Hughes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Miguel Martin (PG), Manuel Fontenot (SG), Ryan Merrill (SF), Troy Mullins (PF), Phillip Giles (C) Diego Barron, Steven Merritt, Alfred Boyd, John Peters, David Heintz | |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Ernesto Silva knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from William Mudd | 24-19 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot is fouled on the floor by Ernesto Silva - foul #1 on Ernesto Silva, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| 08:15 | Wake Forest | Troy Mullins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 08:14 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles tips it but misses | 24-19 |
| 08:12 | Florida State | John Simpson gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:51 | Florida State | James Speciale is called for traveling | 24-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Johnny Lauritsen (PG) James Speciale | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:39 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles is hacked by Ernesto Silva - foul #2 on Ernesto Silva, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | David Morman (C) Ernesto Silva | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Johnny Lauritsen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brewer (fairly fresh) PF - William Mudd (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Morman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Miguel Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Fontenot (fresh) SF - Ryan Merrill (fairly fresh) PF - Troy Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Giles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-19 |
| 07:20 | Florida State | The rebound goes to David Morman | 24-19 |
| 07:15 | Florida State | Troy Mullins is called for the reach on Johnny Lauritsen - foul #2 on Troy Mullins, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Speciale (SF), Benjamin Bell (PF) George Brewer, William Mudd | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Luczak (PG), Steven Merritt (SG), John Peters (PF), John Nimmo (C) Miguel Martin, Manuel Fontenot, Troy Mullins, Phillip Giles | |
| 07:03 | Florida State | David Morman hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Simpson | 26-19 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Bell - foul #2 on Benjamin Bell, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin Ludwig (SG), Charles Whitfield (PF) John Simpson, Benjamin Bell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Diego Barron (PG), Alfred Boyd (SG) John Luczak, John Peters | |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:38 | Florida State | Charles Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:33 | Florida State | Diego Barron steals the ball from David Morman in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 06:16 | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 06:14 | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt misses the tip | 26-20 |
| 06:13 | Florida State | James Speciale grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Diego Barron picks off the pass by David Morman in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron lays it up and in | 26-22 |
| 05:51 | Florida State | James Speciale hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Ludwig | 28-22 |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | John Nimmo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 05:28 | Florida State | James Speciale grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:24 | Florida State | James Speciale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Simpson (SG), George Brewer (SF), William Mudd (PF), Herbert Hughes (C) Kevin Ludwig, James Speciale, Charles Whitfield, David Morman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Miguel Martin (PG), Manuel Fontenot (SG), David Heintz (PF), Phillip Giles (C) Diego Barron, Alfred Boyd, Steven Merritt, John Nimmo | |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | David Heintz can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 05:07 | Florida State | The rebound goes to George Brewer | 28-22 |
| 04:54 | Florida State | Herbert Hughes slams it home on a nice dish by William Mudd and the foul's on Manuel Fontenot - foul #1 on Manuel Fontenot, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| 04:54 | Florida State | Herbert Hughes misses the free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:54 | Wake Forest | David Heintz gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:49 | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot is hacked by John Simpson - foul #1 on John Simpson, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| 04:49 | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:49 | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:38 | Florida State | William Mudd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Peters (PF) David Heintz | |
| 04:26 | Wake Forest | George Brewer picks off the pass by Phillip Giles | 30-24 |
| 04:15 | Florida State | John Simpson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 04:14 | Wake Forest | John Peters gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:54 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles knocks in the floater from close range | 30-26 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Johnny Lauritsen is fouled in the backcourt by Miguel Martin - foul #1 on Miguel Martin, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kevin Ludwig (SG), Charles Whitfield (SF), Ernesto Silva (PF), Benjamin Bell (C) John Simpson, George Brewer, William Mudd, Herbert Hughes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Diego Barron (PG), Steven Merritt (SG), Alfred Boyd (SF), Troy Mullins (PF) Miguel Martin, Manuel Fontenot, Ryan Merrill, John Peters | |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Johnny Lauritsen makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:51 | Florida State | Johnny Lauritsen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:38 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 03:37 | Florida State | Charles Whitfield pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Johnny Lauritsen (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Ludwig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernesto Silva (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Diego Barron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alfred Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Giles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Charles Whitfield can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Alfred Boyd - foul #1 on Alfred Boyd, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Florida State | Herbert Hughes (C) Johnny Lauritsen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Heintz (C) Phillip Giles | |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Charles Whitfield misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | Charles Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:53 | Wake Forest | David Heintz lays it in on a nice dish by Diego Barron | 33-28 |
| 02:34 | Florida State | David Heintz blocks the short jumper by Charles Whitfield | 33-28 |
| 02:32 | Wake Forest | Troy Mullins gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 02:11 | Wake Forest | Benjamin Bell swats the shot by Alfred Boyd | 33-28 |
| 02:10 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Herbert Hughes | 33-28 |
| 01:47 | Florida State | David Heintz is called for the reach on Ernesto Silva - foul #1 on David Heintz, team foul #9 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Florida State | John Simpson (PG), James Speciale (SG), George Brewer (SF), William Mudd (PF) Kevin Ludwig, Charles Whitfield, Benjamin Bell, Herbert Hughes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Miguel Martin (PG), John Luczak (SG), Ryan Merrill (SF), John Peters (PF), John Nimmo (C) Diego Barron, Steven Merritt, Alfred Boyd, Troy Mullins, David Heintz | |
| 01:47 | Florida State | Ernesto Silva makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:47 | Florida State | Ernesto Silva misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:47 | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 01:28 | Wake Forest | John Luczak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 01:26 | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill tips it home | 34-30 |
| 01:17 | Florida State | James Speciale can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 34-30 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | John Luczak grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 00:57 | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill makes the 3 from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | James Speciale's pass is intercepted by Miguel Martin in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill misses the dunk attempt | 34-33 |
| 00:52 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Ernesto Silva | 34-33 |
| 00:48 | Florida State | James Speciale is hacked by John Luczak in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Luczak, team foul #10 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Johnny Lauritsen (PG), David Morman (C) George Brewer, Ernesto Silva | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot (SG), Phillip Giles (C) John Luczak, John Nimmo | |
| 00:48 | Florida State | James Speciale misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:48 | Florida State | James Speciale makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | John Peters hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Miguel Martin and the foul's on William Mudd - foul #1 on William Mudd, team foul #9 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | George Brewer (SF) James Speciale | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Diego Barron (PG) Miguel Martin | |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | John Peters makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Ryan Merrill swats the layup by George Brewer | 35-36 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Ryan Merrill | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-36 |