| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) SG - William Miles (fresh) SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Anthony Erdman (fresh) SG - Donte Brooks (fresh) SF - Alan Huddleston (fresh) PF - Austin Preston (fresh) C - Paul Haynes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Florida State | Gregory Mitcham is called for the reach on Paul Haynes - foul #1 on Gregory Mitcham, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Alan Huddleston misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Mitcham - foul #2 on Gregory Mitcham, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Dorey (C) Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Alan Huddleston makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Alan Huddleston makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | NC State | Alan Huddleston steals the ball from Michael Dorey | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Florida State | Anthony Erdman hits the finger roll set up by Alan Huddleston | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Donte Brooks steals the ball from Robert Matthews | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Florida State | Donte Brooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:21 | Florida State | Paul Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Florida State | Donte Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | Florida State | Alan Huddleston tips it home | 0-6 |
| 18:02 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Matthews | 3-6 |
| 17:55 | Florida State | Paul Haynes lays it in set up by Anthony Erdman | 3-8 |
| 17:35 | NC State | William Miles buries a floater near the basket and the foul's on Alan Huddleston - foul #1 on Alan Huddleston, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 17:35 | NC State | William Miles makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:20 | Florida State | Donte Brooks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donte Brooks, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG), Arthur Miller (SF), Oscar King (PF) William Miles, Robert Matthews, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 17:06 | NC State | Arthur Miller is denied on a layup by Paul Haynes | 6-8 |
| 17:05 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Oscar King comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 16:43 | NC State | Oscar King tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 16:19 | Florida State | Thomas Lee steals it from Paul Haynes | 8-8 |
| 15:56 | NC State | Arthur Miller is fouled on the floor by Austin Preston - foul #1 on Austin Preston, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Thomas Lee, Arthur Miller, Oscar King, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wallace Welke (PG), George Sherrer (SG), Dustin Foust (SF), Michael Fleming (C) Anthony Erdman, Donte Brooks, Alan Huddleston, Paul Haynes | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) SG - William Miles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) C - Michael Eakes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Wallace Welke (fresh) SG - George Sherrer (fresh) SF - Dustin Foust (fresh) PF - Austin Preston (fresh) C - Michael Fleming (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-8 |
| 15:24 | Florida State | Michael Eakes swats the layup by George Sherrer | 11-8 |
| 15:23 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Eakes | 11-8 |
| 15:01 | NC State | Robert Matthews clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 11-8 |
| 15:00 | NC State | William Miles pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:42 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 11-8 |
| 14:40 | NC State | William Miles can't tip it in | 11-8 |
| 14:39 | Florida State | Michael Fleming pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:33 | Florida State | Wallace Welke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 14:32 | Florida State | George Sherrer hits the follow up shot | 11-10 |
| 14:16 | NC State | William Miles misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on George Sherrer - foul #1 on George Sherrer, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Arthur Miller (PF) Darryl Pitts, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Erdman (PG), Alan Huddleston (SF), Paul Haynes (C) Wallace Welke, Dustin Foust, Austin Preston | |
| 14:16 | NC State | William Miles makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:16 | NC State | William Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:16 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Paul Haynes | 12-10 |
| 13:47 | Florida State | Michael Eakes denies the turnaround by Alan Huddleston | 12-10 |
| 13:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to Thomas Lee | 12-10 |
| 13:41 | NC State | Thomas Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 13:39 | Florida State | Alan Huddleston gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:35 | Florida State | Anthony Erdman misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 12-10 |
| 13:33 | NC State | Arthur Miller gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:29 | NC State | Thomas Lee connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Miller | 14-10 |
| 13:11 | Florida State | Alan Huddleston buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Haynes | 14-12 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Robert Matthews can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-12 |
| 12:49 | Florida State | George Sherrer pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:44 | Florida State | Alan Huddleston makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by George Sherrer and he's fouled by Thomas Lee - foul #1 on Thomas Lee, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Dorey (C) William Miles, Robert Matthews, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donte Brooks (SG), Austin Preston (PF) George Sherrer, Michael Fleming | |
| 12:44 | Florida State | Alan Huddleston misses the free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:44 | Florida State | Paul Haynes snags the offensive board | 14-14 |
| 12:32 | Florida State | Austin Preston is hacked by Gary O'Sullivan - foul #1 on Gary O'Sullivan, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| 12:12 | Florida State | Michael Dorey swats the short shot by Paul Haynes | 14-14 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Michael Dorey pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:05 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 11:47 | Florida State | Anthony Erdman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 11:46 | NC State | Arthur Miller grabs the board | 17-14 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Anthony Erdman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donte Brooks (fresh) SF - Alan Huddleston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Austin Preston (fresh) C - Paul Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | NC State | Thomas Lee is whistled for traveling | 17-14 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Sherrer (SF) Alan Huddleston | |
| 11:19 | Florida State | George Sherrer throws it down set up by Austin Preston | 17-16 |
| 10:59 | NC State | Eddie Silver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 10:58 | Florida State | Paul Haynes gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:47 | Florida State | Paul Haynes double dribbles | 17-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Matthews (SF), Oscar King (PF) Arthur Miller, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wallace Welke (PG), Dustin Foust (SF), Michael Fleming (C) Anthony Erdman, Donte Brooks, Paul Haynes | |
| 10:26 | NC State | Eddie Silver connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Oscar King | 19-16 |
| 10:05 | Florida State | George Sherrer misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Eddie Silver - foul #1 on Eddie Silver, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Alan Huddleston (SF) Dustin Foust | |
| 10:05 | Florida State | George Sherrer makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:05 | Florida State | George Sherrer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Michael Eakes is hacked by Wallace Welke - foul #1 on Wallace Welke, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG) Darryl Pitts | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jim Johnson (SG) George Sherrer | |
| 09:42 | NC State | William Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Oscar King | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Haynes (C) Michael Fleming | |
| 09:20 | Florida State | Paul Haynes can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Eakes - foul #1 on Michael Eakes, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Miller (SF) Robert Matthews | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Erdman (PG), Rene Greco (PF) Jim Johnson, Austin Preston | |
| 09:20 | Florida State | Paul Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:20 | Florida State | Paul Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Thomas Lee | 21-20 |
| 08:37 | Florida State | Anthony Erdman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-20 |
| 08:35 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Alan Huddleston - foul #2 on Alan Huddleston, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG), Michael Dorey (C) William Miles, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Florida State | Donte Brooks (SG), George Sherrer (SF), Austin Preston (PF) Wallace Welke, Alan Huddleston, Rene Greco | |
| 08:18 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:07 | Florida State | Michael Dorey is called for the reach on Paul Haynes - foul #1 on Michael Dorey, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Matthews (SF) Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:07 | Florida State | Paul Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:07 | Florida State | Paul Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:47 | NC State | Paul Haynes steals it from Arthur Miller | 22-22 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) PF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Anthony Erdman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donte Brooks (fresh) SF - George Sherrer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Austin Preston (fresh) C - Paul Haynes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Florida State | Donte Brooks drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Erdman | 22-25 |
| 07:06 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 07:04 | Florida State | Donte Brooks pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:37 | Florida State | George Sherrer hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Donte Brooks | 22-27 |
| 06:19 | NC State | Darryl Pitts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Oscar King (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Thomas Lee, Robert Matthews, Arthur Miller, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wallace Welke (PG), Dustin Foust (SF), Michael Fleming (C) Anthony Erdman, Donte Brooks, Paul Haynes | |
| 06:08 | Florida State | Wallace Welke is hacked by Darryl Pitts - foul #1 on Darryl Pitts, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jim Johnson (SG) George Sherrer | |
| 06:08 | Florida State | Wallace Welke makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:08 | Florida State | Wallace Welke misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:08 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 05:51 | NC State | Austin Preston is called for the reach on William Miles - foul #2 on Austin Preston, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rene Greco (C) Austin Preston | |
| 05:51 | NC State | William Miles misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:51 | Florida State | Dustin Foust grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 05:37 | Florida State | Wallace Welke misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 05:35 | Florida State | Rene Greco tips it but misses | 22-28 |
| 05:34 | Florida State | Michael Fleming snags the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 05:28 | Florida State | Jim Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-28 |
| 05:27 | Florida State | Michael Fleming tips it home | 22-30 |
| 05:09 | NC State | Oscar King's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Fleming | 22-30 |
| 05:08 | Florida State | Jim Johnson pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 04:50 | Florida State | Michael Fleming misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Eakes - foul #2 on Michael Eakes, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Matthews (SF), Michael Dorey (C) Darryl Pitts, Oscar King, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Erdman (PG), George Sherrer (SG) Jim Johnson, Dustin Foust | |
| 04:50 | Florida State | Michael Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:50 | Florida State | Michael Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:50 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 04:38 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-31 |
| 04:37 | NC State | Michael Dorey tips it in | 24-31 |
| 04:31 | Florida State | Robert Matthews steals it from George Sherrer | 24-31 |
| 04:28 | NC State | William Miles lays it in on a great pass from Robert Matthews | 26-31 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Anthony Erdman double dribbles | 26-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG), Arthur Miller (PF) William Miles, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Haynes (C) Rene Greco | |
| 04:06 | NC State | Arthur Miller clanks a jump hook from close range | 26-31 |
| 04:04 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Wallace Welke | 26-31 |
| 03:45 | Florida State | Anthony Erdman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 03:43 | Florida State | Paul Haynes gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) PF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Anthony Erdman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Sherrer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wallace Welke (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Florida State | Eddie Silver steals the ball from Wallace Welke | 26-31 |
| 03:21 | NC State | Eddie Silver comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 26-31 |
| 03:20 | Florida State | Paul Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:01 | Florida State | Anthony Erdman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (PG), William Miles (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Thomas Lee, Eddie Silver, Robert Matthews, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Florida State | Jim Johnson (PG), Donte Brooks (SG), Alan Huddleston (SF), Austin Preston (PF) Anthony Erdman, George Sherrer, Wallace Welke, Michael Fleming | |
| 02:42 | NC State | Donte Brooks is called for the reach on William Miles - foul #2 on Donte Brooks, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Oscar King (SF) Arthur Miller | |
| Subs | Florida State | Rene Greco (C) Paul Haynes | |
| 02:42 | NC State | William Miles misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:42 | Florida State | Rene Greco snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 02:24 | Florida State | Darryl Pitts takes the ball from Alan Huddleston | 26-31 |
| 02:11 | NC State | William Miles drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary O'Sullivan | 28-31 |
| 01:51 | Florida State | Donte Brooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 01:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to Oscar King | 28-31 |
| 01:45 | NC State | Oscar King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 01:43 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Donte Brooks | 28-31 |
| 01:29 | Florida State | Donte Brooks hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Alan Huddleston | 28-34 |
| 01:11 | NC State | Oscar King's floater is tipped away by Austin Preston | 28-34 |
| 01:10 | Florida State | Alan Huddleston snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Donte Brooks is denied on a layup by Oscar King | 28-34 |
| 00:51 | NC State | Darryl Pitts grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 00:46 | NC State | Oscar King scores on a 3 from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Donte Brooks is hacked by William Miles - foul #1 on William Miles, team foul #10 | 31-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Matthews (SF), Arthur Miller (PF), Michael Dorey (C) William Miles, Oscar King, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | Florida State | Anthony Erdman (PG), George Sherrer (SF), Paul Haynes (C) Jim Johnson, Alan Huddleston, Rene Greco | |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Donte Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Donte Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Thomas Lee is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Wallace Welke (SF) Donte Brooks | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Anthony Erdman misses the halfcourt shot | 31-36 |