| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Miles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dan Folger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Graham (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Alfano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ward Joyce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Robert Matthews inbounds the ball | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | NC State | William Miles's pass is intercepted by Alan Graham in the backcourt | 31-47 |
| 19:56 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano banks in the layup set up by Alan Graham | 31-49 |
| 19:52 | NC State | Thomas Lee is hacked by Dan Folger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Folger, team foul #1 | 31-49 |
| 19:25 | NC State | William Miles is open and buries a 3 from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 19:07 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce is fouled on the floor by Gregory Mitcham - foul #1 on Gregory Mitcham, team foul #1 | 34-49 |
| 18:52 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma loses the dribble to Robert Matthews | 34-49 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Robert Matthews hits the finger roll | 36-49 |
| 18:25 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma lays it in set up by Dan Folger | 36-51 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Thomas Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (PG), Eddie Silver (SG), Arthur Miller (SF), Oscar King (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Robert Matthews, Gary O'Sullivan, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings (PG), Jason Horace (SF), Robert Steele (PF), Charles Doherty (C) Dan Folger, Richard Alfano, Tommie Kuzma, Ward Joyce | |
| 17:45 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty's floater is tipped away by Michael Dorey | 36-51 |
| 17:43 | NC State | Oscar King gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 17:39 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 17:38 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Alan Graham | 36-51 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Alan Graham | 36-54 |
| 17:04 | NC State | Michael Dorey is open and buries a jump hook in the lane | 38-54 |
| 16:52 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Hastings | 38-56 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Darryl Pitts hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eddie Silver | 41-56 |
| 16:20 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace's floater is tipped away by Oscar King | 41-56 |
| 16:19 | NC State | Oscar King grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 16:17 | NC State | Jason Horace steps in front of the Michael Dorey pass in the backcourt | 41-56 |
| 16:02 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Darryl Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Darryl Pitts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Silver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Dorey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Richard Hastings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Graham (tiring) 14 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jason Horace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Steele (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Doherty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | NC State | Oscar King misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 15:53 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 15:37 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace grabs the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 15:29 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Darryl Pitts, Eddie Silver, Arthur Miller, Oscar King, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Dan Folger (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), Tommie Kuzma (PF), Ward Joyce (C) Richard Hastings, Alan Graham, Jason Horace, Robert Steele, Charles Doherty | |
| 15:08 | NC State | Robert Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 15:07 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham misses the tip | 41-56 |
| 15:06 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 14:43 | Wake Forest | Gary O'Sullivan steps in front of the Richard Alfano pass | 41-56 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Thomas Lee is hacked by Ross Boykin - foul #4 on Ross Boykin, team foul #2 | 41-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG) William Miles | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alan Graham (SG) Ross Boykin | |
| 14:12 | NC State | Robert Matthews misses short on an open jumper in the paint | 41-56 |
| 14:10 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 14:05 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 14:03 | NC State | Thomas Lee gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 13:58 | NC State | Robert Matthews scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Lee | 44-56 |
| 13:49 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Lee - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #2 | 44-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG), Michael Eakes (C) Robert Baker, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings (SG) Alan Graham | |
| 13:49 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 13:49 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 13:49 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 13:47 | NC State | Thomas Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Alfano - foul #1 on Richard Alfano, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alan Graham (SG) Dan Folger | |
| 13:35 | NC State | Darryl Pitts buries a jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 13:18 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 13:17 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Matthews | 46-57 |
| 13:04 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan travels with the ball | 46-57 |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Arthur Miller (PF) Robert Baker, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Fred Stock (PF), Jason Horace (C) Tommie Kuzma, Ward Joyce | |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Miles - foul #2 on William Miles, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Oscar King (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Darryl Pitts, Robert Matthews, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Folger (PG) Richard Hastings | |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 12:24 | NC State | Thomas Lee is hacked by Richard Alfano - foul #2 on Richard Alfano, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Steele (SF) Richard Alfano | |
| 12:09 | NC State | Thomas Lee drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Oscar King | 49-59 |
| 11:53 | Wake Forest | Fred Stock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 11:51 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace hits the follow up shot | 49-61 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Miles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dan Folger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Graham (tiring) 16 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Steele (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Stock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Horace (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:49 | NC State | Thomas Lee's pass is intercepted by Dan Folger in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| 11:38 | Wake Forest | Arthur Miller takes the ball from Fred Stock | 49-61 |
| 11:23 | NC State | Oscar King makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Lee | 52-61 |
| 11:00 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace is whistled for traveling | 52-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (PG), Eddie Silver (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Arthur Miller, Oscar King, Michael Dorey | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings (PG), Richard Alfano (SF), Tommie Kuzma (PF), Ward Joyce (C) Alan Graham, Robert Steele, Fred Stock, Jason Horace | |
| 10:37 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses short on a jumper from the left side | 52-61 |
| 10:36 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma gets the rebound | 52-61 |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Matthews - foul #1 on Robert Matthews, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alan Graham (SG), Charles Doherty (C) Dan Folger, Ward Joyce | |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 10:21 | NC State | Robert Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 10:18 | NC State | Robert Matthews is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Graham - foul #3 on Alan Graham, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| 10:00 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 52-61 |
| 09:58 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham grabs the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 09:41 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 09:39 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 09:35 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 09:33 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano misses the tip | 52-61 |
| 09:32 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham misses the tip | 52-61 |
| 09:31 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 09:19 | NC State | Eddie Silver is hacked by Alan Graham - foul #4 on Alan Graham, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Arthur Miller (SF), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, Robert Matthews, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Folger (SG), Jason Horace (SF), Ward Joyce (C) Alan Graham, Richard Alfano, Charles Doherty | |
| 09:09 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Darryl Pitts | 55-61 |
| 08:50 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 08:49 | NC State | Michael Eakes snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 08:35 | NC State | Ward Joyce denies the turnaround by Arthur Miller | 55-61 |
| 08:34 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 08:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings scores on a shot from the free throw line | 55-63 |
| 08:16 | NC State | Darryl Pitts connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away | 58-63 |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 07:59 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce can't tip it in | 58-63 |
| 07:58 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gary O'Sullivan | 58-63 |
| 07:52 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Arthur Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darryl Pitts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Richard Hastings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Folger (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Horace (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Tommie Kuzma (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ward Joyce (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | NC State | Darryl Pitts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 07:40 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 07:26 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings misses the easy layup | 58-63 |
| 07:24 | NC State | Arthur Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 07:22 | NC State | Thomas Lee's pass is intercepted by Jason Horace in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 07:12 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Richard Hastings and he's hacked by Arthur Miller - foul #2 on Arthur Miller, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), William Miles (SG), Oscar King (SF), Michael Dorey (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Thomas Lee, Darryl Pitts, Arthur Miller, Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Alan Graham (SG), Robert Steele (SF), Charles Doherty (C) Richard Hastings, Dan Folger, Jason Horace, Ward Joyce | |
| 07:12 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma makes the free throw | 58-66 |
| 07:10 | NC State | Eddie Silver loses the dribble to Ross Boykin in the backcourt | 58-66 |
| 07:07 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin can't finish the layup | 58-66 |
| 07:05 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham hits the follow up shot | 58-68 |
| 06:53 | NC State | William Miles is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-68 |
| 06:51 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Eddie Silver is called for traveling | 58-68 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Fred Stock (PF), Ward Joyce (C) Tommie Kuzma, Charles Doherty | |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-68 |
| 06:17 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| 06:13 | NC State | Oscar King comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 58-68 |
| 06:11 | NC State | Michael Dorey tips it but misses | 58-68 |
| 06:09 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Michael Dorey is hacked by Fred Stock - foul #1 on Fred Stock, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, William Miles, Oscar King, Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano (SF) Robert Steele | |
| 05:41 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 05:41 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 05:22 | Wake Forest | Fred Stock misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-68 |
| 05:20 | NC State | Robert Baker gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Robert Matthews misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 05:14 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses the tip | 60-68 |
| 05:12 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 04:57 | Wake Forest | Thomas Lee steps in front of the Fred Stock pass | 60-68 |
| 04:35 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the lay-in | 60-68 |
| 04:34 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the offensive board | 60-68 |
| 04:19 | NC State | Thomas Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 04:18 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 04:14 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 04:13 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Robert Matthews buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Baker and he's hacked by Richard Alfano - foul #3 on Richard Alfano, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (PG), Eddie Silver (SG), Arthur Miller (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Thomas Lee, Robert Baker, Michael Dorey, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings (PG), Robert Steele (SG), Jason Horace (SF), Tommie Kuzma (PF), Charles Doherty (C) Ross Boykin, Alan Graham, Richard Alfano, Fred Stock, Ward Joyce | |
| 04:09 | NC State | Robert Matthews misses the free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:09 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-68 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty tips it but misses | 62-68 |
| 03:49 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma tips it back up and in | 62-70 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Matthews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Mitcham (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Richard Hastings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Steele (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Horace (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Doherty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | NC State | Tommie Kuzma steps in front of the Arthur Miller pass | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-70 |
| 03:17 | NC State | Gregory Mitcham gets the rebound | 62-70 |
| 03:13 | NC State | Darryl Pitts lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Miller | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 64-72 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Robert Matthews lays it in set up by Eddie Silver and the foul's on Tommie Kuzma - foul #2 on Tommie Kuzma, team foul #9 | 66-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG) Darryl Pitts, Eddie Silver | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Richard Alfano (SF) Robert Steele, Charles Doherty | |
| 03:01 | NC State | Robert Matthews makes the free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:58 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Oscar King (PF) Robert Matthews | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:45 | NC State | Arthur Miller misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Alfano - foul #4 on Richard Alfano, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Eakes (C) Gregory Mitcham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:45 | NC State | Arthur Miller misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:45 | NC State | Arthur Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:45 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:34 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SF) Arthur Miller | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Folger (SG) Richard Hastings | |
| 02:32 | NC State | Thomas Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| 02:10 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Darryl Pitts - foul #2 on Darryl Pitts, team foul #6 | 67-72 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alan Graham (SG) Richard Alfano | |
| 02:10 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:10 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 02:10 | NC State | Oscar King grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 02:10 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Oscar King hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Ross Boykin - foul #5 on Ross Boykin, team foul #11 | 67-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Gregory Mitcham (C) Darryl Pitts, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano (SF), Ward Joyce (C) Ross Boykin, Jason Horace | |
| 01:56 | NC State | Oscar King makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:56 | NC State | Oscar King makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:37 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce is hacked by William Miles - foul #3 on William Miles, team foul #7 | 69-72 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Matthews (SF) Oscar King | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:37 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:37 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 01:20 | NC State | Thomas Lee comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-72 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham is fouled on the floor by William Miles - foul #4 on William Miles, team foul #8 | 69-72 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:59 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | NC State | Robert Matthews clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-73 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Gary O'Sullivan denies the turnaround by Tommie Kuzma | 69-73 |
| 00:21 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the board | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | NC State | William Miles is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-73 |
| 00:14 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Matthews | 69-73 |
| 00:12 | NC State | William Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 00:11 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Mitcham | 69-73 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Thomas Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-73 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma is hacked by William Miles in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Miles, team foul #9 | 69-73 |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG) William Miles | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings (PG) Richard Alfano | |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:02 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gary O'Sullivan | 69-73 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses long on a fullcourt shot | 69-73 |