| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Brad Wise (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Folger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Horace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ward Joyce (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Stephen Patti inbounds the ball | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | NC State | Thomas Lee connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary O'Sullivan | 44-30 |
| 19:21 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 19:19 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the board | 44-30 |
| 19:14 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 19:13 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jason Horace | 44-30 |
| 19:07 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-30 |
| 19:06 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 19:01 | NC State | Thomas Lee clanks a jumper in the paint | 44-30 |
| 18:59 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce grabs the board | 44-30 |
| 18:40 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Alfano | 47-30 |
| 18:38 | NC State | Richard Alfano picks off the pass by Stephen Patti in the backcourt | 47-30 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce is whistled for a carry | 47-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Robert Steele (SG), Tommie Kuzma (SF), Charles Doherty (PF), Gerald Backus (C) Brad Wise, Dan Folger, Richard Alfano, Jason Horace, Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Michael Dorey (PF) William Miles, Stephen Patti, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| 18:10 | NC State | Darryl Pitts can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 47-30 |
| 18:08 | NC State | Michael Eakes tips it in | 47-32 |
| 17:55 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 47-32 |
| 17:54 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele grabs the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Eddie Silver - foul #1 on Eddie Silver, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Luis Brown (PF) Thomas Lee, Michael Eakes | |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Luis Brown misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Backus - foul #1 on Gerald Backus, team foul #1 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jason Horace (PF) Gerald Backus | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:30 | NC State | Luis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 17:30 | NC State | Luis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 17:30 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 17:25 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Dorey | 49-33 |
| 17:23 | NC State | Luis Brown grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 17:18 | NC State | Eddie Silver's pass is intercepted by Tommie Kuzma | 49-33 |
| 17:15 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma hits the finger roll | 51-33 |
| 16:59 | NC State | Darryl Pitts drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Baker | 51-35 |
| 16:43 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-35 |
| 16:42 | NC State | Darryl Pitts grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Darryl Pitts comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ross Boykin - foul #1 on Ross Boykin, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG), Dan Folger (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), Ward Joyce (C) Ross Boykin, Robert Steele, Jason Horace, Charles Doherty | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, Robert Baker, Luis Brown, Michael Dorey | |
| 16:36 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 16:36 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano is hacked by Gary O'Sullivan - foul #1 on Gary O'Sullivan, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jason Horace (PF) Tommie Kuzma | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF) Darryl Pitts | |
| 16:10 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Horace and the foul's on Michael Eakes - foul #1 on Michael Eakes, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| 16:10 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| 16:07 | NC State | Ward Joyce takes the ball from Thomas Lee in the backcourt | 54-36 |
| 15:49 | Wake Forest | Thomas Lee takes the ball from Ward Joyce | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Brad Wise (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Folger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Alfano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Horace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ward Joyce (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:28 | NC State | Thomas Lee can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Horace - foul #2 on Jason Horace, team foul #3 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Jones (SF), Tommie Kuzma (PF) Richard Alfano, Jason Horace | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Richard Taveras (PF) William Miles, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| 15:28 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 15:28 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 3rd free throw | 54-39 |
| 15:09 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Brad Wise | 56-39 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dan Folger - foul #1 on Dan Folger, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jason Horace (PF), Gerald Backus (C) Dan Folger, Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Michael Dorey (PF) Thomas Lee, Stephen Patti, Richard Taveras | |
| 14:46 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 14:35 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darryl Pitts - foul #1 on Darryl Pitts, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Robert Steele (SG) Brad Wise, Jason Horace | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Taveras (PF) Michael Eakes | |
| 14:35 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 14:35 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 14:35 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 14:18 | NC State | Robert Baker clanks a shot from the free throw line | 56-41 |
| 14:16 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Darryl Pitts - foul #2 on Darryl Pitts, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG), Richard Alfano (SF), Jason Horace (PF) Ross Boykin, Joseph Jones, Tommie Kuzma | |
| Subs | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Richard Taveras | |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 13:34 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Silver | 58-43 |
| 13:14 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brad Wise | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:55 | NC State | Eddie Silver can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-43 |
| 12:54 | NC State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Dorey | 61-43 |
| 12:49 | NC State | Michael Dorey buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Darryl Pitts | 61-45 |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-45 |
| 12:41 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gary O'Sullivan | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:37 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Richard Alfano | 61-45 |
| 12:10 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-45 |
| 12:09 | NC State | Michael Dorey pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 12:05 | NC State | Eddie Silver makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Baker | 61-48 |
| 11:59 | Wake Forest | Gary O'Sullivan picks off the pass by Gerald Backus | 61-48 |
| 11:56 | NC State | Robert Baker is hacked by Robert Steele in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Steele, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Dan Folger (SG), Tommie Kuzma (SF), Charles Doherty (PF), Ward Joyce (C) Brad Wise, Robert Steele, Richard Alfano, Jason Horace, Gerald Backus | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Richard Taveras (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, Robert Baker, Darryl Pitts, Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Dorey | |
| 11:44 | NC State | Thomas Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Ross Boykin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Folger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Doherty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ward Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Taveras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by William Miles - foul #3 on William Miles, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 11:15 | NC State | Thomas Lee is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Lee, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| 11:03 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin is fouled on the floor by Stephen Patti - foul #2 on Stephen Patti, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| 11:03 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 11:03 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 11:00 | NC State | Stephen Patti is fouled in the backcourt by Tommie Kuzma - foul #2 on Tommie Kuzma, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Jones (SG) Dan Folger | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 10:43 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the easy layup | 65-51 |
| 10:41 | NC State | William Miles tips it home | 65-53 |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 10:24 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty misses the tip | 65-53 |
| 10:23 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 10:19 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-53 |
| 10:17 | NC State | William Miles gets the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 10:06 | NC State | Richard Taveras can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 10:05 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 09:48 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma is called for traveling | 65-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG), Dan Folger (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), Jason Horace (PF) Ross Boykin, Joseph Jones, Tommie Kuzma, Charles Doherty | |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Stephen Patti, Richard Taveras | |
| 09:32 | NC State | Robert Baker misses short on a floater from the left side | 65-53 |
| 09:31 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce gets the rebound | 65-53 |
| 09:11 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger is fouled on the floor by Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Dorey (C) Michael Eakes | |
| 09:11 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 09:07 | NC State | James Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-53 |
| 08:48 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 08:42 | NC State | James Fields misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 08:40 | NC State | James Fields snags the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 08:26 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-56 |
| 08:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano knocks in the floater from the right block | 67-56 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Ward Joyce is called for the reach on Michael Dorey - foul #2 on Ward Joyce, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Jones (SF), Tommie Kuzma (C) Richard Alfano, Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Eddie Silver (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Luis Brown (PF) James Fields, Robert Baker, Darryl Pitts, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| 08:06 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Dan Folger and he's fouled by Thomas Lee - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Robert Steele (SG) Brad Wise, Dan Folger | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Eakes (C) Michael Dorey | |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses the free throw | 69-58 |
| 07:46 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Eakes | 69-58 |
| 07:44 | NC State | Thomas Lee is hacked by Robert Steele in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Steele, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| 07:44 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 07:44 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 07:44 | NC State | Michael Eakes gets the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Ross Boykin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Steele (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Horace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:30 | NC State | Eddie Silver buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Luis Brown | 69-62 |
| 07:12 | Wake Forest | Joseph Jones knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tommie Kuzma | 72-62 |
| 06:50 | NC State | Thomas Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-62 |
| 06:48 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 06:31 | Wake Forest | Eddie Silver is called for the reach on Robert Steele - foul #2 on Eddie Silver, team foul #11 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG), Dan Folger (SG), Gerald Backus (C) Ross Boykin, Joseph Jones, Jason Horace | |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Richard Taveras (PF), Robert Baker (C) Eddie Silver, Stephen Patti, Luis Brown, Michael Eakes | |
| 06:31 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 06:31 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 06:16 | NC State | William Miles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 06:15 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma pulls down the rebound | 73-62 |
| 06:09 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger makes the fadeaway from the left side | 75-62 |
| 06:04 | NC State | Gerald Backus is called for the reach on Robert Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Backus, team foul #9 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano (SF), Charles Doherty (PF) Robert Steele, Tommie Kuzma | |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG), Michael Dorey (PF) Thomas Lee, Richard Taveras | |
| 06:04 | NC State | Robert Baker misses the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 06:04 | Wake Forest | Gerald Backus grabs the board | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:44 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 75-62 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 05:22 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 05:20 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano tips it back up and in | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:16 | NC State | Robert Baker misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-62 |
| 05:14 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty snags the defensive board | 77-62 |
| 05:08 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-62 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Tommie Kuzma (SF), Jason Horace (PF), Ward Joyce (C) Brad Wise, Richard Alfano, Charles Doherty, Gerald Backus | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Eddie Silver (SG), Richard Taveras (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) James Fields, William Miles, Darryl Pitts, Michael Dorey, Robert Baker | |
| 04:55 | NC State | Eddie Silver drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Lee | 77-65 |
| 04:35 | Wake Forest | Michael Eakes blocks the jumper by Dan Folger | 77-65 |
| 04:34 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger misses the tip | 77-65 |
| 04:33 | NC State | Eddie Silver grabs the board | 77-65 |
| 04:31 | NC State | Eddie Silver is hacked by Ross Boykin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ross Boykin, team foul #10 | 77-65 |
| 04:31 | NC State | Eddie Silver makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 04:31 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 04:31 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce grabs the board | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:08 | Wake Forest | Richard Taveras steps in front of the Ward Joyce pass | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:52 | NC State | Eddie Silver is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-66 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dan Folger | 79-66 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Ross Boykin (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Folger (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tommie Kuzma (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Horace (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ward Joyce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Silver (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Taveras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Eakes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | NC State | Michael Eakes knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Taveras | 79-68 |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | Michael Eakes denies the turnaround by Tommie Kuzma | 79-68 |
| 02:43 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 02:43 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-68 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG), Robert Steele (SG), Charles Doherty (PF), Gerald Backus (C) Ross Boykin, Dan Folger, Jason Horace, Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Michael Dorey (PF) Eddie Silver, Richard Taveras, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele misses long on a floater from the right wing | 79-68 |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise tips it but misses | 79-68 |
| 02:25 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma tips it in | 81-68 |
| 02:08 | NC State | Thomas Lee buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Dorey | 81-70 |
| 02:08 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-70 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano (SF) Gerald Backus | |
| Subs | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Michael Dorey | |
| 01:49 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-70 |
| 01:47 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano can't tip it in | 81-70 |
| 01:46 | NC State | Michael Eakes grabs the defensive rebound | 81-70 |
| 01:44 | NC State | William Miles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-70 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Gerald Backus (C) Brad Wise, Richard Alfano | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Richard Taveras (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Stephen Patti, Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Eakes | |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Gerald Backus is denied on a layup by Michael Dorey | 81-70 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Eddie Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 81-70 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Darryl Pitts is hacked by Robert Steele - foul #5 on Robert Steele, team foul #11 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Jones (SG) Robert Steele | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 01:24 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Darryl Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 01:22 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG), Dan Folger (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), Jason Horace (PF), Ward Joyce (C) Ross Boykin, Joseph Jones, Tommie Kuzma, Charles Doherty, Gerald Backus | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, Robert Baker, Darryl Pitts, Richard Taveras, Michael Dorey | |
| 01:06 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 81-72 |
| 01:04 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Ward Joyce | 81-72 |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | Michael Eakes denies the turnaround by Richard Alfano | 81-72 |
| 00:42 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise can't tip it in | 81-72 |
| 00:40 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gary O'Sullivan | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | NC State | William Miles misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-72 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano grabs the defensive rebound | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lee - foul #4 on Thomas Lee, team foul #12 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Tommie Kuzma (C) Brad Wise, Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:33 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Eakes | 81-72 |
| 00:31 | NC State | Stephen Patti's pass is intercepted by Tommie Kuzma in the backcourt | 81-72 |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gerald Backus (C) Richard Alfano | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger is fouled on the floor by William Miles - foul #4 on William Miles, team foul #13 | 81-72 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:30 | NC State | The rebound goes to Stephen Patti | 82-72 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Ross Boykin is called for the reach on Thomas Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ross Boykin, team foul #12 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Jones (SG), Charles Doherty (PF) Dan Folger, Jason Horace | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Richard Taveras (PF), Michael Dorey (C) William Miles, Stephen Patti, Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Eakes | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:28 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Joseph Jones is hacked by Eddie Silver in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Silver, team foul #14 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Folger (SG), Jason Horace (PF) Charles Doherty, Gerald Backus | |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, Darryl Pitts, Richard Taveras, Michael Dorey | |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the board | 82-74 |
| 00:19 | NC State | William Miles makes the wide open 3 from the right wing | 82-77 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-77 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG), Richard Alfano (SF) Ross Boykin, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace is fouled in the backcourt by William Miles - foul #5 on William Miles, team foul #15 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG) William Miles | |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace misses the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | NC State | Tommie Kuzma is called for the reach on Stephen Patti in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommie Kuzma, team foul #13 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce (C) Tommie Kuzma | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:12 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Stephen Patti makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace is hacked by Thomas Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Lee, team foul #16 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma (C) Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SG) Thomas Lee | |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Eddie Silver's pass is intercepted by Richard Alfano in the backcourt | 85-78 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise runs out the clock | 85-78 |