| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Randall (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jarrett (fresh) SF - Jared Rainer (fresh) PF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) C - Dan Craven (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Warren Schiavone (fresh) SG - Rod Moscato (fresh) SF - John Lamarre (fresh) PF - Jason O'Riley (fresh) C - Doug Shain (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Wake Forest | John Randall tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Ball State | John Lamarre misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Wake Forest | John Randall gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Wake Forest | Rod Moscato is called for the reach on Jared Rainer - foul #1 on Rod Moscato, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer blows the dunk | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:31 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone comes up short on the shot from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Randall | 6-0 |
| 17:49 | Ball State | John Lamarre misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 17:48 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:32 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson travels with the ball | 6-0 |
| 17:25 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 17:24 | Ball State | Doug Shain can't tip it in | 6-0 |
| 17:23 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:17 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven misses the jumper near the basket | 6-0 |
| 17:16 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven tips it back up and in | 8-0 |
| 16:48 | Ball State | Rod Moscato clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 8-0 |
| 16:47 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:31 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-0 |
| 16:29 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson tips it back up and in | 10-0 |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Randall - foul #1 on John Randall, team foul #1 | 10-0 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon (PG), Glenn Pertsovsky (PF), Kenneth Turner (C) John Randall, Thomas Wilson, Dan Craven | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone misses the 1st free throw | 10-0 |
| 16:15 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone makes the 2nd free throw | 10-1 |
| 16:00 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-1 |
| 15:58 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Doug Shain | 10-1 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Cameron Garmon (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jarrett (fairly fresh) SF - Jared Rainer (fairly fresh) PF - Glenn Pertsovsky (fresh) C - Kenneth Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Warren Schiavone (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rod Moscato (fresh) SF - John Lamarre (fresh) PF - Jason O'Riley (fresh) C - Doug Shain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Ball State | Rod Moscato comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-1 |
| 15:41 | Ball State | Doug Shain pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-1 |
| 15:19 | Ball State | Cameron Garmon steps in front of the Doug Shain pass | 10-1 |
| 15:14 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky is fouled on the floor by John Lamarre - foul #1 on John Lamarre, team foul #2 | 10-1 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson (PF), Dan Craven (C) Jared Rainer, Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Dodds (PG), Dima Zurasky (SG), James Nims (SF), Edward Avery (PF), Ben Wheaton (C) Warren Schiavone, Rod Moscato, John Lamarre, Jason O'Riley, Doug Shain | |
| 15:00 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Dima Zurasky - foul #1 on Dima Zurasky, team foul #3 | 10-1 |
| 15:00 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven misses the 1st free throw | 10-1 |
| 15:00 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven misses the 2nd free throw | 10-1 |
| 15:00 | Ball State | James Nims gets the rebound | 10-1 |
| 14:41 | Ball State | Dima Zurasky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-1 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon pulls down the rebound | 10-1 |
| 14:31 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-1 |
| 14:29 | Ball State | Daniel Dodds grabs the defensive rebound | 10-1 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | James Nims misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-1 |
| 14:01 | Ball State | Edward Avery hits the follow up shot | 10-3 |
| 13:51 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-3 |
| 13:50 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Edward Avery | 10-3 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Dima Zurasky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-3 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Randall (PG), Jared Rainer (SF) Cameron Garmon, Glenn Pertsovsky | |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Schiavone (PG), Rod Moscato (SG), John Lamarre (SF), Jason O'Riley (PF), Doug Shain (C) Daniel Dodds, Dima Zurasky, James Nims, Edward Avery, Ben Wheaton | |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven hits a shot near the basket | 12-3 |
| 13:04 | Ball State | Doug Shain hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Warren Schiavone | 12-5 |
| 12:53 | Wake Forest | Rod Moscato is called for the reach on John Randall - foul #2 on Rod Moscato, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Groover (SG), Glenn Pertsovsky (PF), Kenneth Turner (C) Jeffrey Jarrett, Thomas Wilson, Dan Craven | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Dodds (SG) Rod Moscato | |
| 12:39 | Wake Forest | John Randall misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 12:38 | Wake Forest | Robert Groover pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 12:28 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer is whistled for a carry | 12-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon (SG) Robert Groover | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 12:12 | Ball State | John Lamarre buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-8 |
| 11:48 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Glenn Pertsovsky | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Randall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cameron Garmon (fresh) SF - Jared Rainer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Pertsovsky (fresh) C - Kenneth Turner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Warren Schiavone (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Dodds (fresh) SF - John Lamarre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason O'Riley (fresh) C - Doug Shain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Ball State | John Lamarre comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 11:21 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Schiavone | 14-8 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone loses the dribble to John Randall | 14-8 |
| 10:50 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky lays it in set up by John Randall | 16-8 |
| 10:30 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone makes the 3 from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 10:17 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 10:15 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:11 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone misses the jumper from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 10:10 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Kenneth Turner | 16-11 |
| 09:57 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer misses long on a shot from the left block | 16-11 |
| 09:56 | Ball State | The rebound goes to John Lamarre | 16-11 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Daniel Dodds loses the dribble to Cameron Garmon | 16-11 |
| 09:36 | Wake Forest | John Randall buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Cameron Garmon | 19-11 |
| 09:19 | Ball State | Daniel Dodds is denied on a layup by Kenneth Turner | 19-11 |
| 09:17 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer snags the defensive board | 19-11 |
| 09:10 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Cameron Garmon and he's hacked by John Lamarre - foul #2 on John Lamarre, team foul #5 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Groover (PG), Jeffrey Jarrett (SG), Thomas Wilson (PF), Dan Craven (C) John Randall, Cameron Garmon, Glenn Pertsovsky, Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Lynch (PG), Dima Zurasky (SG), James Nims (SF), Edward Avery (PF), Ben Wheaton (C) Warren Schiavone, Daniel Dodds, John Lamarre, Jason O'Riley, Doug Shain | |
| 09:10 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer makes the free throw | 22-11 |
| 08:56 | Ball State | Jared Rainer steals the ball from Dima Zurasky | 22-11 |
| 08:36 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson blows the layup | 22-11 |
| 08:34 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett snags the offensive board | 22-11 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edward Avery - foul #1 on Edward Avery, team foul #6 | 22-11 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| 08:15 | Ball State | Dima Zurasky misses the shot from the right wing | 23-11 |
| 08:14 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven grabs the defensive rebound | 23-11 |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Wilson | 25-11 |
| 07:43 | Ball State | Dima Zurasky makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Nims and he's fouled by Jeffrey Jarrett - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jarrett, team foul #2 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner (SF) Jared Rainer | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Dodds (PG), Doug Shain (C) James Lynch, Ben Wheaton | |
| 07:43 | Ball State | Dima Zurasky makes the free throw | 25-14 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Groover (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Jarrett (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Turner (fresh) PF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Craven (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Daniel Dodds (fresh) SG - Dima Zurasky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Nims (fresh) PF - Edward Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Doug Shain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Jarrett | 27-14 |
| 07:12 | Ball State | Dima Zurasky comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-14 |
| 07:10 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven gets the rebound | 27-14 |
| 06:55 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven is fouled on the floor by Dima Zurasky - foul #2 on Dima Zurasky, team foul #7 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon (PG), Glenn Pertsovsky (SF) Robert Groover, Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Schiavone (PG) Dima Zurasky | |
| 06:55 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 06:55 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 06:36 | Ball State | James Nims is denied on a layup by Dan Craven | 29-14 |
| 06:35 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon grabs the defensive rebound | 29-14 |
| 06:27 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by Glenn Pertsovsky is denied by Edward Avery | 29-14 |
| 06:25 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven gets the offensive rebound | 29-14 |
| 06:14 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Doug Shain - foul #1 on Doug Shain, team foul #8 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Randall (PG) Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Jason O'Riley (PF) Edward Avery | |
| 06:14 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven makes the 1st free throw | 30-14 |
| 06:14 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven misses the 2nd free throw | 30-14 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Jason O'Riley snags the defensive board | 30-14 |
| 06:09 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-16 |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | Daniel Dodds is called for the reach on John Randall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Dodds, team foul #9 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner (C) Dan Craven | |
| Subs | Ball State | Ben Wheaton (C) Doug Shain | |
| 06:07 | Wake Forest | John Randall misses the 1st free throw | 30-16 |
| 06:07 | Ball State | Jason O'Riley gets the rebound | 30-16 |
| 06:02 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-16 |
| 06:01 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 30-16 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Nims - foul #1 on James Nims, team foul #10 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Doug Shain (C) James Nims | |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-16 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Doug Shain hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Turner - foul #1 on Kenneth Turner, team foul #3 | 32-16 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Doug Shain misses the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 05:26 | Ball State | Doug Shain makes the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 05:18 | Wake Forest | The jumper by Cameron Garmon is denied by Doug Shain | 32-17 |
| 05:16 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-17 |
| 05:03 | Ball State | Ben Wheaton snags the defensive board | 32-17 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Jason O'Riley misses long on a jumper in the lane | 32-17 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 04:49 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Turner | 35-17 |
| 04:34 | Ball State | Jason O'Riley is fouled on the floor by Glenn Pertsovsky - foul #1 on Glenn Pertsovsky, team foul #4 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Groover (PG), Jared Rainer (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF), Dan Craven (C) John Randall, Jeffrey Jarrett, Cameron Garmon, Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Lynch (PG), James Nims (SF), Edward Avery (PF) Warren Schiavone, Jason O'Riley, Doug Shain | |
| 04:15 | Ball State | Dan Craven steps in front of the Daniel Dodds pass | 35-17 |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Dodds - foul #2 on Daniel Dodds, team foul #11 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Ball State | Rod Moscato (SG), John Lamarre (SF) Daniel Dodds, Ben Wheaton | |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky makes the 1st free throw | 36-17 |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 37-17 |
| 03:43 | Ball State | Rod Moscato loses the ball out of bounds | 37-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Randall (PG) Glenn Pertsovsky | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Groover (fresh) SF - Jared Rainer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Craven (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - James Lynch (fresh) SG - Rod Moscato (fresh) SF - John Lamarre (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Nims (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | Dan Craven connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Randall | 39-17 |
| 03:10 | Ball State | Dan Craven steals the ball from Edward Avery | 39-17 |
| 02:56 | Wake Forest | Thomas Wilson buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Dan Craven | 41-17 |
| 02:37 | Ball State | James Nims is fouled on the floor by Dan Craven - foul #1 on Dan Craven, team foul #5 | 41-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon (PG), Jeffrey Jarrett (SG) John Randall, Robert Groover | |
| Subs | Ball State | Warren Schiavone (PG), Jason O'Riley (PF), Doug Shain (C) James Lynch, Edward Avery, James Nims | |
| 02:30 | Ball State | Doug Shain clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-17 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | Doug Shain misses the tip | 41-17 |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | Cameron Garmon pulls down the rebound | 41-17 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett is hacked by Jason O'Riley - foul #1 on Jason O'Riley, team foul #12 | 41-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky (SF), Kenneth Turner (C) Jared Rainer, Dan Craven | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett misses the 1st free throw | 41-17 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Jarrett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-17 |
| 01:34 | Ball State | John Lamarre misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-17 |
| 01:32 | Ball State | John Lamarre grabs the offensive board | 42-17 |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone hits a jumper from the left wing | 42-19 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky is hacked by John Lamarre - foul #3 on John Lamarre, team foul #13 | 42-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Randall (PG), Jared Rainer (SF) Jeffrey Jarrett, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Daniel Dodds (SG), James Nims (SF) Rod Moscato, John Lamarre | |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky makes the 1st free throw | 43-19 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Glenn Pertsovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 43-19 |
| 00:59 | Ball State | Doug Shain snags the defensive board | 43-19 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | Jason O'Riley steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Craven (C) Kenneth Turner | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Jared Rainer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jared Rainer, team foul #6 | 43-19 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Warren Schiavone makes the 3 from the right wing | 43-22 |