| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mead (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Walls (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jacob Coats (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Mesta (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams's pass is intercepted by Robert Brooks | 29-39 |
| 19:17 | Ohio | Robert Brooks scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lewis Walls | 29-42 |
| 18:54 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-42 |
| 18:53 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton tips it home | 31-42 |
| 18:36 | Ohio | Jacob Coats's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Vaughn (SF), William Sutera (PF) Robert Brooks, Jacob Coats | |
| 18:19 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams comes up short on the shot from close range | 31-42 |
| 18:17 | Ohio | Charles Mesta grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:02 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn travels with the ball | 31-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Willie Winters (PF) David Godby, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Leslie Matthews (SG), Anthony Tisdale (C) Paul Craig, Lewis Walls, Charles Mesta | |
| 17:44 | Wake Forest | William Sutera is called for the reach on Dennis Samuels - foul #3 on William Sutera, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (SG), Todd Ringo (SF), Michael Carter (C) John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Vincent Otani (SF) William Sutera | |
| 17:29 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 31-42 |
| 17:27 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 16:58 | Ohio | Nicholas Farrell is called for the reach on Leslie Matthews - foul #1 on Nicholas Farrell, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG) Nicholas Farrell | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Robert Brooks (SF), Jacob Coats (PF) Leslie Matthews, Vincent Otani, Richard Vaughn | |
| 16:41 | Ohio | Adam Tardif misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 16:39 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 16:20 | Wake Forest | David Godby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Todd Ringo | 33-42 |
| 16:07 | Ohio | Paul Craig misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 16:05 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 15:45 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willie Winters (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Tardif (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jacob Coats (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Tisdale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Ohio | Adam Tardif misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 15:11 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters is denied on a dunk by Robert Brooks | 36-42 |
| 15:09 | Ohio | Paul Craig gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:48 | Ohio | Todd Ringo picks off the pass by Adam Tardif | 36-42 |
| 14:45 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo can't finish the layup | 36-42 |
| 14:43 | Ohio | Adam Tardif snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 14:23 | Ohio | Todd Ringo steals it from Paul Craig | 36-42 |
| 13:56 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from David Godby and the foul's on Robert Brooks - foul #2 on Robert Brooks, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), John Mead (SG), Paul Adams (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) David Godby, Raymond Thompson, Willie Winters, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Leslie Matthews (PG), Lewis Walls (SG), Richard Vaughn (SF), William Sutera (PF), Charles Mesta (C) Paul Craig, Adam Tardif, Robert Brooks, Jacob Coats, Anthony Tisdale | |
| 13:56 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses the free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:56 | Ohio | William Sutera snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 13:39 | Ohio | William Sutera misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 13:38 | Ohio | Charles Mesta hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 13:36 | Wake Forest | Charles Mesta is called for the reach on John Mead in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Mesta, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels (SF) Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 13:17 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels misses short on an open jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Vaughn - foul #2 on Richard Vaughn, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| 13:17 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:17 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:05 | Ohio | Lewis Walls comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-44 |
| 13:04 | Ohio | Charles Mesta pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:52 | Ohio | Lewis Walls buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leslie Matthews | 40-46 |
| 12:34 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels double dribbles | 40-46 |
| 12:17 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 12:16 | Ohio | Charles Mesta tips it but misses | 40-46 |
| 12:14 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 40-46 |
| 11:46 | Wake Forest | Paul Adams is open and scores on a runner from the left block | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Mead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Britton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Leslie Matthews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Walls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Vaughn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Sutera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Mesta (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Ohio | Nicholas Farrell steals the ball from Leslie Matthews | 42-46 |
| 11:24 | Wake Forest | John Mead banks in the layup on a great pass from Nicholas Farrell | 44-46 |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Lewis Walls splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Mead - foul #2 on John Mead, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Todd Ringo (SF), Richard Ternasky (PF) Nicholas Farrell, John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Vincent Otani (SF), Jacob Coats (PF) Leslie Matthews, Richard Vaughn, William Sutera | |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Lewis Walls makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Lewis Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:59 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Richard Ternasky | 44-47 |
| 10:57 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Brooks (SF) Lewis Walls | |
| 10:46 | Ohio | Vincent Otani scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Craig and he's fouled by Richard Ternasky - foul #1 on Richard Ternasky, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Carter (C) Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:46 | Ohio | Vincent Otani makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | David Godby clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Mesta - foul #3 on Charles Mesta, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:05 | Ohio | Robert Brooks misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-50 |
| 10:03 | Wake Forest | Richard Ternasky grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 10:01 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson is hacked by Vincent Otani in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Otani, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| 09:35 | Wake Forest | Richard Ternasky comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 09:33 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo tips it in | 48-50 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Michael Carter steals it from Paul Craig | 48-50 |
| 08:57 | Wake Forest | David Godby drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Thompson | 50-50 |
| 08:43 | Ohio | Robert Brooks makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Craig | 50-52 |
| 08:38 | Wake Forest | Vincent Otani is called for the reach on Todd Ringo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Vincent Otani, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), John Mead (SG), Willie Winters (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) David Godby, Raymond Thompson, Richard Ternasky, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Lewis Walls (SG), Leslie Matthews (SF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Paul Craig, Vincent Otani, Robert Brooks, Charles Mesta | |
| 08:38 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:38 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:20 | Ohio | Adam Tardif is whistled for a carry | 50-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels (SF), Paul Adams (PF) Todd Ringo, Willie Winters | |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Vaughn (C) Jacob Coats | |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Farrell | 52-52 |
| 07:51 | Ohio | Leslie Matthews double dribbles | 52-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jacob Coats (PF) Anthony Tisdale | |
| 07:37 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels hits the finger roll | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Adam Tardif (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Walls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leslie Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jacob Coats (tiring) 2 pts. C - Richard Vaughn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Ohio | Jacob Coats misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 54-52 |
| 07:19 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:15 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Samuels | 57-52 |
| 06:53 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Adams | 57-52 |
| 06:51 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 06:29 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 06:27 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels tips it home | 59-52 |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Jacob Coats gets the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:55 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 05:54 | Wake Forest | John Mead gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Lewis Walls is called for the reach on John Mead in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Walls, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Todd Ringo (SF), Willie Winters (PF), Michael Carter (C) Nicholas Farrell, Dennis Samuels, Paul Adams, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Paul Craig (PG), Vincent Otani (SG), Robert Brooks (SF), William Sutera (PF), Anthony Tisdale (C) Adam Tardif, Lewis Walls, Leslie Matthews, Jacob Coats, Richard Vaughn | |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | John Mead makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | John Mead misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:52 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 05:31 | Ohio | William Sutera buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Brooks | 60-55 |
| 05:13 | Wake Forest | John Mead is hacked by William Sutera - foul #4 on William Sutera, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| 05:13 | Wake Forest | John Mead makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:13 | Wake Forest | John Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Vincent Otani misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 04:55 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 04:30 | Wake Forest | John Mead misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Brooks - foul #3 on Robert Brooks, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels (SF), Richard Ternasky (C) Todd Ringo, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lewis Walls (SG), Charles Mesta (C) Robert Brooks, Anthony Tisdale | |
| 04:30 | Wake Forest | John Mead misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:30 | Wake Forest | John Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:14 | Ohio | Willie Winters steals it from Lewis Walls out of a doubleteam | 63-55 |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | David Godby scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Ohio | Lewis Walls splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 03:41 | Ohio | Charles Mesta grabs the offensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 03:28 | Ohio | John Mead is called for the reach on Paul Craig - foul #3 on John Mead, team foul #4 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Kenneth Britton (C) David Godby, John Mead, Willie Winters | |
| Subs | Ohio | Leslie Matthews (SF), Jacob Coats (PF) Vincent Otani, William Sutera | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Ternasky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Paul Craig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lewis Walls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leslie Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jacob Coats (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Mesta (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Ohio | Paul Craig hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Ternasky grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Samuels | 68-55 |
| 02:39 | Ohio | Jacob Coats misses the fadeaway from the left side | 68-55 |
| 02:37 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Farrell and the foul's on Charles Mesta - foul #4 on Charles Mesta, team foul #11 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo (SF), Paul Adams (PF) Dennis Samuels, Richard Ternasky | |
| Subs | Ohio | Adam Tardif (PG), Richard Vaughn (SF), Anthony Tisdale (PF), William Sutera (C) Paul Craig, Lewis Walls, Jacob Coats, Charles Mesta | |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses the free throw | 70-55 |
| 02:12 | Ohio | Anthony Tisdale pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:53 | Ohio | Adam Tardif is hacked by Raymond Thompson - foul #1 on Raymond Thompson, team foul #5 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), John Mead (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF) Nicholas Farrell, Raymond Thompson, Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 01:39 | Ohio | William Sutera blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Adams - foul #2 on Paul Adams, team foul #6 | 70-55 |
| 01:39 | Ohio | William Sutera makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:39 | Ohio | William Sutera makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:10 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels slams it home set up by Paul Adams | 72-57 |
| 00:53 | Ohio | Richard Vaughn's pass is intercepted by Dennis Samuels | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | David Godby double dribbles | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Adam Tardif comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | David Godby runs out the clock | 72-57 |