| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elias Dibenedetto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) SF - Joel Lumpkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Burkholder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Long Tang (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is hacked by Robert Butler - foul #1 on Robert Butler, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes (PG), Michael Dufresne (SG), Valeri Zinzow (SF), Zachary Wurst (C) Elias Dibenedetto, Robert Butler, Joel Lumpkins, Thomas Burkholder | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Robert Hill denies the turnaround by Allen Harris | 26-34 |
| 19:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Dufresne grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 19:10 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 19:08 | Wake Forest | Valeri Zinzow pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:45 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Paul Barnes and he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto (PG), Joel Lumpkins (SF), Thomas Burkholder (C) Michael Dufresne, Valeri Zinzow, Zachary Wurst | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:45 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Allen Harris is hacked by Thomas Burkholder - foul #1 on Thomas Burkholder, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (SG), Valeri Zinzow (PF), Zachary Wurst (C) Elias Dibenedetto, Robert Hill, Thomas Burkholder | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Allen Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Zachary Wurst | 29-34 |
| 17:59 | Wake Forest | Valeri Zinzow gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:30 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst connects on the open jumper in the lane | 31-34 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Long Tang evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 17:03 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 16:46 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Zachary Wurst is blocked by Allen Harris | 31-34 |
| 16:45 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:31 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 16:29 | Wake Forest | Valeri Zinzow snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Richard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto (PG), Robert Hill (PF), Thomas Burkholder (C) Robert Butler, Valeri Zinzow, Zachary Wurst | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SG), Jesus Macias (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Billy Tucker, Long Tang, Anthony Harrington, Richard Anderson, Allen Harris | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elias Dibenedetto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joel Lumpkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Burkholder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesus Macias (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) | |
| 15:11 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Jesus Macias grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Jesus Macias connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 14:20 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins's layup is rejected by Daniel Hayes | 31-37 |
| 14:19 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 13:51 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 13:22 | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes is called for traveling | 33-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (SG), Valeri Zinzow (SF) Paul Barnes, Joel Lumpkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (PG), Long Tang (SG), Anthony Harrington (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Allen Harris (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, Jesus Macias, Andrew Tamura, Daniel Hayes | |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Allen Harris clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 13:04 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 12:36 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder tips it home | 35-37 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Allen Harris hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Valeri Zinzow - foul #2 on Valeri Zinzow, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins (SF), Zachary Wurst (C) Valeri Zinzow, Thomas Burkholder | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:11 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:48 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins loses the dribble to Richard Anderson | 35-38 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Allen Harris double dribbles | 35-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes (SG), Thomas Burkholder (C) Robert Butler, Zachary Wurst | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elias Dibenedetto (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joel Lumpkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Thomas Burkholder (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Long Tang (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:57 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto is fouled on the floor by Billy Tucker - foul #1 on Billy Tucker, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (SG) Paul Barnes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Billy Tucker | |
| 10:35 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto can't connect on a shot near the basket | 35-38 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Allen Harris grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes (PG), Valeri Zinzow (PF), Zachary Wurst (C) Elias Dibenedetto, Robert Hill, Thomas Burkholder | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF) Anthony Harrington, Richard Anderson | |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins slams it home over the doubleteam on a great pass from Valeri Zinzow | 37-38 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the wide open jump hook in the lane | 37-40 |
| 09:12 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Allen Harris - foul #2 on Allen Harris, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto (PG), Robert Hill (PF) Robert Butler, Joel Lumpkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SG), Daniel Hayes (C) Thomas Gilliam, Long Tang, Allen Harris | |
| 09:12 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:12 | Wake Forest | Zachary Wurst makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Billy Tucker tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 08:56 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Jesus Macias misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura tips it in | 42-42 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Elias Dibenedetto | 44-42 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 07:25 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elias Dibenedetto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Valeri Zinzow (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Zachary Wurst (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesus Macias (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Jesus Macias is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jesus Macias, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Butler (SG), Joel Lumpkins (SF), Thomas Burkholder (C) Paul Barnes, Valeri Zinzow, Zachary Wurst | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (SG), Anthony Harrington (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Allen Harris (C) Gregory Caldwell, Jesus Macias, Andrew Tamura, Daniel Hayes | |
| 06:26 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler loses the dribble to Billy Tucker | 44-42 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 06:00 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 05:38 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill connects on the shot from the right side | 46-42 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Valeri Zinzow (PF) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Billy Tucker | |
| 05:18 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Hill (PF) Valeri Zinzow | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Allen Harris buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Gilliam | 46-44 |
| 04:29 | Wake Forest | Richard Anderson steals the ball from Thomas Burkholder | 46-44 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses badly on a shot from the left block | 46-44 |
| 04:01 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 03:56 | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 03:55 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 03:33 | Wake Forest | Thomas Gilliam steps in front of the Elias Dibenedetto pass | 46-44 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Allen Harris drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Long Tang | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elias Dibenedetto (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Butler (fresh) SF - Joel Lumpkins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Burkholder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Long Tang (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-46 |
| 02:48 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder tips it but misses | 46-46 |
| 02:46 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Richard Anderson drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Long Tang and he's fouled by Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Barnes (PG), Valeri Zinzow (PF), Zachary Wurst (C) Elias Dibenedetto, Robert Hill, Thomas Burkholder | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SG), Jesus Macias (SF), Andrew Tamura (C) Thomas Gilliam, Long Tang, Anthony Harrington, Allen Harris | |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Richard Anderson makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 01:52 | Wake Forest | Valeri Zinzow blows the layup | 48-49 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elias Dibenedetto (PG), Robert Hill (PF), Thomas Burkholder (C) Paul Barnes, Valeri Zinzow, Zachary Wurst | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (SG), Anthony Harrington (SF), Allen Harris (C) Gregory Caldwell, Jesus Macias, Andrew Tamura | |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is called for a backcourt violation | 48-49 |
| 01:09 | Wake Forest | Thomas Burkholder drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Elias Dibenedetto | 50-49 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Long Tang buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Billy Tucker | 50-51 |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill hits the finger roll | 52-51 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Richard Anderson clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 52-51 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Long Tang tips it home | 52-53 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Joel Lumpkins hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 52-53 |