| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Woodall (fresh) C - Steven Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth inbounds the ball | 16-30 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-30 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Tom Baughman | 18-33 |
| 18:57 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-33 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 18:42 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Shaun Foret | 21-33 |
| 18:20 | Wake Forest | Tom Baughman steals the ball from Shaun Foret | 21-33 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-33 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore tips it back up and in | 21-35 |
| 17:48 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth's layup is rejected by Bryan Moore | 21-35 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Tom Baughman, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| 16:59 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tom Baughman - foul #2 on Tom Baughman, team foul #2 | 21-35 |
| 16:59 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 16:59 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore clanks a turnaround from the right block | 22-35 |
| 16:34 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Thomas Woodall | 22-35 |
| 16:15 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Shaun Foret | 25-35 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Whitworth - foul #1 on Jerry Whitworth, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF) Jerry Whitworth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG) Robert Robinson, Keith Asbury | |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Carter (fresh) PF - Thomas Woodall (fairly fresh) C - Steven Montgomery (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | David Carter misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Baptista - foul #1 on Robert Baptista, team foul #3 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Baptista | |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | David Carter misses the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | David Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Wilford Greene | 26-39 |
| 14:32 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts clanks a 3 from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 14:30 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 14:10 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret is fouled on the floor by Wilford Greene - foul #2 on Wilford Greene, team foul #4 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene | |
| 13:54 | Wake Forest | Tom Baughman denies the turnaround by Thomas Woodall | 26-39 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #5 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF) David Carter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Baptista (PF) Jonathan Yang | |
| 13:40 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Baptista - foul #2 on Robert Baptista, team foul #6 | 26-39 |
| 13:40 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 13:40 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-39 |
| 13:16 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 12:49 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery travels with the ball | 27-39 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses badly on a runner from the right block | 27-39 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman tips it back up and in | 27-41 |
| 12:08 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Watts | 29-41 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Keith Asbury | 29-44 |
| 11:29 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 11:27 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret tips it but misses | 29-44 |
| 11:25 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Woodall | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Woodall (tiring) 2 reb. C - Steven Montgomery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:04 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts buries a 3 from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses long on a floater from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 10:57 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery hits a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Bryan Moore - foul #2 on Bryan Moore, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), George Vincent (SG), David Carter (SF), Tony Ricks (PF) Andrew Watts, Shaun Foret, Jerry Whitworth, Thomas Woodall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Jonathan Yang (PF) Robert Robinson, Tom Baughman, Robert Baptista | |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery misses the free throw | 34-44 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury double dribbles | 34-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Corey Denison (C) Steven Montgomery | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SF) Keith Asbury | |
| 09:48 | Wake Forest | David Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore comes up short on the floater in the paint | 34-44 |
| 09:25 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 09:00 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks is hacked by Matthew Forte - foul #1 on Matthew Forte, team foul #8 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), Shaun Foret (SG) John Paul, George Vincent | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PG), Keith Asbury (SG), Tom Baughman (SF), Robert Baptista (C) Jerry McGrath, Wilford Greene, Matthew Forte, Bryan Moore | |
| 09:00 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 09:00 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista tips it home | 35-46 |
| 08:13 | Wake Forest | A charge is called on Andrew Watts - foul #1 on Andrew Watts, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF), Thomas Woodall (PF), Steven Montgomery (C) David Carter, Tony Ricks, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Yang | 35-48 |
| 07:25 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret scores on a 3 from straight away | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Woodall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Montgomery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Asbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Baptista (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista comes up short on the shot near the basket | 38-48 |
| 07:04 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Andrew Watts | 38-48 |
| 06:44 | Wake Forest | Keith Asbury steals it from Jerry Whitworth | 38-48 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses short on a floater in the paint | 38-48 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| 06:06 | Wake Forest | Robert Baptista is called for the reach on Steven Montgomery - foul #3 on Robert Baptista, team foul #9 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG), Tony Ricks (PF) Shaun Foret, Thomas Woodall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG), Bryan Moore (C) Keith Asbury, Jonathan Yang | |
| 06:06 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Robinson | 38-52 |
| 05:35 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 38-52 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-52 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista gets the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 05:02 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses the tip | 38-52 |
| 05:01 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | George Vincent misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Baptista - foul #4 on Robert Baptista, team foul #10 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), David Carter (SF), Thomas Woodall (PF) Andrew Watts, Jerry Whitworth, Steven Montgomery | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Keith Asbury (SF) Robert Robinson, Tom Baughman | |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | George Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | George Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | George Vincent steps in front of the Wilford Greene pass | 38-52 |
| 03:54 | Wake Forest | John Paul's floater is knocked away by Robert Baptista | 38-52 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Keith Asbury pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene is hacked by George Vincent - foul #1 on George Vincent, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Corey Denison (C) Thomas Woodall | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Matthew Forte (SF), Alan Black (PF), Jonathan Yang (C) Keith Asbury, Robert Baptista, Bryan Moore | |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on David Carter - foul #1 on David Carter, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte snags the offensive board | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Paul (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Vincent (fresh) SF - David Carter (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tony Ricks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Denison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Forte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alan Black (fresh) C - Jonathan Yang (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Tony Ricks | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison buries a runner from the baseline | 40-53 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Jonathan Yang clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 40-53 |
| 02:17 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks banks in the layup | 42-53 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Matthew Forte tips it home | 42-55 |
| 01:06 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks lays it in | 44-55 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Forte | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Jerry McGrath steals the ball from Tony Ricks | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Alan Black misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Tony Ricks - foul #1 on Tony Ricks, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Alan Black misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Alan Black makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | David Carter travels with the ball | 44-59 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath runs out the clock | 44-59 |