| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fresh) SG - Shaun Foret (fresh) SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) C - Corey Denison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) SG - Robert Ross (fresh) SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Robert Ross gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Wayne Alford drills a runner from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts connects on the 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth tips it home | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Robert Ross is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Watts and he's hacked by Mervin Tschida - foul #1 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Robert Ross, Mervin Tschida, Richard Shorts, Wayne Alford | |
| 17:36 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Charles Douglas is hacked by Corey Denison - foul #1 on Corey Denison, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (PF) Andrew Boer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG) Charles Douglas | |
| 17:04 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:02 | Wake Forest | David Carter pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:43 | Wake Forest | David Carter is fouled on the floor by Carl Houpt - foul #1 on Carl Houpt, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Jerry Whitworth, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG) Robert Ross | |
| 16:24 | Wake Forest | The refs have stopped play. Shaun Foret is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 8-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG) Shaun Foret | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Alford (C) Stanley Fries | |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | Charles Douglas takes the ball from Jeffrey Gates | 8-2 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Charles Douglas buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carl Gilbert | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Vincent (fresh) SF - David Carter (fresh) PF - Michael Nakamura (fresh) C - Jeffrey Gates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-4 |
| 15:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Wayne Alford | 8-4 |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-4 |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Wayne Alford gets the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses the easy layup | 8-4 |
| 15:14 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to David Carter | 8-4 |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-4 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Wayne Alford pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Alford | 8-6 |
| 14:13 | Wake Forest | Carl Gilbert steals the ball from Jeffrey Gates | 8-6 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert lays it in | 8-8 |
| 13:49 | Wake Forest | Wayne Alford swats the short shot by David Carter | 8-8 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Wayne Alford | 8-8 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Don McCredie knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Carl Gilbert and the foul's on David Carter - foul #1 on David Carter, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF), Andrew Boer (PF), Corey Denison (C) David Carter, Michael Nakamura, Jeffrey Gates | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Mervin Tschida (SG), Richard Shorts (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Charles Douglas, Carl Gilbert, Carl Houpt, Wayne Alford | |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:13 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jerry Whitworth | 11-11 |
| 12:58 | Iowa | Corey Denison denies the turnaround by Don McCredie | 11-11 |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Stanley Fries pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-11 |
| 12:44 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:20 | Wake Forest | George Vincent drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Watts | 13-11 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Jerry Whitworth steals the ball from Robert Ross | 13-11 |
| 11:44 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 13-11 |
| 11:42 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer tips it back up and in | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Vincent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Denison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) SF - Don McCredie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) C - Stanley Fries (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Andrew Boer blocks the short jumper by Don McCredie | 15-11 |
| 11:28 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 11:03 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Andrew Boer, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret (SG), David Carter (SF), Michael Nakamura (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) George Vincent, Jerry Whitworth, Andrew Boer, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Charles Dunn (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Don McCredie, Richard Shorts, Stanley Fries | |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Wayne Alford's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Nakamura | 15-11 |
| 10:45 | Iowa | Charles Dunn tips it in | 15-13 |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Houpt (SF) Mervin Tschida | |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Wayne Alford pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | David Carter picks off the pass by Robert Ross out of a doubleteam | 16-13 |
| 09:40 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Watts | 18-13 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Charles Douglas hits a wide open turnaround from the baseline set up by Charles Dunn | 18-15 |
| 08:58 | Wake Forest | Wayne Alford swats the short shot by David Carter | 18-15 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Charles Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Wayne Alford drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Ross and he's hacked by Jeffrey Gates - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gates, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF), Andrew Boer (PF), Corey Denison (C) David Carter, Michael Nakamura, Jeffrey Gates | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Robert Ross, Carl Houpt, Charles Dunn | |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:17 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Richard Shorts pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Wayne Alford connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Richard Shorts is called for the reach on Andrew Watts - foul #1 on Richard Shorts, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Charles Douglas, Mervin Tschida, Richard Shorts, Wayne Alford | |
| 07:25 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Carl Houpt | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Denison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) C - Stanley Fries (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Don McCredie is hacked by Corey Denison - foul #2 on Corey Denison, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates (C) Corey Denison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Stanley Fries | |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the contested floater from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 06:42 | Wake Forest | Mervin Tschida takes the ball from Andrew Watts | 18-22 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Charles Dunn is called for traveling | 18-22 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (PF) Andrew Boer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Carl Gilbert, Mervin Tschida, Charles Dunn, Wayne Alford | |
| 06:03 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Jerry Whitworth is blocked by Richard Shorts | 18-22 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Don McCredie snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | Shaun Foret is called for the reach on Richard Shorts - foul #1 on Shaun Foret, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura (PF) Jerry Whitworth | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Don McCredie, Richard Shorts, Stanley Fries | |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Wayne Alford buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Charles Douglas | 18-24 |
| 05:26 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 05:24 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates can't tip it in | 18-24 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Wayne Alford | 18-24 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Watts - foul #1 on Andrew Watts, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG) Andrew Watts | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Robert Ross, Mervin Tschida, Carl Houpt, Wayne Alford | |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:54 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura is fouled on the floor by Don McCredie - foul #1 on Don McCredie, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Carl Houpt (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Carl Gilbert, Richard Shorts, Stanley Fries | |
| 04:31 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates buries a jumpshot from the right side | 20-26 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Robert Ross clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Shaun Foret - foul #2 on Shaun Foret, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG), Jerry Whitworth (SF), Andrew Boer (PF) Shaun Foret, David Carter, Michael Nakamura | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Shorts (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Charles Douglas, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Wayne Alford | |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | Richard Shorts steps in front of the Andrew Boer pass | 20-28 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Robert Ross is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Gates - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gates, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), Shaun Foret (SG), Corey Denison (C) John Paul, George Vincent, Jeffrey Gates | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Carl Gilbert, Mervin Tschida, Richard Shorts, Stanley Fries | |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:44 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | Robert Ross takes the ball from Shaun Foret | 20-29 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Charles Douglas slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Ross | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Corey Denison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Watts | 22-31 |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Don McCredie connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Douglas | 22-33 |
| 02:20 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Wayne Alford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF), Michael Nakamura (PF) Jerry Whitworth, Andrew Boer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Shorts (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Robert Ross, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Wayne Alford | |
| 01:55 | Wake Forest | David Carter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Carter, team foul #10 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Alford (C) Stanley Fries | |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Wayne Alford can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Carter - foul #3 on David Carter, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dwight Bray (PF) David Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:12 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-35 |
| 01:10 | Iowa | Wayne Alford gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG) Andrew Watts | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Charles Douglas, Carl Gilbert, Richard Shorts, Wayne Alford | |
| 00:41 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura's pass is intercepted by Robert Ross | 25-35 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Don McCredie lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Dunn and he's hacked by Dwight Bray - foul #1 on Dwight Bray, team foul #12 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF) Dwight Bray | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura clanks a driving attempt from close range | 25-38 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Robert Ross shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 25-38 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Stanley Fries can't tip it in | 25-38 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret clanks a fullcourt shot | 25-38 |