| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fresh) SG - Otis Ensign (fresh) SF - James Wozniak (fresh) PF - Timothy Dewalt (fresh) C - Tim Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Charles Cole (fresh) SG - Robert Brown (fresh) SF - David Backes (fresh) PF - Darrel Swearengin (fresh) C - Carlos Dinkel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Wake Forest | Robert Brown takes the ball from Colby Ladd in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin misses long on a jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Timothy Dewalt | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Fairfield | Robert Brown hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Cole and he's hacked by Timothy Dewalt - foul #1 on Timothy Dewalt, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | Fairfield | Robert Brown makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Colby Ladd | 5-3 |
| 18:43 | Fairfield | Charles Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | Wake Forest | David Backes steps in front of the James Wozniak pass | 5-3 |
| 18:10 | Fairfield | Charles Cole lays it in set up by David Backes | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign is hacked by Robert Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by James Wozniak | 7-5 |
| 17:32 | Fairfield | Otis Ensign takes the ball from Carlos Dinkel | 7-5 |
| 17:15 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Otis Ensign and he's fouled by David Backes - foul #1 on David Backes, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee (PF) Timothy Dewalt | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), Benjamin Bombardier (SF), Perry Rieder (PF), Elmer Thomas (C) Charles Cole, Robert Brown, David Backes, Darrel Swearengin, Carlos Dinkel | |
| 17:15 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan misses the free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:15 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee grabs the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:55 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Morgan | 9-5 |
| 16:32 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 16:30 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:15 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder misses long on a runner from the left block | 9-5 |
| 16:13 | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts tips it but misses | 9-5 |
| 16:11 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:58 | Fairfield | Colby Ladd picks off the pass by Thomas Clark | 9-5 |
| 15:54 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd jams it | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Ensign (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wozniak (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Aaron Lee (fairly fresh) C - Tim Morgan (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Kristopher Roberts (fresh) SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) SF - Benjamin Bombardier (fairly fresh) PF - Perry Rieder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elmer Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), Jesse Smith (SG), Bret Vaughn (SF), Timothy Dewalt (PF), Warren Eckert (C) Colby Ladd, Otis Ensign, James Wozniak, Aaron Lee, Tim Morgan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Dotson (PG), Robert Brown (SG), David Backes (SF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Kristopher Roberts, Thomas Clark, Benjamin Bombardier, Elmer Thomas | |
| 15:32 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Thomas Clark (SG) Robert Brown | |
| 15:16 | Wake Forest | Timothy Dewalt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 15:14 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 15:11 | Fairfield | Jay Gailey is called for the reach on Charlie Dotson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Gailey, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin (PF) Perry Rieder | |
| 14:56 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 14:27 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn is fouled on the floor by Carlos Dinkel - foul #1 on Carlos Dinkel, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Cole (PG), Kristopher Roberts (SG), Perry Rieder (SF) Charlie Dotson, Thomas Clark, David Backes | |
| 14:09 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 14:07 | Fairfield | Charles Cole pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:45 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bret Vaughn - foul #1 on Bret Vaughn, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG), Aaron Lee (PF) Jay Gailey, Timothy Dewalt | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Benjamin Bombardier (SF) Darrel Swearengin | |
| 13:45 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:45 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:22 | Wake Forest | Benjamin Bombardier swats the short shot by Warren Eckert | 11-10 |
| 13:20 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:06 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Perry Rieder is denied by Aaron Lee | 11-10 |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:54 | Fairfield | Benjamin Bombardier clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bret Vaughn - foul #2 on Bret Vaughn, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (SG), James Wozniak (SF) Jesse Smith, Bret Vaughn | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Dotson (PG), David Backes (SF), Elmer Thomas (PF) Charles Cole, Kristopher Roberts, Perry Rieder | |
| 12:54 | Fairfield | Benjamin Bombardier makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:54 | Fairfield | Benjamin Bombardier makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:52 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert is hacked by Carlos Dinkel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Dinkel, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Thomas Clark (SG), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Benjamin Bombardier, Carlos Dinkel | |
| 12:32 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign is whistled for a carry | 11-12 |
| 12:14 | Fairfield | Aaron Lee is called for the reach on Charlie Dotson - foul #1 on Aaron Lee, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), Timothy Dewalt (PF), Tim Morgan (C) Colby Ladd, Aaron Lee, Warren Eckert | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 12:03 | Fairfield | David Backes comes up short on the shot near the basket | 11-12 |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:38 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Wozniak | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) SG - Otis Ensign (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wozniak (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Timothy Dewalt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Tim Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Charlie Dotson (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) SF - David Backes (fairly fresh) PF - Darrel Swearengin (tiring) 3 pts. C - Elmer Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas's pass is intercepted by Tim Morgan | 13-12 |
| 11:08 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-12 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan grabs the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 10:56 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 10:55 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:43 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Tim Morgan | 13-12 |
| 10:16 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Otis Ensign | 16-12 |
| 10:09 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin double dribbles | 16-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG), Jesse Smith (SG), Aaron Lee (PF), Warren Eckert (C) Jay Gailey, Otis Ensign, Timothy Dewalt, Tim Morgan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Cole (PG), Kristopher Roberts (SG), Benjamin Bombardier (SF), Perry Rieder (C) Charlie Dotson, Thomas Clark, David Backes, Elmer Thomas | |
| 09:43 | Wake Forest | Benjamin Bombardier is called for the reach on Colby Ladd - foul #1 on Benjamin Bombardier, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Colby Ladd | 19-12 |
| 09:08 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder connects on the floater from the right block | 19-14 |
| 09:04 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Cole - foul #1 on Charles Cole, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| 09:04 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:04 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:54 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin is denied on a dunk by Warren Eckert | 21-14 |
| 08:53 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:26 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 08:24 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 08:20 | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert is whistled for traveling | 21-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign (SG), Timothy Dewalt (PF), Tim Morgan (C) James Wozniak, Aaron Lee, Warren Eckert | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Thomas Clark (SG), David Backes (SF), Elmer Thomas (C) Kristopher Roberts, Benjamin Bombardier, Darrel Swearengin | |
| 07:48 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark lays it up and in | 21-19 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Elmer Thomas is called for the reach on Colby Ladd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elmer Thomas, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:30 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder buries a shot from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Ensign (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Dewalt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Tim Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Charles Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Backes (fairly fresh) PF - Perry Rieder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 06:59 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Charles Cole | 23-21 |
| 06:47 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jesse Smith | 23-21 |
| 06:29 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Otis Ensign | 25-21 |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | Charles Cole buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Perry Rieder and he's hacked by Colby Ladd - foul #1 on Colby Ladd, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), James Wozniak (SF), Aaron Lee (PF), Warren Eckert (C) Colby Ladd, Otis Ensign, Timothy Dewalt, Tim Morgan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts (SG), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Thomas Clark, Elmer Thomas | |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | Charles Cole makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:50 | Wake Forest | Perry Rieder steals it from James Wozniak | 25-24 |
| 05:46 | Fairfield | Kristopher Roberts makes the 3 from the right corner set up by David Backes | 25-27 |
| 05:44 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith is fouled in the backcourt by David Backes - foul #2 on David Backes, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Dotson (PG), Benjamin Bombardier (SF) Charles Cole, David Backes | |
| 05:44 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:44 | Wake Forest | Jesse Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:29 | Fairfield | Benjamin Bombardier misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 05:27 | Fairfield | Charlie Dotson misses the tip | 27-27 |
| 05:26 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 05:08 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert hits the follow up shot | 29-27 |
| 04:48 | Fairfield | Charlie Dotson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 04:47 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:24 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder loses the dribble to Warren Eckert | 29-27 |
| 04:05 | Wake Forest | Warren Eckert is open but misses the lay-in | 29-27 |
| 04:04 | Wake Forest | James Wozniak gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd (PG), Otis Ensign (SG), Bret Vaughn (SF), Timothy Dewalt (PF), Tim Morgan (C) Jay Gailey, Jesse Smith, James Wozniak, Aaron Lee, Warren Eckert | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Cole (PG), Robert Brown (SG), David Backes (SF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Charlie Dotson, Kristopher Roberts, Benjamin Bombardier, Darrel Swearengin | |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Charles Cole can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Tim Morgan gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Colby Ladd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Ensign (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bret Vaughn (fresh) PF - Timothy Dewalt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Tim Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Charles Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Backes (fairly fresh) PF - Perry Rieder (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Dinkel (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by Tim Morgan is denied by Carlos Dinkel | 29-27 |
| 02:58 | Fairfield | David Backes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 02:42 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carlos Dinkel - foul #3 on Carlos Dinkel, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas (PF) Carlos Dinkel | |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Colby Ladd makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:59 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder knocks in the floater near the basket | 30-29 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn is hacked by David Backes - foul #3 on David Backes, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), Andrew Huber (C) Timothy Dewalt, Tim Morgan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Thomas Clark (SF) David Backes | |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Bret Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:11 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas can't finish the layup | 31-29 |
| 01:10 | Fairfield | Robert Brown snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 00:54 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Andrew Huber | 31-29 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Otis Ensign can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-29 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Andrew Huber tips it in | 33-29 |
| 00:04 | Fairfield | Jay Gailey steals it from Charles Cole | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey misses long on a halfcourt shot | 33-29 |