| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Warren Payton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Toby Halter (fresh) 11 pts. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Fred Vaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ellis Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Meyer - foul #2 on James Meyer, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:41 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:41 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:37 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter lays it up and in and the foul's on Ellis Jones - foul #1 on Ellis Jones, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan loses the dribble to Leopoldo Costa in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 19:15 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram is hacked by Donald Blevins - foul #2 on Donald Blevins, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| 19:06 | Wake Forest | Donald Blevins steps in front of the Leopoldo Costa pass | 39-28 |
| 18:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones drills a floater from close range and he's fouled by Donald Bertram - foul #2 on Donald Bertram, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 18:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones misses the free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:57 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 18:36 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Irwin Keenan | 42-30 |
| 18:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-32 |
| 18:01 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram hits the follow up shot | 44-32 |
| 17:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 17:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones hits the follow up shot | 44-34 |
| 17:42 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Leopoldo Costa | 47-34 |
| 17:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Payton steals it from James Smith in the backcourt | 47-34 |
| 17:15 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton is hacked by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Elden Rosas (SF), Harold Haynes (PF) Irwin Keenan, Leopoldo Costa, Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Charles Reavis (SG), Patrick Stewart (SF), Quincy Brewington (PF), John Rish (C) Fred Vaughan, James Smith, James Meyer, Donald Blevins, Ellis Jones | |
| 17:02 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Stewart - foul #1 on Patrick Stewart, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| 17:02 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 17:02 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 16:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Payton - foul #2 on Warren Payton, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| 16:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis scores on a 3 from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 16:38 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings is fouled on the floor by Charles Reavis - foul #2 on Charles Reavis, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| 16:32 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 16:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 16:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Anthony Hennings steals the ball from Steve Hulings in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 16:25 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Hennings | 51-37 |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 16:15 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Elden Rosas | 51-37 |
| 15:57 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the floater from the right side | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Anthony Hennings (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Payton (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Elden Rosas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Bertram (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Reavis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Stewart (fresh) PF - Quincy Brewington (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Rish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-37 |
| 15:37 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 15:32 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 15:30 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton snags the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses the floater from close range | 53-37 |
| 15:22 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Quincy Brewington | 53-37 |
| 15:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis is hacked by Warren Payton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Payton, team foul #3 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Alex Danaher (PF) Anthony Hennings, Elden Rosas, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Norman Thomas (PG), James Smith (SG), James Meyer (SF), Donald Blevins (PF), Ellis Jones (C) Steve Hulings, Charles Reavis, Patrick Stewart, Quincy Brewington, John Rish | |
| 15:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones loses the dribble to Jarrett Simone | 53-37 |
| 14:39 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jarrett Simone and he's fouled by Ellis Jones - foul #2 on Ellis Jones, team foul #7 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), John Rish (C) Norman Thomas, Ellis Jones | |
| 14:39 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the free throw | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 14:23 | Wake Forest | Alex Danaher pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 14:18 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-37 |
| 14:17 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 14:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 14:00 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton is fouled on the floor by John Rish - foul #2 on John Rish, team foul #8 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), John Haas (PF) Irwin Keenan, Jarrett Simone, Alex Danaher | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (SG), Quincy Brewington (SF), Ellis Jones (C) James Smith, James Meyer, Donald Blevins | |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 13:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 13:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses the open dunk | 56-37 |
| 13:30 | Wake Forest | John Haas pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Vaughan - foul #3 on Fred Vaughan, team foul #9 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Toby Halter (PF) John Haas | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG), James Meyer (SF) Fred Vaughan, John Rish | |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings makes the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings misses the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 13:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 13:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings is fouled on the floor by Anthony Hennings - foul #2 on Anthony Hennings, team foul #4 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Norman Thomas (PG), Patrick Stewart (SF) Steve Hulings, James Meyer | |
| 12:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-37 |
| 12:44 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Toby Halter | 57-37 |
| 12:39 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter is whistled for a carry | 57-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Jarrett Simone (SF) Anthony Hennings, Leopoldo Costa | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins (PF) Quincy Brewington | |
| 12:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-37 |
| 12:26 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter's pass is intercepted by Donald Blevins | 57-37 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Norman Thomas blows the layup but he's fouled by Elden Rosas - foul #3 on Elden Rosas, team foul #5 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes (PF) Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (SG), James Meyer (SF), John Rish (C) Charles Reavis, Patrick Stewart, Ellis Jones | |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Norman Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 12:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Norman Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 11:54 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elden Rosas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Warren Payton (tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jarrett Simone (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Haynes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Bertram (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Blevins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - John Rish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings is hacked by Jarrett Simone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jarrett Simone, team foul #6 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG) Jarrett Simone | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG) Norman Thomas | |
| 11:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins connects on the open floater from the right block | 57-40 |
| 11:29 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steve Hulings - foul #1 on Steve Hulings, team foul #10 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington (PF) Donald Blevins | |
| 11:29 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 11:29 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 11:29 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Quincy Brewington | 58-40 |
| 11:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Warren Payton steps in front of the Quincy Brewington pass in the backcourt | 58-40 |
| 11:16 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan misses the shot from the right side | 58-40 |
| 11:15 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish grabs the board | 58-40 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses the easy open layup | 58-40 |
| 11:08 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas's pass is intercepted by Quincy Brewington | 58-40 |
| 10:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Elden Rosas - foul #4 on Elden Rosas, team foul #7 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Jarrett Simone (SG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Alex Danaher (PF) Irwin Keenan, Warren Payton, Elden Rosas, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (PG), James Smith (SG), Donald Blevins (PF) Fred Vaughan, Steve Hulings, John Rish | |
| 10:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 10:40 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 10:17 | Wake Forest | Quincy Brewington swats the layup by Leopoldo Costa | 58-42 |
| 10:16 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa tips it back up and in | 60-42 |
| 10:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 60-42 |
| 10:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington tips it home | 60-44 |
| 09:50 | Wake Forest | Donald Blevins takes the ball from Alex Danaher | 60-44 |
| 09:38 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (SG), Toby Halter (PF) Jarrett Simone, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), Patrick Stewart (SF), John Rish (PF), Ellis Jones (C) Charles Reavis, James Meyer, Donald Blevins, Quincy Brewington | |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Anthony Hennings | 62-44 |
| 09:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| 08:57 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 62-44 |
| 08:55 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa can't tip it in | 62-44 |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-44 |
| 08:44 | Wake Forest | Alex Danaher grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:39 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), John Haas (C) Anthony Hennings, Alex Danaher | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Norman Thomas (PG), Steve Hulings (SG) Fred Vaughan, James Smith | |
| 08:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart is hacked by Warren Payton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Warren Payton, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| 08:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Ellis Jones swats the layup by Toby Halter | 62-46 |
| 08:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 08:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-46 |
| 08:09 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 08:04 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Steve Hulings - foul #2 on Steve Hulings, team foul #11 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (SG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Harold Haynes (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Warren Payton, Leopoldo Costa, Toby Halter, John Haas | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis (SG), James Meyer (SF), Donald Blevins (PF) Norman Thomas, Patrick Stewart, John Rish | |
| 08:04 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 08:04 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 08:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-46 |
| 07:48 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas drills a shot from the right block | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elden Rosas (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jarrett Simone (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Haynes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Bertram (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Steve Hulings (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Reavis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Meyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Blevins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 5 stl. C - Ellis Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings is hacked by Donald Bertram in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Bertram, team foul #9 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington (C) Ellis Jones | |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 07:24 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan knocks in the floater from the baseline | 68-48 |
| 07:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Meyer | 68-50 |
| 07:01 | Wake Forest | Donald Blevins picks off the pass by Harold Haynes | 68-50 |
| 06:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Elden Rosas takes the ball from James Meyer in the backcourt | 68-50 |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses the easy layup | 68-50 |
| 06:55 | Middle Tenn. State | James Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 06:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-52 |
| 06:20 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jarrett Simone | 70-52 |
| 06:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 70-52 |
| 05:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins gets the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Reavis | 70-55 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 72-55 |
| 05:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Warren Payton (SG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Toby Halter (PF), Alex Danaher (C) Irwin Keenan, Elden Rosas, Jarrett Simone, Harold Haynes, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Vaughan (PG), James Smith (SG), Patrick Stewart (SF), John Rish (PF), Ellis Jones (C) Steve Hulings, Charles Reavis, James Meyer, Donald Blevins, Quincy Brewington | |
| 05:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-55 |
| 05:26 | Wake Forest | Alex Danaher grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 05:21 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Anthony Hennings | 75-55 |
| 05:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Ellis Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-55 |
| 05:00 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa grabs the board | 75-55 |
| 04:56 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton is fouled on the floor by Fred Vaughan - foul #4 on Fred Vaughan, team foul #12 | 75-55 |
| 04:56 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 04:56 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 04:36 | Middle Tenn. State | James Smith misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 76-55 |
| 04:34 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish grabs the offensive board | 76-55 |
| 04:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Patrick Stewart makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 76-57 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-57 |
| 04:09 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa tips it back up and in | 78-57 |
| 04:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish dunks the ball on a nice dish by Fred Vaughan | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa is hacked by Patrick Stewart - foul #2 on Patrick Stewart, team foul #13 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Jarrett Simone (SG), John Haas (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Anthony Hennings, Warren Payton, Toby Halter, Alex Danaher | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Norman Thomas (PG), Quincy Brewington (SF), Donald Blevins (PF) Fred Vaughan, Patrick Stewart, Ellis Jones | |
| 03:57 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa misses the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 03:57 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 03:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Blevins connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Smith | 79-61 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarrett Simone (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Haas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Bertram (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Quincy Brewington (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Blevins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 6 stl. C - John Rish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Haas | 81-61 |
| 03:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Norman Thomas hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Quincy Brewington | 81-63 |
| 02:50 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Norman Thomas - foul #1 on Norman Thomas, team foul #14 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (SG), Elden Rosas (SF), Toby Halter (PF) Jarrett Simone, Leopoldo Costa, John Haas | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings (PG), Charles Reavis (SG), Patrick Stewart (SF) Norman Thomas, James Smith, Donald Blevins | |
| 02:50 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the 1st free throw | 82-63 |
| 02:50 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan misses the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| 02:50 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Quincy Brewington | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 82-65 |
| 02:28 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 82-65 |
| 02:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington grabs the board | 82-65 |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Steve Hulings and he's fouled by Warren Payton - foul #5 on Warren Payton, team foul #10 | 82-67 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Harold Haynes (PF), Alex Danaher (C) Irwin Keenan, Warren Payton, Toby Halter, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 02:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Reavis misses the free throw | 82-67 |
| 02:14 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Alex Danaher | 82-67 |
| 01:56 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas hits a fadeaway from the left side | 84-67 |
| 01:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Steve Hulings misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 84-67 |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa snags the defensive board | 84-67 |
| 01:38 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa drills a jumper from the left block | 86-67 |
| 01:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Alex Danaher steals it from Charles Reavis | 86-67 |
| 01:22 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas banks in the layup set up by Anthony Hennings | 88-67 |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Harold Haynes - foul #2 on Harold Haynes, team foul #11 | 88-67 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Toby Halter (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Anthony Hennings, Harold Haynes, Alex Danaher | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington makes the 1st free throw | 88-68 |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Quincy Brewington makes the 2nd free throw | 88-69 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter is whistled for traveling | 88-69 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Bertram - foul #4 on Donald Bertram, team foul #12 | 88-69 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish misses the 1st free throw | 88-69 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish makes the 2nd free throw | 88-70 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Irwin Keenan | 90-70 |
| 00:06 | Middle Tenn. State | John Rish is called for traveling | 90-70 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan runs out the clock | 90-70 |