| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Payton (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Toby Halter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel McDow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elmer Swan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nicolas Furlong (fresh) C - Jack Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan inbounds the ball | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 45-44 |
| 19:36 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Swan | 45-44 |
| 19:14 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Butler | 45-46 |
| 19:10 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Warren Payton and the foul's on Nicolas Furlong - foul #1 on Nicolas Furlong, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Elden Rosas (SF) Irwin Keenan, Leopoldo Costa | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG), Jerry Maday (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Arthur Barton (PF), Steve Manning (C) Robert Butler, Daniel McDow, Elmer Swan, Nicolas Furlong, Jack Rogers | |
| 19:10 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses the free throw | 47-46 |
| 19:10 | Fairfield | Steve Manning pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 19:08 | Fairfield | Anthony Hennings is called for the reach on Donald Neuman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Hennings, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes (PF) Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 18:53 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 18:51 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 18:48 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings is hacked by Donald Neuman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Neuman, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| 18:36 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas's floater is tipped away by Steve Manning | 47-46 |
| 18:34 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 18:32 | Fairfield | Anthony Hennings picks off the pass by Arthur Barton in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 18:14 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leslie Leday - foul #3 on Leslie Leday, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG) Anthony Hennings | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), David Thiel (SG), Elmer Swan (SF), Nicolas Furlong (PF), Robert Cline (C) Donald Neuman, Jerry Maday, Leslie Leday, Arthur Barton, Steve Manning | |
| 18:14 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 18:14 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 17:57 | Fairfield | Robert Butler knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Nicolas Furlong | 49-49 |
| 17:32 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 17:30 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 17:25 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas knocks in the jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 17:06 | Fairfield | Robert Butler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 17:04 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 16:39 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 51-49 |
| 16:38 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 16:34 | Fairfield | Irwin Keenan is called for the reach on Robert Butler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Irwin Keenan, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Toby Halter (PF) Irwin Keenan, Elden Rosas, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG), Daniel McDow (SG), Jerry Maday (SF), Arthur Barton (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Robert Butler, David Thiel, Elmer Swan, Nicolas Furlong, Robert Cline | |
| 16:19 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-49 |
| 16:17 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 15:48 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 15:46 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Anthony Hennings (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Warren Payton (tired) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Toby Halter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Bertram (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Donald Neuman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Daniel McDow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Maday (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Barton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Hennings - foul #2 on Anthony Hennings, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Harold Haynes (PF) Anthony Hennings, Leopoldo Costa, Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leslie Leday (SF), Steve Manning (PF) Jerry Maday, Arthur Barton | |
| 15:28 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 15:28 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 15:09 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton is hacked by Steve Manning - foul #2 on Steve Manning, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG) Donald Neuman | |
| 14:59 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan is open and buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Donald Bertram | 53-50 |
| 14:53 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow blows the dunk | 53-50 |
| 14:51 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 14:30 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers is fouled on the floor by Donald Bertram - foul #4 on Donald Bertram, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Alex Danaher (PF), John Haas (C) Irwin Keenan, Jarrett Simone, Harold Haynes, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Elmer Swan (SF), Arthur Barton (PF) Leslie Leday, Steve Manning | |
| 14:22 | Fairfield | Robert Butler misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Haas - foul #1 on John Haas, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 14:22 | Fairfield | Robert Butler misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 14:22 | Fairfield | Robert Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 14:18 | Wake Forest | Daniel McDow steals the ball from Leopoldo Costa in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 14:11 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by Alex Danaher | 53-51 |
| 14:09 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Barton | 53-51 |
| 13:54 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers loses the dribble to Anthony Hennings | 53-51 |
| 13:30 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings is hacked by Daniel McDow - foul #3 on Daniel McDow, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Toby Halter (PF), Harold Haynes (C) Anthony Hennings, Alex Danaher, John Haas | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), Donald Neuman (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Nicolas Furlong (PF) Robert Butler, Daniel McDow, Elmer Swan, Jack Rogers | |
| 13:25 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan can't tip it in | 53-51 |
| 13:22 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Leslie Leday | 53-51 |
| 13:02 | Fairfield | Toby Halter steps in front of the Jerry Maday pass | 53-51 |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Irwin Keenan | 55-51 |
| 12:32 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Nicolas Furlong, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Donald Bertram (C) Irwin Keenan, Leopoldo Costa, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), David Thiel (SG), Elmer Swan (SF), Steve Manning (C) Jerry Maday, Donald Neuman, Leslie Leday, Arthur Barton | |
| 12:11 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Toby Halter | 57-51 |
| 11:51 | Fairfield | Toby Halter picks off the pass by David Thiel | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Anthony Hennings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Warren Payton (very tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jarrett Simone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Toby Halter (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Bertram (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Butler (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Thiel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Swan (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Furlong (tired) C - Steve Manning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Hennings | 59-51 |
| 11:27 | Fairfield | Robert Butler loses the dribble to Anthony Hennings in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 11:19 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Nicolas Furlong - foul #3 on Nicolas Furlong, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Elden Rosas (SF) Anthony Hennings, Jarrett Simone | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), Daniel McDow (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Arthur Barton (PF), Robert Cline (C) Robert Butler, David Thiel, Elmer Swan, Nicolas Furlong, Steve Manning | |
| 11:19 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 11:19 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 11:05 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow clanks a jump hook near the basket | 61-51 |
| 11:04 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton tips it home | 61-53 |
| 10:59 | Wake Forest | Daniel McDow steps in front of the Warren Payton pass in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 10:56 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow banks in the layup | 61-55 |
| 10:35 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 10:33 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 10:31 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Payton - foul #4 on Warren Payton, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| 10:31 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Alex Danaher (PF) Irwin Keenan, Elden Rosas, Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (SG) Daniel McDow | |
| 10:13 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Warren Payton - foul #5 on Warren Payton, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (SF), John Haas (C) Warren Payton, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Elmer Swan (SF), Steve Manning (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Leslie Leday, Arthur Barton, Robert Cline | |
| 10:13 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:13 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 10:11 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings is hacked by Jerry Maday in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Maday, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 10:11 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 10:11 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 09:54 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers misses the runner near the basket | 63-57 |
| 09:52 | Fairfield | Steve Manning pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 09:44 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-59 |
| 09:42 | Wake Forest | Alex Danaher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Elden Rosas (SG), Harold Haynes (PF) Anthony Hennings, Jarrett Simone, Alex Danaher | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel McDow (SG), Nicolas Furlong (PF) Jerry Maday, Steve Manning | |
| 09:36 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Neuman | 63-61 |
| 09:30 | Wake Forest | Daniel McDow takes the ball from Elden Rosas | 63-61 |
| 09:26 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram (C) John Haas | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Thiel (PG), Leslie Leday (SF) Donald Neuman, Elmer Swan | |
| 09:10 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses short on a shot from the right side | 63-61 |
| 09:09 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 08:56 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-61 |
| 08:42 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 08:17 | Wake Forest | Leslie Leday picks off the pass by Donald Bertram | 65-63 |
| 08:11 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Thiel and the foul's on Elden Rosas - foul #3 on Elden Rosas, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG), Jarrett Simone (SG), Alex Danaher (PF) Irwin Keenan, Leopoldo Costa, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), Elmer Swan (SF), Arthur Barton (PF), Robert Cline (C) David Thiel, Leslie Leday, Nicolas Furlong, Jack Rogers | |
| 08:11 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow misses the free throw | 65-65 |
| 08:11 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 08:08 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram's pass is intercepted by Jerry Maday in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 08:00 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan buries a floater in the lane | 65-67 |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone is hacked by Daniel McDow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel McDow, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG) Daniel McDow | |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Robert Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Elden Rosas - foul #4 on Elden Rosas, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Robert Butler makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Robert Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 07:33 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Elden Rosas | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Anthony Hennings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jarrett Simone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elden Rosas (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Alex Danaher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Bertram (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Butler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Maday (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Elmer Swan (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Barton (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Fairfield | Robert Butler loses the dribble to Anthony Hennings in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 07:07 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Elden Rosas, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (SF), John Haas (PF) Elden Rosas, Alex Danaher | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (SG), Steve Manning (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Jerry Maday, Arthur Barton, Robert Cline | |
| 06:53 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses the easy layup | 69-69 |
| 06:51 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan snags the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 06:32 | Fairfield | John Haas picks off the pass by Elmer Swan | 69-69 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 69-69 |
| 06:17 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 05:57 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 69-69 |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 05:40 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 05:34 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Toby Halter (PF), Alex Danaher (C) Anthony Hennings, John Haas, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), David Thiel (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Arthur Barton (PF), Robert Cline (C) Robert Butler, Donald Neuman, Elmer Swan, Steve Manning, Jack Rogers | |
| 05:19 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | Robert Cline grabs the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 04:58 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday is whistled for traveling | 69-69 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram (C) Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel McDow (SG) David Thiel | |
| 04:36 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 69-69 |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Robert Cline pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:24 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Maday and the foul's on Leopoldo Costa - foul #3 on Leopoldo Costa, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (SG), Harold Haynes (PF) Jarrett Simone, Alex Danaher | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG), Nicolas Furlong (PF) Jerry Maday, Robert Cline | |
| 04:24 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday makes the free throw | 69-72 |
| 04:20 | Wake Forest | Donald Neuman steals the ball from Irwin Keenan in the backcourt | 69-72 |
| 04:18 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman slams it home | 69-74 |
| 04:03 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel McDow - foul #5 on Daniel McDow, team foul #10 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Toby Halter (PF) Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), Jack Rogers (C) Daniel McDow, Arthur Barton | |
| 04:03 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 04:03 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 71-74 |
| 03:44 | Fairfield | Robert Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 03:36 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Toby Halter - foul #1 on Toby Halter, team foul #12 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SF), Donald Bertram (C) Leopoldo Costa, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Thiel (SG), Elmer Swan (SF), Steve Manning (C) Donald Neuman, Leslie Leday, Jack Rogers | |
| 03:36 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 03:36 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 03:34 | Wake Forest | Robert Butler is called for the reach on Jarrett Simone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Butler, team foul #11 | 71-75 |
| 03:34 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:34 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jarrett Simone (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Hennings (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. PF - Toby Halter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Bertram (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Butler (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Elmer Swan (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicolas Furlong (tired) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Steve Manning (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Fairfield | Steve Manning scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Butler | 73-77 |
| 03:13 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alex Danaher (PF) Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), Arthur Barton (PF), Robert Cline (C) Robert Butler, Nicolas Furlong, Steve Manning | |
| 03:06 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan's pass is intercepted by Jerry Maday | 73-77 |
| 02:43 | Fairfield | Robert Cline clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Bertram - foul #5 on Donald Bertram, team foul #13 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (SF), Harold Haynes (PF) Jarrett Simone, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (SG), Leslie Leday (SF) David Thiel, Elmer Swan | |
| 02:43 | Fairfield | Robert Cline misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 02:43 | Fairfield | Robert Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 02:38 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-78 |
| 02:29 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings is hacked by Jerry Maday - foul #4 on Jerry Maday, team foul #12 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Thiel (SG), Jack Rogers (C) Arthur Barton, Robert Cline | |
| 02:29 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 02:29 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings misses the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 02:29 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers pulls down the rebound | 74-78 |
| 02:29 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-78 |
| 02:12 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman is open and scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Leslie Leday | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-80 |
| 01:57 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Jack Rogers | 74-80 |
| 01:57 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-80 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SG), Toby Halter (PF) Anthony Hennings, Alex Danaher | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), Elmer Swan (SF), Nicolas Furlong (PF) David Thiel, Jerry Maday, Leslie Leday | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:55 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-80 |
| 01:41 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 74-80 |
| 01:39 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Jack Rogers | 74-80 |
| 01:29 | Fairfield | Robert Butler misses long on a floater from the right wing | 74-80 |
| 01:28 | Fairfield | Robert Butler misses the tip | 74-80 |
| 01:26 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong tips it in | 74-82 |
| 01:26 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 74-82 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa gets the rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-82 |
| 00:44 | Fairfield | Robert Butler grabs the board | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Fairfield | Robert Butler is hacked by Irwin Keenan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Irwin Keenan, team foul #14 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (SF), Robert Cline (C) Elmer Swan, Jack Rogers | |
| 00:43 | Fairfield | Robert Butler makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:43 | Fairfield | Robert Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter grabs the defensive rebound | 74-83 |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-83 |
| 00:35 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong grabs the board | 74-83 |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong is fouled in the backcourt by Irwin Keenan - foul #4 on Irwin Keenan, team foul #15 | 74-83 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Elmer Swan (SF) Robert Butler | |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Leopoldo Costa and the foul's on Donald Neuman - foul #3 on Donald Neuman, team foul #13 | 76-85 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), Jack Rogers (C) Jerry Maday, Robert Cline | |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan makes the free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman is hacked by Jarrett Simone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jarrett Simone, team foul #16 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (SG), Robert Cline (C) Robert Butler, Jack Rogers | |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman makes the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman grabs the offensive rebound | 77-86 |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-86 |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | Irwin Keenan is called for the reach on Donald Neuman - foul #5 on Irwin Keenan, team foul #17 | 77-86 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings (PG) Irwin Keenan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-87 |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan snags the defensive board | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman runs out the clock | 77-87 |