| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Shaun Foret (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Boer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Corey Denison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) SG - Adam Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Young (fresh) PF - Gary Ansell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Watts, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 19:49 | Illinois State | Pete White double dribbles | 43-35 |
| 19:27 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Shaun Foret | 46-35 |
| 19:23 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw is hacked by Shaun Foret - foul #3 on Shaun Foret, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG) Shaun Foret | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 19:08 | Illinois State | The pull-up jumper by James Haney is blocked by Andrew Watts | 46-35 |
| 19:06 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell gets the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| 18:33 | Wake Forest | George Vincent comes up short on the shot from the left side | 46-35 |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts grabs the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 18:22 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Watts | 48-35 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | George Vincent is called for the reach on James Haney - foul #1 on George Vincent, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF), Michael Nakamura (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Jerry Whitworth, Andrew Boer, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), James Thornton (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), James Haynes (PF), Larry Furlow (C) James Haney, Adam Shaw, Robert Young, Gary Ansell, Pete White | |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | David Carter steals it from Herbert Baltz | 48-35 |
| 17:43 | Wake Forest | David Carter banks in the layup | 50-35 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | James Thornton can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Carter - foul #1 on David Carter, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (SG) George Vincent | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | James Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | James Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 17:25 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 17:03 | Wake Forest | John Paul is fouled on the floor by Larry Furlow - foul #3 on Larry Furlow, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Shaw (SG), Gary Ansell (PF) Herbert Baltz, Larry Furlow | |
| 16:53 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-36 |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-36 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell grabs the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 16:10 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on John Paul - foul #1 on John Paul, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG), Jerry Whitworth (SF), Dwight Bray (PF), Corey Denison (C) John Paul, David Carter, Michael Nakamura, Jeffrey Gates | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Robert Young (SF), Pete White (C) James Thornton, Francis Tarr, James Haynes | |
| 16:10 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 16:10 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 15:54 | Wake Forest | Dwight Bray is whistled for traveling | 50-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret (SG) George Vincent | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz (SG) Adam Shaw | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwight Bray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Denison (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) SG - Herbert Baltz (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Young (fresh) PF - Gary Ansell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Pete White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois State | Robert Young connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Haney | 50-40 |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 15:18 | Wake Forest | Dwight Bray tips it home | 52-40 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Robert Young clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 15:04 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 14:52 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth is hacked by Pete White - foul #3 on Pete White, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer (PF) Dwight Bray | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), Adam Shaw (SG), Larry Furlow (PF), Clinton Shell (C) James Haney, Herbert Baltz, Gary Ansell, Pete White | |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell hits the follow up shot | 52-42 |
| 14:22 | Wake Forest | Clinton Shell is called for the reach on Andrew Watts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clinton Shell, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| 14:09 | Wake Forest | Clinton Shell denies the turnaround by Jerry Whitworth | 52-42 |
| 14:07 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth hits the follow up shot | 54-42 |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Andrew Boer swats the short shot by Robert Young | 54-42 |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow tips it in | 54-44 |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-44 |
| 13:42 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 13:26 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF), Michael Nakamura (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Jerry Whitworth, Andrew Boer, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Herbert Baltz (SG), James Haynes (SF), Gary Ansell (PF), Pete White (C) Francis Tarr, Adam Shaw, Robert Young, Larry Furlow, Clinton Shell | |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Pete White is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Gates - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gates, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Gates - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gates, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Adam Shaw (SG) James Thornton, Herbert Baltz | |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Gary Ansell - foul #1 on Gary Ansell, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Corey Denison (C) Jeffrey Gates | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | James Haynes is hacked by David Carter - foul #2 on David Carter, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF), Dwight Bray (PF) Michael Nakamura, David Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 12:12 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 12:01 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 11:43 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (tired) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Whitworth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwight Bray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Denison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Shaw (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Ansell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Pete White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), Andrew Boer (PF) Andrew Watts, Dwight Bray | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), James Thornton (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), Larry Furlow (PF), Clinton Shell (C) James Haney, Adam Shaw, James Haynes, Gary Ansell, Pete White | |
| 10:58 | Wake Forest | John Paul throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Jerry Whitworth, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 59-46 |
| 10:42 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 10:27 | Wake Forest | James Thornton steps in front of the Jeffrey Gates pass | 59-46 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow travels with the ball | 59-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura (SF), Dwight Bray (PF) David Carter, Andrew Boer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Shaw (SG), Robert Young (SF), Gary Ansell (PF) James Thornton, Herbert Baltz, Larry Furlow | |
| 09:55 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Paul | 61-46 |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | Robert Young makes the 3 from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 09:30 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 09:23 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Francis Tarr is denied by Dwight Bray | 61-49 |
| 09:22 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Shaw | 61-49 |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw is fouled on the floor by Shaun Foret - foul #4 on Shaun Foret, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), George Vincent (SG), David Carter (SF), Corey Denison (C) John Paul, Shaun Foret, Michael Nakamura, Jeffrey Gates | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), James Haynes (PF), Pete White (C) Francis Tarr, Gary Ansell, Clinton Shell | |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 08:38 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-49 |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | Dwight Bray tips it home | 63-49 |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw misses the shot from the right block | 63-49 |
| 08:15 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 07:52 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Robert Young grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 07:33 | Illinois State | James Haney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-49 |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Pete White grabs the offensive board | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwight Bray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Denison (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Shaw (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Pete White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | James Haney is whistled for traveling | 63-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret (SG), Michael Nakamura (SF), Andrew Boer (PF) George Vincent, David Carter, Dwight Bray | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), James Thornton (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), Gary Ansell (PF), Larry Furlow (C) James Haney, Adam Shaw, Robert Young, James Haynes, Pete White | |
| 07:02 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison misses the dunk but he's fouled by Gary Ansell - foul #2 on Gary Ansell, team foul #5 | 63-49 |
| 07:02 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:02 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:55 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell is denied on a layup by Corey Denison | 65-49 |
| 06:54 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 06:49 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 06:47 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer grabs the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 06:37 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), Jeffrey Gates (C) Andrew Watts, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr scores on a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Jeffrey Gates - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gates, team foul #10 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth (SF) Michael Nakamura | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Francis Tarr misses the free throw | 65-51 |
| 06:26 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 06:09 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-51 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Shaun Foret picks off the pass by Francis Tarr in the backcourt | 65-51 |
| 05:44 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Herbert Baltz - foul #3 on Herbert Baltz, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (PG) John Paul | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Adam Shaw (SG), Robert Young (SF), Pete White (C) Francis Tarr, James Thornton, Herbert Baltz, Larry Furlow | |
| 05:44 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer makes the free throw | 68-51 |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 68-51 |
| 05:31 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 05:18 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #7 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts (PG), Michael Nakamura (PF), Corey Denison (C) Shaun Foret, Andrew Boer, Jeffrey Gates | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bonham (PF) Gary Ansell | |
| 05:18 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 05:18 | Wake Forest | Jerry Whitworth misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | William Bonham grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | George Vincent steals it from Robert Young | 68-51 |
| 04:56 | Wake Forest | George Vincent misses the easy layup | 68-51 |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Pete White snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Robert Young is called for traveling | 68-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer (PF) Jerry Whitworth | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gary Ansell (PF), James Haynes (C) William Bonham, Pete White | |
| 04:31 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura is hacked by James Haney in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Haney, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| 04:31 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 04:31 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura misses the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gary Ansell | 69-51 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Corey Denison - foul #3 on Corey Denison, team foul #11 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (PG), David Carter (SF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Andrew Watts, Andrew Boer, Corey Denison | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Francis Tarr (PG), Herbert Baltz (SG), Larry Furlow (PF), Clinton Shell (C) James Haney, Adam Shaw, Robert Young, Gary Ansell | |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | James Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | John Paul is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Baltz - foul #4 on Herbert Baltz, team foul #9 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret (SG), Andrew Boer (PF) George Vincent, Michael Nakamura | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Adam Shaw (SG) Clinton Shell | |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | John Paul makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | John Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Larry Furlow | 70-53 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-53 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow tips it home | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Wake Forest | Andrew Boer comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 03:39 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | Adam Shaw misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 70-55 |
| 03:23 | Wake Forest | David Carter pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Paul (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Boer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Gates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Francis Tarr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Shaw (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Baltz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Furlow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates travels with the ball | 70-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG), Dwight Bray (PF) Shaun Foret, Andrew Boer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), William Bonham (PF), Clinton Shell (C) Adam Shaw, Herbert Baltz, Larry Furlow | |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | David Carter steals the ball from James Thornton | 70-55 |
| 02:38 | Wake Forest | Dwight Bray hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Carter | 72-55 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell misses long on a shot in the lane | 72-55 |
| 02:19 | Wake Forest | David Carter snags the defensive board | 72-55 |
| 01:50 | Wake Forest | John Paul comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by James Thornton - foul #2 on James Thornton, team foul #10 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura (PF) Dwight Bray | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz (SF), Larry Furlow (C) William Bonham, Clinton Shell | |
| 01:50 | Wake Forest | John Paul makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 01:50 | Wake Forest | John Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | James Haynes blows the dunk | 74-55 |
| 01:38 | Wake Forest | David Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | Francis Tarr picks off the pass by George Vincent in the backcourt | 74-55 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Gates | 74-55 |
| 01:23 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-55 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Gates - foul #4 on Jeffrey Gates, team foul #12 | 74-55 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | John Paul makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Vincent | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz is hacked by John Paul - foul #2 on John Paul, team foul #13 | 76-57 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz makes the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | George Vincent can't connect on a floater near the basket | 76-59 |
| 00:12 | Illinois State | James Thornton grabs the board | 76-59 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Gates swats the shot by James Thornton | 76-59 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates gets the rebound | 76-59 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | John Paul runs out the clock | 76-59 |