| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) SG - John Mead (fresh) SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) PF - Willie Winters (fresh) C - Michael Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Hesson (fresh) SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) SF - Paul Binns (fresh) PF - John White (fresh) C - David Howie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Robert Darrington - foul #1 on Robert Darrington, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Cal State Northridge | Nicholas Farrell steps in front of the David Howie pass | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell hits the finger roll | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:00 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Willie Winters | 6-0 |
| 17:38 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-0 |
| 17:36 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson snags the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:22 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 6-0 |
| 17:21 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:06 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Paul Binns - foul #1 on Paul Binns, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Donald Beaver (SF), Kenneth Britton (C) Nicholas Farrell, John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 17:06 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters makes the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:06 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:06 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns grabs the defensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:49 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 7-0 |
| 16:48 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 16:26 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on John White - foul #1 on John White, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| 16:26 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:26 | Wake Forest | Willie Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:08 | Cal State Northridge | John White misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Willie Winters - foul #1 on Willie Winters, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Jones (PF) Willie Winters | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski (C) David Howie | |
| 16:08 | Cal State Northridge | John White makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:08 | Cal State Northridge | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:45 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Godby | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) SF - Donald Beaver (fresh) PF - Frank Jones (fresh) C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Hesson (fresh) SG - Robert Darrington (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Binns (fresh) PF - John White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Kropidlowski (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from John White out of a doubleteam | 10-4 |
| 15:22 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 15:21 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:03 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Jones doubles John White and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Frank Jones, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge (SF), Edward White (PF), David Howie (C) Robert Darrington, Paul Binns, John White | |
| 14:57 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Kropidlowski and the foul's on Raymond Thompson - foul #1 on Raymond Thompson, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo (SF) Donald Beaver | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward (SG) Richard Hesson | |
| 14:57 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | David Howie steals the ball from Todd Ringo | 10-7 |
| 14:19 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 14:17 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:54 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton loses the dribble to David Howie | 10-7 |
| 13:36 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 13:18 | Wake Forest | David Godby comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 10-7 |
| 13:16 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:52 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 12:51 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 12:29 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Brian Hodge - foul #1 on Brian Hodge, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), John Mead (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Michael Carter (C) David Godby, Raymond Thompson, Frank Jones, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson (PG), Robert Darrington (SG), Paul Binns (SF), John White (PF) Richard Ward, Brian Hodge, Edward White, David Howie | |
| 12:29 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:29 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:29 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to John White | 10-7 |
| 12:14 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-7 |
| 12:12 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Kropidlowski - foul #1 on Lawrence Kropidlowski, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Howie (C) Lawrence Kropidlowski | |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:37 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Mead (fresh) SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) C - Michael Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Hesson (fresh) SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Binns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John White (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Howie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Dennis Samuels | 14-10 |
| 11:00 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 10:58 | Cal State Northridge | John White tips it home | 14-12 |
| 10:34 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Farrell | 16-12 |
| 10:19 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 16-12 |
| 10:17 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie tips it home | 16-14 |
| 10:03 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 10:02 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 09:52 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 09:50 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:35 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 09:34 | Wake Forest | John Mead grabs the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 09:26 | Wake Forest | Dennis Samuels is called for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Donald Beaver (SF), Willie Winters (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) Nicholas Farrell, John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Todd Ringo, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski (C) David Howie | |
| 09:08 | Cal State Northridge | John White misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Willie Winters - foul #2 on Willie Winters, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Frank Jones (PF) Raymond Thompson, Willie Winters | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge (C) Robert Darrington | |
| 09:08 | Cal State Northridge | John White misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:08 | Cal State Northridge | John White makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:44 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones double dribbles | 16-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Dennis Samuels (SF) John Mead, Donald Beaver | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward (SG), Edward White (PF) Paul Binns, John White | |
| 08:25 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward White, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| 08:07 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Godby | 18-15 |
| 07:43 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 07:41 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | David Godby misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Ward - foul #1 on Richard Ward, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Donald Beaver (SF) Nicholas Farrell, Dennis Samuels | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SG), Paul Binns (SF), John White (PF) Richard Hesson, Richard Ward, Edward White | |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | David Godby makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - David Godby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mead (fresh) SF - Donald Beaver (fresh) PF - Frank Jones (fresh) C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lawrence Kropidlowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Binns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington can't connect on a floater in the lane | 20-17 |
| 07:09 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Kenneth Britton | 20-17 |
| 06:47 | Wake Forest | A charge is called on John Mead - foul #1 on John Mead, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Dennis Samuels (SF) David Godby, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Howie (C) Brian Hodge | |
| 06:27 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns lays it in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Lawrence Kropidlowski | 20-19 |
| 06:04 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-19 |
| 06:03 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton tips it home | 22-19 |
| 05:50 | Cal State Northridge | John White splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Darrington | 22-21 |
| 05:33 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver is fouled on the floor by David Howie - foul #1 on David Howie, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Frank Jones (PF), Michael Carter (C) Nicholas Farrell, John Mead, Dennis Samuels, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson (PG) Lawrence Kropidlowski | |
| 05:33 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:33 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:20 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Darrington | 22-23 |
| 05:03 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Binns - foul #2 on Paul Binns, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Todd Ringo (PF) Raymond Thompson, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge (SF) Paul Binns | |
| 05:03 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:03 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:47 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG) Nicholas Farrell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski (SG), Edward White (PF) Robert Darrington, John White | |
| 04:20 | Wake Forest | John Mead comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 04:18 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 04:12 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | David Godby grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Godby | 26-23 |
| 03:28 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Ringo is called for the reach on David Howie - foul #1 on Todd Ringo, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Willie Winters (PF), Kenneth Britton (C) David Godby, John Mead, Donald Beaver, Todd Ringo, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington (SG), Paul Binns (SF), John White (PF) Brian Hodge, Edward White, David Howie | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Nicholas Farrell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) SF - Dennis Samuels (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Winters (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Hesson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Darrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Binns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Kropidlowski (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 03:15 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Darrington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 03:14 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 03:00 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton clanks a shot from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 02:59 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 02:41 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Willie Winters - foul #3 on Willie Winters, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (SG), Frank Jones (PF) Raymond Thompson, Willie Winters | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 02:41 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:41 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | David Godby knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 28-25 |
| 02:09 | Cal State Northridge | John White knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Hesson | 28-27 |
| 01:54 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Samuels and he's hacked by Robert Darrington - foul #2 on Robert Darrington, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Mead (SG), Donald Beaver (SF), Todd Ringo (C) David Godby, Dennis Samuels, Kenneth Britton | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge (C) Lawrence Kropidlowski | |
| 01:54 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Farrell makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:35 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Hesson drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Darrington | 31-29 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | John Mead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-29 |
| 01:12 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:03 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-29 |
| 01:02 | Cal State Northridge | John White gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge is fouled on the floor by Todd Ringo - foul #2 on Todd Ringo, team foul #8 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Godby (PG), Raymond Thompson (SG), Dennis Samuels (SF), Kenneth Britton (C) Nicholas Farrell, John Mead, Donald Beaver, Todd Ringo | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski (PG), Richard Ward (SG), David Howie (C) Richard Hesson, Robert Darrington, Paul Binns | |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by David Godby | 33-31 |
| 00:21 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward snags the defensive board | 33-33 |