| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Purdy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Grubbs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Walter Symons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Wake Forest | John Baker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Gardner - foul #2 on Michael Gardner, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:53 | Wake Forest | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:53 | Wake Forest | John Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:29 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 19:27 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons tips it in | 31-37 |
| 19:11 | Wake Forest | John Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 19:09 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 18:42 | St. Joseph's | John Purdy steals it from Thomas Draeger | 31-37 |
| 18:39 | Wake Forest | John Purdy lays it in | 33-37 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Franklin Grubbs - foul #1 on Franklin Grubbs, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons makes the 3rd free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:49 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 17:47 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:22 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:01 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Franklin Grubbs | 35-39 |
| 16:35 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Gardner | 35-41 |
| 16:22 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs misses short on a floater from the right block | 35-41 |
| 16:21 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing snags the offensive board | 35-41 |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing is fouled on the floor by Michael Gardner - foul #3 on Michael Gardner, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (SG) John Purdy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Rodney Matthews (SG), Chadwick Bibb (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Thomas Draeger, Michael Gardner, Frank Chaffin | |
| 15:54 | Wake Forest | John Baker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Chadwick Bibb - foul #1 on Chadwick Bibb, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG) Vance Anker | |
| 15:54 | Wake Forest | John Baker makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:54 | Wake Forest | John Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:54 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Grubbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mueller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dennis Corvin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | St. Joseph's | Larry Rushing steals the ball from Chadwick Bibb | 36-41 |
| 15:28 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing dunks the ball | 38-41 |
| 15:08 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb is hacked by John Baker - foul #3 on John Baker, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 14:52 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 14:38 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Timpson is called for the reach on John Scott - foul #2 on Lawrence Timpson, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG) Rodney Matthews | |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs misses long on a runner from the right block | 38-44 |
| 14:31 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 14:12 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-44 |
| 14:11 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Robert Mueller | 38-44 |
| 13:46 | Wake Forest | John Baker connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Scott | 40-44 |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Rushing - foul #2 on Larry Rushing, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (SG), Edward Nicola (SF), Greg Hyland (PF) John Scott, Franklin Grubbs, John Baker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner (C) Lawrence Timpson | |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:19 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Nicola | 42-46 |
| 13:13 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger's floater is tipped away by Greg Hyland | 42-46 |
| 13:12 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Chadwick Bibb | 42-46 |
| 12:56 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 12:54 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | John Purdy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 12:42 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:21 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Walter Symons | 42-48 |
| 12:05 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Purdy | 44-48 |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Greg Hyland - foul #1 on Greg Hyland, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG), Franklin Grubbs (SF), John Baker (PF) Larry Rushing, Edward Nicola, Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Dennis Rasnick (SF), Frank Chaffin (C) Dennis Corvin, Thomas Draeger, Walter Symons, Chadwick Bibb | |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 11:41 | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Purdy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Grubbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Hyland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Wake Forest | John Baker hits a shot from the free throw line set up by John Scott | 46-50 |
| 11:01 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 11:00 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:56 | Wake Forest | Rodney Matthews steps in front of the John Scott pass in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| 10:39 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Purdy - foul #1 on John Purdy, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edward Nicola (SG) John Purdy | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson (PF) Michael Gardner | |
| 10:39 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:39 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Rasnick makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:28 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-51 |
| 10:06 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 10:04 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 09:58 | Wake Forest | Dennis Rasnick takes the ball from John Baker | 48-51 |
| 09:29 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin travels with the ball | 48-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (PG), Robert Mueller (C) Franklin Grubbs, John Baker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger (SG), Walter Symons (SF), Chadwick Bibb (PF) Rodney Matthews, Dennis Rasnick, Frank Chaffin | |
| 09:09 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 09:08 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller tips it home | 50-51 |
| 08:51 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson is called for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Purdy (SG) John Scott | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG) Vance Anker | |
| 08:32 | Wake Forest | John Purdy drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Rushing | 53-51 |
| 08:16 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger is hacked by John Purdy - foul #2 on John Purdy, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs (SF), John Baker (PF) Edward Nicola, Greg Hyland | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Gardner (PF), Frank Chaffin (C) Chadwick Bibb, Lawrence Timpson | |
| 07:55 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger is fouled on the floor by John Purdy - foul #3 on John Purdy, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 07:55 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:55 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | John Purdy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 07:34 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Larry Rushing (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Purdy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Franklin Grubbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Baker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Mueller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Dennis Corvin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Thomas Draeger (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Walter Symons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Chaffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 53-53 |
| 07:09 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Michael Gardner steps in front of the Larry Rushing pass | 53-53 |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Corvin | 53-55 |
| 06:23 | Wake Forest | John Baker is denied on a layup by Frank Chaffin | 53-55 |
| 06:22 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:05 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger lays it in on a nice dish by Dennis Corvin | 53-57 |
| 05:55 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:53 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 05:40 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 05:25 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:24 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Chaffin | 53-57 |
| 05:02 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 04:41 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Rushing | 55-59 |
| 04:16 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 04:14 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing travels in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Scott (PG), Paul Dutra (SG), Edward Nicola (SF), Greg Hyland (PF), Horacio Moran (C) Larry Rushing, John Purdy, Franklin Grubbs, John Baker, Robert Mueller | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker (PG), Rodney Matthews (SG), Dennis Rasnick (SF), Chadwick Bibb (PF), Lawrence Timpson (C) Dennis Corvin, Thomas Draeger, Walter Symons, Michael Gardner, Frank Chaffin | |
| 03:52 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker is hacked by Horacio Moran - foul #2 on Horacio Moran, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| 03:52 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:52 | St. Joseph's | Vance Anker misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:52 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Dutra - foul #1 on Paul Dutra, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Dutra (fresh) SF - Edward Nicola (fresh) PF - Greg Hyland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Horacio Moran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Vance Anker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Rasnick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chadwick Bibb (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Timpson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Scott | 57-62 |
| 02:46 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Horacio Moran - foul #3 on Horacio Moran, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| 02:46 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:46 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:46 | Wake Forest | Greg Hyland snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 02:46 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| 02:25 | Wake Forest | Horacio Moran can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 02:24 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Timpson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 02:24 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing (PG), John Purdy (SG), Franklin Grubbs (SF), John Baker (PF), Robert Mueller (C) John Scott, Paul Dutra, Edward Nicola, Greg Hyland, Horacio Moran | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin (PG), Thomas Draeger (SG), Walter Symons (SF), Michael Gardner (PF), Frank Chaffin (C) Vance Anker, Rodney Matthews, Dennis Rasnick, Chadwick Bibb, Lawrence Timpson | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:58 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Draeger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-63 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 01:43 | Wake Forest | John Purdy clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-63 |
| 01:42 | Wake Forest | John Baker tips it back up and in | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:29 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-63 |
| 01:28 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Purdy | 59-63 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Thomas Draeger steals the ball from John Purdy | 59-63 |
| 00:56 | St. Joseph's | Dennis Corvin misses the lay-in | 59-63 |
| 00:54 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Walter Symons - foul #3 on Walter Symons, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Robert Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Dennis Corvin and he's hacked by Franklin Grubbs - foul #2 on Franklin Grubbs, team foul #11 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb (PF) Michael Gardner | |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Walter Symons misses the free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin grabs the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin is fouled on the floor by Robert Mueller - foul #2 on Robert Mueller, team foul #12 | 61-65 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's | Frank Chaffin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Larry Rushing scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Purdy | 64-67 |
| 00:08 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb is hacked by Larry Rushing in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Rushing, team foul #13 | 64-67 |
| 00:08 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:08 | St. Joseph's | Chadwick Bibb misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:08 | Wake Forest | John Purdy snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | John Purdy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Franklin Grubbs grabs the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | The clock runs out | 64-68 |