| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) SG - Ronald Stang (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Blake Carrington (fresh) C - Lionel Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Eric Tate inbounds the ball | 20-20 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Niagara | Eric Tate scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 19:22 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 20-23 |
| 19:20 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Louis McConaughy | 20-23 |
| 18:56 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes misses short on a shot from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 18:55 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 18:35 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson double dribbles | 20-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Terry Peasley (C) Lionel Grimes | |
| 18:24 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Stang | 20-26 |
| 18:06 | Wake Forest | John Milan buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael Abbott | 22-26 |
| 17:48 | Niagara | Eric Tate is hacked by Roger Peterson - foul #1 on Roger Peterson, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG), Richard Hassinger (SF), John Ceaser (PF) Michael Abbott, Eric Anderson, John Milan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Michael Mixon (SF), Andrew Lamantia (PF) Louis McConaughy, Ronald Stang, Eric Tate, Blake Carrington | |
| 17:33 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-26 |
| 17:31 | Niagara | Michael Mixon grabs the offensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 17:11 | Niagara | Michael Mixon can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 22-26 |
| 17:09 | Niagara | Terry Peasley snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 17:01 | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 17:00 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Roger Peterson | 22-26 |
| 16:40 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser jams it on a nice dish by Roger Peterson and the foul's on Andrew Lamantia - foul #1 on Andrew Lamantia, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF), John Milan (PF) Ricky Courson, Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Ronald Stang (SG), Lionel Grimes (C) Thomas French, Richard Brown, Terry Peasley | |
| 16:40 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses the free throw | 24-26 |
| 16:40 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 16:14 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Stang | 24-29 |
| 16:11 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Anderson, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG) Robert Monk | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eric Tate (SF), Blake Carrington (PF) Michael Mixon, Andrew Lamantia | |
| 15:55 | Niagara | Eric Tate drills a shot from the left side | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ceaser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Stang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Tate (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Blake Carrington (fresh) C - Lionel Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson buries a 3 from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 15:11 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 15:10 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG), Ricky Courson (SG), Roger Peterson (C) Michael Abbott, Richard Hassinger, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Michael Mixon (SF), Andrew Lamantia (PF), Terry Peasley (C) Louis McConaughy, Ronald Stang, Eric Tate, Blake Carrington, Lionel Grimes | |
| 14:35 | Niagara | Roger Peterson blocks the jumper by Thomas French | 27-31 |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 14:05 | Wake Forest | John Milan is denied on a layup by Terry Peasley | 27-31 |
| 14:04 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk grabs the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson is alone and drills a shot from the right side set up by Robert Monk | 29-31 |
| 13:22 | Niagara | Michael Mixon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Anderson - foul #3 on Eric Anderson, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Richard Hassinger (SF) Robert Monk, Eric Anderson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Eric Tate (SF), Gerald Chenard (PF), Edward Wilson (C) Thomas French, Richard Brown, Andrew Lamantia, Terry Peasley | |
| 13:22 | Niagara | Michael Mixon makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 13:22 | Niagara | Michael Mixon misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 13:22 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 12:53 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ricky Courson | 31-32 |
| 12:35 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses long on a floater from the left side | 31-32 |
| 12:33 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Chenard | 31-32 |
| 12:26 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 12:24 | Wake Forest | John Milan snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Abbott | 33-32 |
| 11:40 | Niagara | Gerald Chenard misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 11:38 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Wilson | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hassinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Milan (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Mixon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Tate (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Chenard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Niagara | Eric Tate scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 10:55 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Abbott | 35-35 |
| 10:42 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy misses the lay-in | 35-35 |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 10:36 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis McConaughy - foul #3 on Louis McConaughy, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF), John Ceaser (PF) Richard Hassinger, John Milan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG), Ronald Stang (SG), Andrew Lamantia (SF), Blake Carrington (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Louis McConaughy, Michael Mixon, Eric Tate, Gerald Chenard, Edward Wilson | |
| 10:36 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:36 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 10:21 | Niagara | Ricky Courson is called for the reach on Ronald Stang - foul #1 on Ricky Courson, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG) Michael Abbott | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 10:03 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 09:59 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Monk, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG) Ricky Courson | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 09:54 | Niagara | Roger Peterson blocks the short jumper by Andrew Lamantia | 37-38 |
| 09:53 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes misses the tip | 37-38 |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 09:26 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Lamantia - foul #2 on Andrew Lamantia, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 09:26 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:26 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:00 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Peterson - foul #2 on Roger Peterson, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Richard Brown (SF) Thomas French, Andrew Lamantia | |
| 09:00 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:00 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:51 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger is hacked by Blake Carrington - foul #1 on Blake Carrington, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG) Richard Hassinger | |
| Subs | Niagara | Terry Peasley (C) Lionel Grimes | |
| 08:39 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 08:37 | Niagara | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 08:19 | Niagara | Blake Carrington misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 08:17 | Niagara | Richard Brown tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 08:16 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 07:51 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Ricky Courson | 41-40 |
| 07:33 | Niagara | Ronald Stang misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Monk (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Ceaser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Peterson (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Stang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Blake Carrington (fairly fresh) C - Terry Peasley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Wake Forest | Richard Brown is called for the reach on Robert Monk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Richard Hassinger (SG), John Milan (PF) Robert Monk, Ricky Courson, Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG), Eric Tate (SF), Edward Wilson (C) Louis McConaughy, Ronald Stang, Blake Carrington | |
| 07:03 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Abbott | 44-40 |
| 06:48 | Niagara | Thomas French is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas French, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG) Eric Anderson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (SG), Andrew Lamantia (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Richard Brown, Terry Peasley, Edward Wilson | |
| 06:46 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Stang - foul #2 on Ronald Stang, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| 06:46 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:46 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 06:23 | Niagara | Ronald Stang drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Lionel Grimes takes the ball from John Ceaser | 44-43 |
| 05:39 | Niagara | Thomas French is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas French, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF), Roger Peterson (C) Ricky Courson, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Gerald Chenard (PF), Edward Wilson (C) Thomas French, Andrew Lamantia, Lionel Grimes | |
| 05:23 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 05:22 | Niagara | Ronald Stang gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 05:01 | Niagara | Edward Wilson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 44-43 |
| 05:00 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 04:55 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger can't finish the layup | 44-43 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson tips it in | 46-43 |
| 04:30 | Niagara | Ronald Stang loses the dribble to Eric Anderson | 46-43 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | Louis McConaughy steps in front of the Michael Abbott pass | 46-43 |
| 03:49 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses short on a jumper from close range | 46-43 |
| 03:47 | Niagara | Edward Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 03:27 | Niagara | John Milan is called for the reach on Eric Tate - foul #1 on John Milan, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG), Ricky Courson (SG), John Ceaser (PF) Michael Abbott, Eric Anderson, John Milan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas French (PG), Michael Mixon (SG), Blake Carrington (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Louis McConaughy, Ronald Stang, Gerald Chenard, Edward Wilson | |
| 03:27 | Niagara | Eric Tate makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 03:27 | Niagara | Eric Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Monk (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hassinger (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Ceaser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Peterson (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Thomas French (fresh) SG - Michael Mixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eric Tate (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Blake Carrington (fresh) C - Lionel Grimes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Wake Forest | Blake Carrington steps in front of the Richard Hassinger pass | 46-45 |
| 02:58 | Niagara | Blake Carrington loses the dribble to Ricky Courson | 46-45 |
| 02:54 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger banks in the layup set up by Ricky Courson | 48-45 |
| 02:41 | Niagara | Michael Mixon's pass is intercepted by Roger Peterson | 48-45 |
| 02:18 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the easy open layup | 48-45 |
| 02:17 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 02:10 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 02:08 | Niagara | Michael Mixon grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 01:56 | Niagara | Michael Mixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), John Milan (PF) Robert Monk, Richard Hassinger, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Ronald Stang (SG) Thomas French, Michael Mixon | |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy is hacked by Roger Peterson - foul #3 on Roger Peterson, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 00:34 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Milan - foul #2 on John Milan, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-47 |
| 00:34 | Niagara | Eric Tate makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:34 | Niagara | Eric Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Ronald Stang is called for the reach on Ricky Courson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Stang, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:33 | Niagara | Blake Carrington gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 00:08 | Niagara | Eric Tate comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Ronald Stang is called for the reach on John Milan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Stang, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | John Milan misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | John Milan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Blake Carrington grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Niagara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Ronald Stang hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 51-49 |