| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marco Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Haas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Randy Cardoza (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Noel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson inbounds the ball | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 48-31 |
| 19:42 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-31 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton hits a shot from the right side set up by John Haas | 50-31 |
| 19:09 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard makes the shot in the paint | 50-33 |
| 18:51 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton is fouled on the floor by Randy Cardoza - foul #3 on Randy Cardoza, team foul #1 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Toby Halter (PF), Donald Bertram (C) John Haas, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning (PG) Randy Cardoza | |
| 18:40 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Henderson | 53-33 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Toby Halter - foul #1 on Toby Halter, team foul #1 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG) Warren Payton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (SG), Charles Doroski (PF) Alfred Noel, Matthew Howard | |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 18:18 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter gets the rebound | 53-34 |
| 18:08 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Elden Rosas | 56-34 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marco Anderson - foul #3 on Marco Anderson, team foul #2 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard (PF) Robert Collins | |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning misses the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 17:57 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram grabs the defensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 17:53 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Henderson | 58-35 |
| 17:43 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-35 |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the tip | 58-35 |
| 17:41 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter grabs the defensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 17:37 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes (C) Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG) John King | |
| 17:19 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-35 |
| 17:17 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram tips it in | 60-35 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard blows the layup but he's fouled by James Henderson - foul #3 on James Henderson, team foul #3 | 60-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), John Haas (PF) Elden Rosas, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF), Robert Collins (C) Barry Fanning, Charles Doroski | |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard makes the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 16:56 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 16:43 | Wake Forest | James Henderson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Howard - foul #2 on Matthew Howard, team foul #3 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bert Edwards (C) Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning (PG) John Johnson | |
| 16:35 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-37 |
| 16:15 | Detroit Mercy | John King comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-37 |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Haas | 62-37 |
| 16:10 | Wake Forest | Barry Fanning steals it from Warren Payton | 62-37 |
| 15:51 | Detroit Mercy | John King clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-37 |
| 15:49 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to James Henderson | 62-37 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Henderson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marco Anderson (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Haas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bert Edwards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Barry Fanning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Noel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-37 |
| 15:43 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 62-37 |
| 15:31 | Detroit Mercy | John King hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-40 |
| 15:26 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton is fouled on the floor by John King - foul #1 on John King, team foul #4 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Toby Halter (PF), Harold Haynes (C) Warren Payton, John Haas, Bert Edwards | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), John Johnson (SG), Randy Cardoza (SF), Fred Linderman (PF), Charles Doroski (C) Barry Fanning, Alfred Noel, John King, Matthew Howard, Robert Collins | |
| 15:17 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-40 |
| 15:16 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas tips it home | 64-40 |
| 15:00 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block | 64-42 |
| 14:39 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter buries a runner near the basket | 66-42 |
| 14:28 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dennis Bethea | 66-45 |
| 14:24 | Wake Forest | John Johnson takes the ball from Elden Rosas | 66-45 |
| 14:22 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Anderson steals the ball from Dennis Bethea in the backcourt | 66-45 |
| 14:11 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-45 |
| 13:58 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza is open and scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Bethea | 68-47 |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elden Rosas | 71-47 |
| 13:20 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 71-47 |
| 13:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson tips it back up and in | 71-49 |
| 13:12 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 13:10 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Charles Doroski | 71-49 |
| 13:06 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea is hacked by Marco Anderson - foul #4 on Marco Anderson, team foul #4 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Bert Edwards (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Elden Rosas, Toby Halter, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG), John King (SF), Matthew Howard (PF), Robert Collins (C) John Johnson, Randy Cardoza, Fred Linderman, Charles Doroski | |
| 12:54 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Bethea | 71-51 |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Warren Payton | 73-51 |
| 12:35 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the fadeaway near the basket | 73-51 |
| 12:33 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton grabs the defensive rebound | 73-51 |
| 12:13 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram is hacked by Robert Collins - foul #3 on Robert Collins, team foul #5 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (SF), John Haas (PF) Marco Anderson, Bert Edwards | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning (SG) Alfred Noel | |
| 11:54 | Wake Forest | John King takes the ball from Donald Bertram | 73-51 |
| 11:52 | Detroit Mercy | James Henderson is called for the reach on Dennis Bethea in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Henderson, team foul #5 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (PG), Russell Deitch (SG) Warren Payton, James Henderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:33 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-53 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jarrett Simone (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Russell Deitch (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Haas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Bertram (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Fanning (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Howard (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jarrett Simone and he's fouled by Robert Collins - foul #4 on Robert Collins, team foul #6 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bert Edwards (PF) John Haas | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (PG), Charles Doroski (C) Dennis Bethea, Robert Collins | |
| 11:29 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses the free throw | 75-53 |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 75-53 |
| 11:13 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard comes up short on the shot from the left side | 75-53 |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram pulls down the rebound | 75-53 |
| 11:06 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses the dunk but the foul's on Barry Fanning - foul #1 on Barry Fanning, team foul #7 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson (SF) Leopoldo Costa | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG) Barry Fanning | |
| 11:06 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 11:06 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram makes the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | John King hits the easy wide open finger roll and he's hacked by Marco Anderson - foul #5 on Marco Anderson, team foul #6 | 76-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), John Haas (PF), Harold Haynes (C) Marco Anderson, Bert Edwards, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG) Charles Doroski | |
| 10:52 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the free throw | 76-56 |
| 10:38 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Cardoza - foul #4 on Randy Cardoza, team foul #8 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski (C) Randy Cardoza | |
| 10:38 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 10:38 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 10:38 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel pulls down the rebound | 77-56 |
| 10:27 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-56 |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | John Haas gets the rebound | 77-56 |
| 10:19 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Howard | 77-56 |
| 10:18 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski gets the rebound | 77-56 |
| 09:58 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-58 |
| 09:47 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jarrett Simone | 79-58 |
| 09:41 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-58 |
| 09:39 | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone gets the rebound | 79-58 |
| 09:31 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 79-58 |
| 09:29 | Detroit Mercy | John King gets the rebound | 79-58 |
| 09:27 | Detroit Mercy | John Haas takes the ball from Alfred Noel in the backcourt | 79-58 |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 79-58 |
| 09:20 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel grabs the board | 79-58 |
| 09:14 | Detroit Mercy | Matthew Howard hits a shot near the basket | 79-60 |
| 08:53 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-60 |
| 08:51 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel grabs the board | 79-60 |
| 08:31 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Harold Haynes | 79-60 |
| 08:30 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel grabs the offensive board | 79-60 |
| 08:14 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 79-60 |
| 08:13 | Detroit Mercy | John King pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-60 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Haynes is called for the reach on Charles Doroski - foul #1 on Harold Haynes, team foul #7 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), James Henderson (SG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Toby Halter (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Warren Payton, Jarrett Simone, Russell Deitch, John Haas, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea (PG), Barry Fanning (SF), Fred Linderman (PF) John Johnson, John King, Matthew Howard | |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski makes the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 07:52 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram banks in the layup set up by Elden Rosas | 81-62 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea is hacked by James Henderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Henderson, team foul #8 | 81-62 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SG) James Henderson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza (SG), Robert Collins (C) Alfred Noel, Charles Doroski | |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea makes the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 07:48 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Bethea makes the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 07:29 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas is fouled on the floor by Dennis Bethea - foul #4 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #9 | 81-64 |
| 07:29 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 07:29 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman gets the rebound | 81-64 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elden Rosas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jarrett Simone (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Toby Halter (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Dennis Bethea (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randy Cardoza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Barry Fanning (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Linderman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Detroit Mercy | Jarrett Simone steals the ball from Robert Collins | 81-64 |
| 07:06 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Bethea - foul #5 on Dennis Bethea, team foul #10 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF) Dennis Bethea | |
| 07:06 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 82-64 |
| 07:06 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 83-64 |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Bertram picks off the pass by Fred Linderman | 83-64 |
| 06:34 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas hits a jump hook from the right block | 85-64 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza is hacked by Jarrett Simone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jarrett Simone, team foul #9 | 85-64 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Russell Deitch (SG), Bert Edwards (PF) Elden Rosas, Jarrett Simone, Toby Halter | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG), Matthew Howard (PF) Barry Fanning, Fred Linderman | |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza makes the 1st free throw | 85-65 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza makes the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| 06:03 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton scores on a floater in the lane set up by Leopoldo Costa | 87-66 |
| 05:57 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by John King is denied by Bert Edwards | 87-66 |
| 05:55 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram gets the rebound | 87-66 |
| 05:55 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-66 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG) Warren Payton | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (SG), Barry Fanning (SF), Fred Linderman (PF) Alfred Noel, John King, Matthew Howard | |
| 05:40 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 87-66 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson grabs the board | 87-66 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 87-66 |
| 05:17 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa pulls down the rebound | 87-66 |
| 05:11 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 90-66 |
| 04:55 | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 90-66 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Jarrett Simone (SG), Toby Halter (PF) Elden Rosas, Russell Deitch, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel (SG), Matthew Howard (PF) John Johnson, Fred Linderman | |
| 04:47 | Wake Forest | Alfred Noel steals it from Toby Halter | 90-66 |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 90-66 |
| 04:38 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Noel gets the offensive rebound | 90-66 |
| 04:24 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Barry Fanning | 90-69 |
| 04:05 | Wake Forest | Bert Edwards is whistled for traveling | 90-69 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes (C) Bert Edwards | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John King (SF), Charles Doroski (PF) Barry Fanning, Matthew Howard | |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 90-69 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson (PG) Alfred Noel | |
| 03:49 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa loses the dribble to John Johnson | 90-69 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson banks in the layup | 90-71 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Wake Forest | Toby Halter makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 93-71 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jarrett Simone (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leopoldo Costa (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Toby Halter (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Randy Cardoza (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John King (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Charles Doroski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Collins (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | John King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jarrett Simone - foul #2 on Jarrett Simone, team foul #10 | 93-71 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas (PG), Russell Deitch (SF), John Haas (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Warren Payton, Leopoldo Costa, Toby Halter, Harold Haynes | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fred Linderman (PF) Robert Collins | |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | John King makes the 1st free throw | 93-72 |
| 03:21 | Detroit Mercy | John King misses the 2nd free throw | 93-72 |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram gets the rebound | 93-72 |
| 03:11 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas misses the easy layup | 93-72 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Randy Cardoza snags the defensive board | 93-72 |
| 02:51 | Detroit Mercy | John Haas takes the ball from Charles Doroski | 93-72 |
| 02:30 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram can't throw it down | 93-72 |
| 02:29 | Wake Forest | John Haas tips it home | 95-72 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 95-75 |
| 02:02 | Wake Forest | Elden Rosas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 95-75 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Leopoldo Costa (SF), Harold Haynes (C) Elden Rosas, Jarrett Simone, Donald Bertram | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning (PG) John King | |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Warren Payton steps in front of the Barry Fanning pass in the backcourt | 95-75 |
| 01:54 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Leopoldo Costa | 97-75 |
| 01:47 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski is whistled for traveling | 97-75 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SG) Russell Deitch | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Fred Linderman - foul #4 on Fred Linderman, team foul #11 | 97-75 |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 1st free throw | 97-75 |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 2nd free throw | 97-75 |
| 01:34 | Detroit Mercy | Charles Doroski grabs the board | 97-75 |
| 01:32 | Detroit Mercy | John Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 97-75 |
| 01:27 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 97-75 |
| 01:25 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning snags the defensive board | 97-75 |
| 01:12 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Fanning buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Cardoza | 97-78 |
| 00:55 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton loses the ball out of bounds | 97-78 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | A charge is called on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #12 | 97-78 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Cardoza - foul #5 on Randy Cardoza, team foul #13 | 97-78 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins (C) Randy Cardoza | |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 1st free throw | 98-78 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 2nd free throw | 98-78 |
| 00:24 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Collins | 98-78 |
| 00:18 | Detroit Mercy | John Haas denies the turnaround by John Johnson | 98-78 |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Collins gets the offensive rebound | 98-78 |
| 00:13 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Haynes steals the ball from Fred Linderman | 98-78 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton runs out the clock | 98-78 |