| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Gorney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fernando Quinones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:47 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Abbott and he's hacked by Fernando Quinones - foul #3 on Fernando Quinones, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Williams (C) Fernando Quinones | |
| 19:47 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:28 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | Eric Gorney hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 19:03 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-28 |
| 19:01 | Marquette | Eric Gorney pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:36 | Marquette | William Williams travels with the ball | 34-28 |
| 18:14 | Wake Forest | William Williams steals it from Eric Anderson | 34-28 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | William Williams misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eric Anderson - foul #2 on Eric Anderson, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:51 | Marquette | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:34 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 17:33 | Marquette | Eric Gorney grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eric Gorney | 34-33 |
| 16:39 | Wake Forest | John Milan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:37 | Marquette | Eric Gorney snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | John Milan swats the short shot by Eric Gorney | 34-33 |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 15:39 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Courson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Gorney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:10 | Marquette | Frank Everitt is fouled on the floor by Michael Abbott - foul #1 on Michael Abbott, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG), Richard Hassinger (SF), John Ceaser (PF) Michael Abbott, Eric Anderson, John Milan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Antione Tuten (SF), Fernando Quinones (C) Wesley Kendrick, William Williams | |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Frank Everitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Monk - foul #1 on Robert Monk, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Frank Everitt makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:49 | Marquette | Frank Everitt misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:20 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 14:18 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| 13:49 | Marquette | Charles Saunders knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 13:27 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 39-37 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Charles Saunders gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Charles Saunders drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Antione Tuten | 39-39 |
| 12:36 | Wake Forest | Charles Saunders steals it from John Ceaser | 39-39 |
| 12:33 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 12:31 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:26 | Wake Forest | Frank Everitt takes the ball from Robert Monk in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 12:04 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 12:03 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:38 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 39-39 |
| 11:37 | Marquette | Eric Gorney pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Monk (fairly fresh) SG - Ricky Courson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hassinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Ceaser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Peterson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Antione Tuten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Gorney (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Fernando Quinones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:12 | Marquette | Eric Gorney misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Ceaser | 39-39 |
| 10:49 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Antione Tuten - foul #1 on Antione Tuten, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), John Milan (PF) Robert Monk, Richard Hassinger, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick (SF), William Williams (PF) Antione Tuten, Eric Gorney | |
| 10:49 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:49 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Peterson - foul #2 on Roger Peterson, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SG) Ricky Courson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:20 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Milan | 40-40 |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 42-40 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 09:26 | Marquette | Frank Everitt hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 09:06 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 09:05 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to John Milan | 42-42 |
| 08:49 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 08:47 | Marquette | William Williams grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 08:18 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 08:16 | Wake Forest | John Milan snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 07:51 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-42 |
| 07:49 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Frank Everitt | 42-44 |
| 07:22 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-44 |
| 07:20 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Hassinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Peterson (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Frank Everitt (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Saunders (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fernando Quinones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick misses the lay-in | 44-44 |
| 06:57 | Wake Forest | John Milan pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:30 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fernando Quinones - foul #4 on Fernando Quinones, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), John Ceaser (C) Richard Hassinger, Roger Peterson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Chris Platt (SG), Antione Tuten (SF), Eric Gorney (PF) Charles Saunders, Wesley Kendrick, William Williams | |
| 06:30 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:30 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:06 | Marquette | Fernando Quinones makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Platt | 45-46 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson is fouled on the floor by Antione Tuten - foul #2 on Antione Tuten, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Monk (PG) Michael Abbott | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Saunders (PG) Frank Everitt | |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 05:28 | Marquette | Eric Gorney gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 05:23 | Marquette | Chris Platt buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Eric Gorney | 45-48 |
| 04:59 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson travels with the ball | 45-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick (PG) Charles Saunders | |
| 04:42 | Marquette | Chris Platt loses the dribble to Eric Anderson | 45-48 |
| 04:22 | Wake Forest | Robert Monk misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser can't tip it in | 45-48 |
| 04:19 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 03:59 | Marquette | Wesley Kendrick buries a floater from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Fernando Quinones - foul #5 on Fernando Quinones, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger (SF) Eric Anderson | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charles Saunders (PG), William Williams (PF) Chris Platt, Fernando Quinones | |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 03:42 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:24 | Marquette | William Williams buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Saunders | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Monk (fresh) SG - Ricky Courson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hassinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Milan (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Ceaser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Charles Saunders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Wesley Kendrick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antione Tuten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Gorney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger is fouled on the floor by Antione Tuten - foul #3 on Antione Tuten, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Roger Peterson (C) Robert Monk, John Milan | |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Everitt (PG) Antione Tuten | |
| 02:33 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from close range and he's hacked by Wesley Kendrick - foul #2 on Wesley Kendrick, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF) Ricky Courson | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 02:33 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Eric Gorney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Hassinger - foul #1 on Richard Hassinger, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Eric Gorney makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:20 | Marquette | Eric Gorney misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:20 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:54 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson drills a jumpshot from the right side | 52-53 |
| 01:27 | Marquette | Frank Everitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-53 |
| 01:25 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 01:05 | Wake Forest | Frank Everitt steps in front of the Richard Hassinger pass | 52-53 |
| 01:02 | Marquette | Frank Everitt lays it in | 52-55 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Richard Hassinger hits a floater from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | Frank Everitt is fouled on the floor by Richard Hassinger - foul #2 on Richard Hassinger, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), John Milan (PF) Richard Hassinger, John Ceaser | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Charles Saunders is fouled on the floor by Ricky Courson - foul #1 on Ricky Courson, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 00:27 | Marquette | Charles Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | John Milan snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:01 | Marquette | William Williams is denied on a layup by Roger Peterson | 56-55 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott grabs the board | 56-55 |