| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Bunger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Holeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Dailey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt inbounds the ball | 17-30 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Bunger | 17-33 |
| 19:17 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-33 |
| 19:16 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 17-33 |
| 18:48 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Ellis Markham - foul #3 on Ellis Markham, team foul #1 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (PG) Ellis Markham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 18:48 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger misses the free throw | 17-35 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Greg Decarlo | 17-35 |
| 18:37 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo is fouled on the floor by Paul Wilson - foul #1 on Paul Wilson, team foul #1 | 17-35 |
| 18:14 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Shepard | 19-35 |
| 17:54 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-35 |
| 17:52 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger tips it but misses | 19-35 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Bunger steals the ball from Oscar Pitts | 19-35 |
| 17:30 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger lays it up and in | 19-37 |
| 17:11 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Wilson is called for the reach on Greg Decarlo - foul #2 on Paul Wilson, team foul #2 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal (SG), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Harold Gordon, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari (PF) Melvin Dailey | |
| 16:52 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts is fouled on the floor by Roberto Ferrari - foul #2 on Roberto Ferrari, team foul #3 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG) Oscar Pitts | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Marion Hinson (SG), Howard Robertson (C) Joseph Bunger, Paul Wilson | |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Harry Reiter and the foul's on Jimmy Holt - foul #1 on Jimmy Holt, team foul #4 | 21-37 |
| 16:43 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire makes the free throw | 22-37 |
| 16:18 | Wake Forest | Roderick Haire steals the ball from Arthur Holeman | 22-37 |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Harry Reiter and the foul's on Jimmy Holt - foul #2 on Jimmy Holt, team foul #5 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon (SG), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Roderick Haire, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger (PG), Melvin Dailey (PF) Arthur Holeman, Howard Robertson | |
| 16:04 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | The pull-up jumper by Melvin Dailey is blocked by Greg Decarlo | 25-37 |
| 15:35 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Greg Decarlo | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Jason Shepard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Bunger (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Hinson (fresh) SF - Jimmy Holt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-37 |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | Roberto Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 14:57 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Melvin Dailey is blocked by Greg Decarlo | 25-37 |
| 14:55 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 14:44 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal misses the easy layup | 25-37 |
| 14:42 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger snags the defensive board | 25-37 |
| 14:20 | Wake Forest | Jason Shepard steps in front of the Marion Hinson pass | 25-37 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Terry Mariscal hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Shepard | 27-37 |
| 14:12 | Wake Forest | Jason Shepard picks off the pass by Joseph Bunger in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 14:11 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard lays it in | 29-37 |
| 13:45 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt can't tip it in | 29-37 |
| 13:41 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey tips it back up and in | 29-39 |
| 13:19 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 13:17 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla tips it back up and in | 31-39 |
| 12:48 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Bunger | 31-41 |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Jimmy Holt - foul #3 on Jimmy Holt, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Oscar Pitts (SF), Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Harold Gordon, Terry Mariscal, Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman (PG), Joshua Campbell (SG), Howard Robertson (PF), Paul Wilson (C) Joseph Bunger, Marion Hinson, Melvin Dailey, Roberto Ferrari | |
| 12:26 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard misses the free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:26 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Howard Robertson | 33-41 |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Howard Robertson can't finish the layup | 33-41 |
| 11:56 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson tips it home | 33-43 |
| 11:42 | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-43 |
| 11:40 | Wake Forest | Howard Robertson gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 11:21 | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-43 |
| 11:19 | Wake Forest | Howard Robertson tips it home | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Shepard (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Arthur Holeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Holt (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:06 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 33-45 |
| 11:04 | Wake Forest | Howard Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 10:40 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt buries a runner from the baseline | 33-47 |
| 10:23 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses badly on a shot from the left block | 33-47 |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 09:55 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson drills a shot near the basket | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-49 |
| 09:41 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 09:17 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Harry Reiter - foul #1 on Harry Reiter, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Dustin Jones (SF), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Ellis Markham, Jason Shepard, Oscar Pitts, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger (PG), Melvin Dailey (PF) Arthur Holeman, Howard Robertson | |
| 09:17 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 09:17 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 09:08 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-51 |
| 09:06 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 33-51 |
| 08:39 | Wake Forest | Greg Decarlo steps in front of the Paul Wilson pass | 33-51 |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Gordon and the foul's on Paul Wilson - foul #3 on Paul Wilson, team foul #7 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Terry Mariscal (SF) Roderick Haire, Dustin Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Aleksandar Zener (SF), Roberto Ferrari (C) Jimmy Holt, Paul Wilson | |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo makes the free throw | 36-51 |
| 08:07 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 07:58 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-51 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon grabs the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 07:44 | Detroit Mercy | Jerry Czapla misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon tips it in | 38-51 |
| 07:22 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger is hacked by Jerry Czapla - foul #2 on Jerry Czapla, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts (SF) Harold Gordon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:00 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oscar Pitts (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Czapla (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Decarlo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Bunger (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aleksandar Zener (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Dailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Roberto Ferrari (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bunger - foul #1 on Joseph Bunger, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway (PF), Harry Reiter (C) Jerry Czapla, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson (C) Melvin Dailey | |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 06:55 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 06:32 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 06:31 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 06:04 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts drills a shot in the paint set up by Terry Mariscal | 42-51 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Roberto Ferrari and he's hacked by Terry Mariscal - foul #3 on Terry Mariscal, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG), Harold Gordon (SG), Jerry Czapla (PF), Greg Decarlo (C) Ellis Markham, Terry Mariscal, Albert Conway, Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Arthur Holeman (SG), Jimmy Holt (SF) Joshua Campbell, Aleksandar Zener | |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:24 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Harold Gordon is denied by Roberto Ferrari | 42-54 |
| 05:23 | Detroit Mercy | Greg Decarlo tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| 05:02 | Wake Forest | Jerry Czapla steals the ball from Roberto Ferrari | 44-54 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jimmy Holt - foul #4 on Jimmy Holt, team foul #9 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Marion Hinson (SG), Melvin Dailey (PF), Howard Robertson (C) Joseph Bunger, Roberto Ferrari, Paul Wilson | |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Oscar Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 04:39 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 04:18 | Wake Forest | Roderick Haire is called for the reach on Arthur Holeman - foul #1 on Roderick Haire, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham (PG), Harry Reiter (SF), Albert Conway (C) Roderick Haire, Oscar Pitts, Greg Decarlo | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell (SG) Marion Hinson | |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Arthur Holeman | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:52 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Robertson | 45-57 |
| 03:50 | Wake Forest | Jimmy Holt gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 03:30 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 03:28 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Gordon pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Harry Reiter and the foul's on Arthur Holeman - foul #1 on Arthur Holeman, team foul #10 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jason Shepard (SG), Terry Mariscal (SF) Harold Gordon, Jerry Czapla | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:24 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 02:56 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Campbell | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Ellis Markham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Terry Mariscal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Conway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Reiter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Arthur Holeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Holt (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Melvin Dailey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:45 | Detroit Mercy | Ellis Markham travels with the ball | 48-60 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire (PG) Ellis Markham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Aleksandar Zener (SF), Paul Wilson (C) Jimmy Holt, Howard Robertson | |
| 02:16 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Campbell and he's hacked by Albert Conway - foul #2 on Albert Conway, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones (SF) Harry Reiter | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger (PG), Marion Hinson (SG) Arthur Holeman, Joshua Campbell | |
| 02:16 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey misses the free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:16 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 02:02 | Detroit Mercy | Dustin Jones clanks a runner in the paint | 48-62 |
| 02:00 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:54 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-62 |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Aleksandar Zener tips it home | 48-64 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Melvin Dailey - foul #1 on Melvin Dailey, team foul #11 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Harry Reiter (C) Dustin Jones | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joshua Campbell (SG), Jimmy Holt (SF) Marion Hinson, Aleksandar Zener | |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 01:36 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 01:07 | Wake Forest | Terry Mariscal blocks the short jumper by Melvin Dailey | 49-64 |
| 01:05 | Wake Forest | Melvin Dailey hits the follow up shot | 49-66 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire is fouled on the floor by Paul Wilson - foul #4 on Paul Wilson, team foul #12 | 49-66 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:55 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire misses the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:55 | Wake Forest | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger misses the jumper from the left side | 50-66 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | Albert Conway pulls down the rebound | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Detroit Mercy | Roderick Haire hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Shepard | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Joseph Bunger runs out the clock | 53-66 |