| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Beaver (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 7 pts. C - Eric Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis loses the dribble to Frank Jones | 34-41 |
| 18:55 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-41 |
| 18:53 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 18:37 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo can't connect on a runner from the left block | 34-41 |
| 18:36 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo grabs the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:16 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver drills a floater from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 17:56 | Kent State | Shane Elliott makes the jumper from the baseline | 36-43 |
| 17:27 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Paul - foul #2 on Joseph Paul, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Carter (C) Eric Larson | |
| 17:27 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:27 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Shane Elliott grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | Shane Elliott is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Shane Elliott, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong (SF) Donald Beaver | |
| 17:01 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Thompson | 36-46 |
| 16:35 | Kent State | Joseph Paul drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Lyles | 39-46 |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses short on a floater from close range | 39-46 |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Shane Elliott pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 15:37 | Kent State | Todd Ringo picks off the pass by Charles Lyles | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Lyles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Mong (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Ringo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Carter | 39-49 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis jams it | 41-49 |
| 14:27 | Wake Forest | Christopher Robertson takes the ball from Samuel Mong | 41-49 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis clanks a fadeaway from close range | 41-49 |
| 14:06 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Raymond Thompson | 41-49 |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Charles Lyles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 13:20 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 12:57 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Thompson and he's fouled by Lonnie Lewis - foul #1 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Lonnie Lewis, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Donald Beaver (SF), Kenneth Britton (PF) Raymond Thompson, Samuel Mong, Todd Ringo | |
| 12:57 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter misses the free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:57 | Kent State | Domingo Colon snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Duane Paredes's layup is rejected by Kenneth Britton | 41-54 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Duane Paredes tips it in | 43-54 |
| 12:17 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton connects on the floater in the paint set up by Frank Jones | 43-56 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Arthur Gross can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-56 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Sammy Leach tips it home | 45-56 |
| 11:28 | Wake Forest | Domingo Colon swats the short shot by Kenneth Britton | 45-56 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Rick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sammy Leach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Rick Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Duane Paredes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Domingo Colon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Beaver (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kenneth Britton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Sammy Leach comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Rick Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Duane Paredes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 11:02 | Kent State | Domingo Colon grabs the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Kenneth Britton swats the short shot by Sammy Leach | 45-56 |
| 10:43 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by Michael Carter is denied by Duane Paredes | 45-56 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Duane Paredes | 45-56 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Sammy Leach's pass is intercepted by Michael Carter | 45-56 |
| 09:35 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Burton Cornwell | 45-58 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | Arthur Gross knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Sammy Leach | 48-58 |
| 08:59 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 08:57 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell misses the tip | 48-58 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Sammy Leach grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Rick Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-58 |
| 08:44 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 08:17 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter clanks a floater from the left block | 48-58 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Duane Paredes snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Jones - foul #3 on Frank Jones, team foul #1 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Arthur Gross, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Samuel Mong (SF), Todd Ringo (PF), Eric Larson (C) Frank Jones, Donald Beaver, Kenneth Britton, Michael Carter | |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Sammy Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:50 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Shane Elliott snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Sammy Leach comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis tips it back up and in | 51-58 |
| 07:05 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by Todd Ringo is denied by Joseph Paul | 51-58 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Joseph Paul gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sammy Leach (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shane Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Paul (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Burton Cornwell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Mong (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Ringo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-58 |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 06:22 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo is fouled on the floor by Christopher Robertson - foul #3 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG) Sammy Leach | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Jones (SG) Burton Cornwell | |
| 06:02 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones is hacked by Lonnie Lewis - foul #2 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG) Lonnie Lewis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones connects on the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Joseph Paul - foul #3 on Joseph Paul, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Christopher Robertson | 51-60 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Shane Elliott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Charles Lyles misses the tip | 51-60 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Joseph Paul scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Gross | 54-60 |
| 04:59 | Wake Forest | Shane Elliott takes the ball from Raymond Thompson | 54-60 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Shane Elliott knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Robertson | 56-60 |
| 04:22 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Jones | 56-62 |
| 04:12 | Kent State | Raymond Thompson denies the turnaround by Arthur Gross | 56-62 |
| 04:11 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson tips it but misses | 56-62 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 03:45 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-62 |
| 03:43 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo grabs the offensive board | 56-62 |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-62 |
| 03:18 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson misses the tip | 56-62 |
| 03:16 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo hits the follow up shot | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Kent State | Christopher Robertson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-64 |
| 03:01 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Lyles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Elliott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Paul (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Mong (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Ringo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Larson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson is fouled on the floor by Arthur Gross - foul #4 on Arthur Gross, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (SG), Donald Beaver (SF), Kenneth Britton (PF), Michael Carter (C) Frank Jones, Samuel Mong, Todd Ringo, Eric Larson | |
| 02:32 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:32 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Domingo Colon | 56-65 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Duane Paredes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Lyles (SG) Rick Byrd | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:17 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Sammy Leach, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo (PF) Kenneth Britton | |
| 02:03 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Robertson - foul #4 on Christopher Robertson, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| 02:03 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:03 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:49 | Kent State | Shane Elliott's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Carter | 56-66 |
| 01:48 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Paul - foul #4 on Joseph Paul, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Jones (SG) Burton Cornwell | |
| 01:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Rick Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Larson (C) Michael Carter | |
| 00:41 | Wake Forest | Todd Ringo's layup is rejected by Rick Byrd | 56-67 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Duane Paredes gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Sammy Leach misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-67 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Domingo Colon tips it home | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Sammy Leach is called for the reach on Eric Larson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sammy Leach, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Kenneth Britton (PF) Raymond Thompson, Donald Beaver | |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Charles Lyles is fouled on the floor by Todd Ringo - foul #1 on Todd Ringo, team foul #2 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG), Sammy Leach (SG), Rick Byrd (SF), Duane Paredes (PF), Domingo Colon (C) Arthur Gross, Charles Lyles, Shane Elliott, Christopher Robertson, Joseph Paul | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Donald Beaver (SF) Burton Cornwell, Kenneth Britton | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Rick Byrd tips it home | 60-69 |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson is hacked by Lonnie Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #11 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Charles Lyles (SG), Shane Elliott (SF), Christopher Robertson (PF), Joseph Paul (C) Lonnie Lewis, Sammy Leach, Rick Byrd, Duane Paredes, Domingo Colon | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (SG), Kenneth Britton (C) Frank Jones, Eric Larson | |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:16 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Arthur Gross drills a jumper from the free throw line | 62-70 |
| 00:10 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Jones (SG) Raymond Thompson | |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | Arthur Gross is called for the reach on Kenneth Britton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Arthur Gross, team foul #12 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (PG) Arthur Gross | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:04 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell runs out the clock | 62-71 |