| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) SG - Cole Layden (fresh) SF - Donald Williams (fresh) PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Denzer (fresh) SG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) SF - Michael Keitt (fresh) PF - Wayne Pardo (fresh) C - Corey Denison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Oscar Fagin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Samford | Jerry Shaw scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Denison | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders hits a shot from the baseline set up by Michael Denzer and he's hacked by Oscar Fagin - foul #1 on Oscar Fagin, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | Samford | Jerry Shaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:36 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer is fouled on the floor by Steve Peterson - foul #1 on Steve Peterson, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:22 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders is hacked by Cole Layden - foul #1 on Cole Layden, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Steve Peterson - foul #2 on Steve Peterson, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG) Steve Peterson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 18:05 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:05 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:52 | Samford | Dennis Mills drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald Williams | 6-5 |
| 17:43 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Denzer | 6-7 |
| 17:19 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Oscar Fagin gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:01 | Samford | Dennis Mills scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-7 |
| 16:42 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo double dribbles | 9-7 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Logan (C) Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:23 | Samford | Dennis Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-7 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Ian Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:06 | Samford | Donald Williams knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Oscar Fagin | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) C - Ian Logan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Denzer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Keitt (fresh) PF - Wayne Pardo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Corey Denison (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Wake Forest | Cole Layden steps in front of the Thomas Sanders pass | 11-7 |
| 15:29 | Samford | Cole Layden loses the ball out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SG), Jerry Shaw (C) Cole Layden, Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:15 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Denzer | 11-9 |
| 14:54 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses the dunk but he's fouled by Corey Denison - foul #1 on Corey Denison, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| 14:54 | Samford | Jerry Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:54 | Samford | Jerry Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:39 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Williams - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (SG) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 14:39 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:39 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:20 | Samford | Ian Logan is hacked by Wayne Pardo - foul #1 on Wayne Pardo, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Cole Layden (SG) Dennis Mills | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 13:58 | Samford | Corey Denison swats the shot by James Dorrough | 13-10 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Cole Layden can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 13:55 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Corey Denison | 13-10 |
| 13:42 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer loses the ball out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SF), Oscar Fagin (PF), Daniel Goodfellow (C) James Dorrough, Ian Logan, Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 13:25 | Samford | Cole Layden clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-10 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:09 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt banks in the layup set up by Wayne Pardo | 13-12 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Cole Layden misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 13-12 |
| 12:55 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:47 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by Michael Denzer is denied by Oscar Fagin | 13-12 |
| 12:46 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison grabs the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 12:32 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo misses the easy layup | 13-12 |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt tips it back up and in | 13-14 |
| 12:13 | Samford | Donald Williams is hacked by Michael Keitt - foul #1 on Michael Keitt, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), James Dorrough (SG), Jerry Shaw (C) Hans Zeis, Cole Layden, Daniel Goodfellow | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 11:56 | Samford | Oscar Fagin misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 13-14 |
| 11:54 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Dorrough (fresh) SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Denzer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Keitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Pardo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Corey Denison (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt's pass is intercepted by Dennis Mills | 13-14 |
| 11:32 | Samford | James Dorrough misses the lay-in | 13-14 |
| 11:30 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Corey Denison | 13-14 |
| 11:25 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dennis Mills - foul #1 on Dennis Mills, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Logan (PF) Oscar Fagin | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 11:25 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:25 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:09 | Samford | Ian Logan travels with the ball | 13-15 |
| 11:00 | Wake Forest | Dennis Mills steps in front of the Michael Denzer pass | 13-15 |
| 10:56 | Samford | Dennis Mills banks in the layup | 15-15 |
| 10:52 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Mills - foul #2 on Dennis Mills, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (PG), Cole Layden (SG) Dennis Mills, Ian Logan | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:52 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:52 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Cole Layden buries a jumper from the left wing set up by James Dorrough | 17-16 |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer is fouled on the floor by Hans Zeis - foul #1 on Hans Zeis, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Logan (PF), Daniel Goodfellow (C) Donald Williams, Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:26 | Samford | The rebound goes to Cole Layden | 17-17 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Cole Layden misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 10:09 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:51 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 09:49 | Samford | Ian Logan gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:33 | Samford | James Dorrough comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 17-17 |
| 09:31 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 09:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 17-17 |
| 09:25 | Samford | Ian Logan pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:10 | Samford | Corey Denison takes the ball from Cole Layden | 17-17 |
| 08:49 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 17-17 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Hans Zeis grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 08:30 | Samford | Hans Zeis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 08:29 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt is hacked by Daniel Goodfellow - foul #1 on Daniel Goodfellow, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SF), Oscar Fagin (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) James Dorrough, Ian Logan, Daniel Goodfellow | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:14 | Samford | Cole Layden grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Donald Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cole Layden | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Hans Zeis (fairly fresh) SG - Cole Layden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Denzer (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Sanders (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Michael Keitt (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Wayne Pardo (tiring) 6 pts. C - Corey Denison (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer's pass is intercepted by Oscar Fagin | 20-18 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Jerry Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Wilmer King (PG) Hans Zeis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:54 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt is fouled on the floor by Donald Williams - foul #2 on Donald Williams, team foul #10 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Logan (SF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:54 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:54 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Oscar Fagin buries a jumper from the baseline | 22-20 |
| 06:04 | Wake Forest | Cole Layden steps in front of the Michael Denzer pass | 22-20 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Wilmer King misses the easy layup | 22-20 |
| 05:59 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison loses the ball out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF), Daniel Goodfellow (C) Ian Logan, Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura (SG) Thomas Sanders | |
| 05:19 | Samford | James Dorrough double dribbles | 22-20 |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (SG) Cole Layden | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Owen (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Wayne Pardo, Corey Denison | |
| 05:03 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gates | 22-22 |
| 04:52 | Samford | Michael Nakamura steals the ball from Wilmer King | 22-22 |
| 04:49 | Wake Forest | Wilmer King is called for the reach on Michael Denzer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wilmer King, team foul #11 | 22-22 |
| 04:49 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:49 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:24 | Samford | Hans Zeis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 04:23 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to David Owen | 22-24 |
| 04:12 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer scores on a shot from the right side | 22-26 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Michael Keitt is called for the reach on Wilmer King - foul #2 on Michael Keitt, team foul #4 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Peterson (PG), Donald Williams (SF), Ian Logan (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) Wilmer King, Hans Zeis, Oscar Fagin, Daniel Goodfellow | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mike Stagner (PG), Thomas Sanders (SG), Wayne Pardo (PF), Corey Denison (C) Michael Denzer, Michael Keitt, David Owen, Jeffrey Gates | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) SG - James Dorrough (fresh) SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ian Logan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mike Stagner (fresh) SG - Thomas Sanders (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Michael Nakamura (fresh) PF - Wayne Pardo (tiring) 6 pts. C - Corey Denison (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Samford | Donald Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Williams, team foul #12 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Cole Layden (SG), Dennis Mills (SF) James Dorrough, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:12 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders misses badly on a shot from the left side | 22-26 |
| 03:11 | Samford | Jerry Shaw pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:05 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Mike Stagner - foul #1 on Mike Stagner, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (SG) Cole Layden | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:05 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:05 | Samford | Jerry Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:05 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:46 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo throws it down | 22-28 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Hans Zeis double dribbles | 22-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow (C) Jerry Shaw | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer (PG), Michael Keitt (SF) Mike Stagner, Michael Nakamura | |
| 02:07 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ian Logan - foul #1 on Ian Logan, team foul #13 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Oscar Fagin (PF) Ian Logan | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura (SG) Thomas Sanders | |
| 02:07 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:07 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Dennis Mills can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 01:37 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt misses the dunk | 22-29 |
| 01:35 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 01:16 | Samford | Steve Peterson misses the 3 from straight away | 22-29 |
| 01:14 | Samford | Oscar Fagin gets the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Hans Zeis knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-29 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt is hacked by Steve Peterson - foul #3 on Steve Peterson, team foul #14 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Cole Layden (SG), James Dorrough (SF), Ian Logan (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) Steve Peterson, Hans Zeis, Oscar Fagin, Daniel Goodfellow | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders (SG), David Owen (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Michael Nakamura, Wayne Pardo, Corey Denison | |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:25 | Samford | James Dorrough can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Keitt - foul #3 on Michael Keitt, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Wilmer King (PG) Dennis Mills | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mike Stagner (PG), Michael Nakamura (SF) Michael Denzer, Michael Keitt | |
| 00:25 | Samford | James Dorrough makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:25 | Samford | James Dorrough makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Ian Logan swats the layup by David Owen | 27-30 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Ian Logan gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ian Logan clanks a halfcourt shot | 27-30 |