| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Denzer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Keitt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wayne Pardo (fresh) C - Corey Denison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Deshi Sun inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong clanks a runner from the baseline | 28-20 |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Corey Denison is called for the reach on Claudio Rizzo - foul #2 on Corey Denison, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Coyne and the foul's on Corey Denison - foul #3 on Corey Denison, team foul #2 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Owen (C) Corey Denison | |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the free throw | 31-20 |
| 18:44 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-20 |
| 18:42 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt hits the follow up shot | 31-22 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Sanders - foul #1 on Thomas Sanders, team foul #3 | 31-22 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 18:05 | Wake Forest | Matthew Coyne is called for the reach on Michael Keitt - foul #3 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:46 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo's fadeaway is rejected by Augustus Zelmar | 33-22 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 35-22 |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-22 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-22 |
| 16:36 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 16:29 | Wake Forest | David Owen misses the dunk but the foul's on Vyacheslav Szychowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Tony Branham (SG) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:29 | Wake Forest | David Owen makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 16:29 | Wake Forest | David Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Michael Keitt steals the ball from Tony Branham | 35-23 |
| 15:57 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer can't finish the layup | 35-23 |
| 15:56 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo snags the offensive board | 35-23 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Denzer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Keitt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Pardo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Owen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Augustus Zelmar - foul #3 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #3 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Corey Denison (C) David Owen | |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the follow up shot | 37-24 |
| 14:50 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Denzer | 37-26 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-26 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 37-26 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Michael Keitt steals the ball from Tony Branham | 37-26 |
| 14:02 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders scores on a floater from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 13:36 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the lay-in | 37-28 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong hits the follow up shot | 39-28 |
| 13:12 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer is fouled on the floor by Charles Morin - foul #1 on Charles Morin, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Charles Morin, Tony Branham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 12:55 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison misses the shot from the left block | 39-28 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 12:27 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong can't finish the layup | 39-28 |
| 12:25 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Corey Denison | 39-28 |
| 12:04 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders misses long on a jumper from close range | 39-28 |
| 12:03 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer tips it but misses | 39-28 |
| 12:01 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 11:32 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 41-28 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Denzer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Keitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Pardo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Corey Denison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison misses the runner from the right block | 41-28 |
| 11:27 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison gets the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 11:03 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 41-28 |
| 11:02 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison grabs the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 10:41 | Wake Forest | Wayne Pardo makes the shot from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 10:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 09:53 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison comes up short on the floater from the left side | 41-30 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Corey Denison - foul #4 on Corey Denison, team foul #4 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Owen (C) Corey Denison | |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Anthony Price gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 09:14 | Wake Forest | David Owen gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 08:50 | Wake Forest | Anthony Price swats the short shot by Michael Denzer | 41-30 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Anthony Price snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Tony Branham connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Leland Pettigrew | 43-30 |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Coyne | 43-30 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Tony Branham gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Tony Branham connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Price and he's fouled by Wayne Pardo - foul #3 on Wayne Pardo, team foul #5 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Deshi Sun (SF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Charles Morin, Anthony Price, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Corey Denison (C) David Owen | |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the free throw | 46-30 |
| 07:13 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Claudio Rizzo - foul #2 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #5 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF) Tony Branham, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:13 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 07:13 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Denzer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sanders (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Keitt (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Pardo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Corey Denison (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Deshi Sun connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 48-32 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Augustus Zelmar - foul #4 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #6 | 48-32 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Michael Denzer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 06:18 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-33 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo tips it home | 50-33 |
| 05:27 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 05:04 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Deshi Sun | 52-35 |
| 04:41 | Wake Forest | Thomas Sanders misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-35 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Deshi Sun knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 54-35 |
| 04:03 | Wake Forest | Deshi Sun blocks the short jumper by Michael Keitt | 54-35 |
| 04:02 | Wake Forest | Corey Denison tips it in | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Corey Denison - foul #5 on Corey Denison, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Morin (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mike Stagner (PG), Michael Nakamura (SG), David Owen (PF), Jeffrey Gates (C) Michael Denzer, Thomas Sanders, Wayne Pardo, Corey Denison | |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 03:46 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura is hacked by Anthony Price - foul #1 on Anthony Price, team foul #7 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Augustus Zelmar | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Tony Branham pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Michael Keitt picks off the pass by Leland Pettigrew | 54-38 |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | Michael Keitt lays it in | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Morin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mike Stagner (fresh) SG - Michael Nakamura (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Keitt (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Gates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:30 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew connects on the floater from the free throw line | 56-40 |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-43 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 01:51 | Wake Forest | David Owen pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 01:47 | Wake Forest | Mike Stagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF) Charles Morin, Tony Branham, Anthony Price, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 01:21 | Wake Forest | David Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 01:02 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Gates lays it up and in set up by David Owen | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Mike Stagner is called for the reach on Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Mike Stagner, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 00:58 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | David Owen is denied on a layup by Deshi Sun | 58-45 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Deshi Sun | 60-45 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Michael Nakamura knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo runs out the clock | 60-47 |