| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Joseph (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Clyburn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Van Milner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Duval (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Hipp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Van Milner inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | San Diego | John Edwards is called for the reach on William Joseph - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Samuel Mong (SF), Eric Larson (C) Raymond Thompson, James Frazier, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 19:29 | San Diego | Van Milner evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook near the basket | 30-28 |
| 19:12 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones clanks a turnaround from the left block | 30-28 |
| 19:11 | San Diego | Van Milner snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 19:07 | San Diego | Robert Clyburn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 19:05 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:36 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong is fouled on the floor by Van Milner - foul #1 on Van Milner, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Donald Beaver (SG), James Frazier (SF), Michael Carter (C) Burton Cornwell, Frank Jones, Samuel Mong, John Edwards | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 18:15 | San Diego | Van Milner snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 18:10 | San Diego | Van Milner connects on the floater from the baseline set up by William Joseph | 30-30 |
| 17:49 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Thompson | 32-30 |
| 17:45 | San Diego | Robert Clyburn is fouled on the floor by Donald Beaver - foul #1 on Donald Beaver, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Jones (SG), John Edwards (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) Donald Beaver, Eric Larson, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 17:35 | San Diego | Frank Jones steals it from Van Milner out of a doubleteam | 32-30 |
| 17:16 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Frank Jones | 34-30 |
| 17:05 | San Diego | Robert Clyburn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 17:04 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Raymond Thompson | 34-30 |
| 16:41 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 16:25 | San Diego | Steven Duval buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 16:08 | Wake Forest | James Frazier connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Thompson | 39-32 |
| 15:51 | San Diego | William Joseph hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 15:49 | Wake Forest | James Frazier snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Joseph (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Clyburn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Van Milner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Duval (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hipp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | Van Milner picks off the pass by Frank Jones | 39-32 |
| 15:11 | San Diego | Van Milner misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 39-32 |
| 15:10 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Joseph - foul #1 on William Joseph, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Eric Larson (PF), Michael Carter (C) Frank Jones, James Frazier, John Edwards, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Mazzariello (PG), Jonathan Beaton (SG), Donald Rader (SF), Robert Biermann (PF), Douglas Carpenter (C) William Joseph, Robert Clyburn, Van Milner, Steven Duval, Michael Hipp | |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:26 | San Diego | Raymond Thompson takes the ball from Robert Biermann | 41-32 |
| 13:57 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Carter, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG) Raymond Thompson | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 13:46 | San Diego | Donald Rader connects on the 3 from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-35 |
| 13:22 | San Diego | Donald Rader snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 13:17 | San Diego | Donald Rader scores on a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Burton Cornwell - foul #2 on Burton Cornwell, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Edwards (PF) Eric Larson | |
| Subs | San Diego | Steven Duval (PF) Robert Biermann | |
| 13:17 | San Diego | Donald Rader makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:54 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 12:52 | San Diego | Douglas Carpenter snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 12:27 | San Diego | Steven Duval misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 12:25 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:59 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Rader | 41-38 |
| 11:58 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Douglas Carpenter | 41-38 |
| 11:53 | San Diego | Donald Rader comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-38 |
| 11:51 | San Diego | Steven Duval gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:38 | San Diego | Donald Rader can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Mong - foul #1 on Samuel Mong, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Jones (SG), James Frazier (SF), Eric Larson (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) Donald Beaver, Samuel Mong, John Edwards, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Joseph (PG), Robert Clyburn (SG), Michael Hipp (C) Michael Mazzariello, Jonathan Beaton, Douglas Carpenter | |
| 11:38 | San Diego | Donald Rader makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:38 | San Diego | Donald Rader misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:38 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Joseph (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Clyburn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Donald Rader (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Duval (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hipp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Edwards (PF), Michael Carter (C) Eric Larson, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | San Diego | Van Milner (SF) Donald Rader | |
| 11:00 | San Diego | Van Milner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 10:59 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:55 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones lays it in on a great pass from Burton Cornwell and he's hacked by Van Milner - foul #2 on Van Milner, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Larson (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) John Edwards, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Biermann (PF) Steven Duval | |
| 10:55 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:43 | San Diego | Van Milner misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's hacked by James Frazier - foul #2 on James Frazier, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), John Edwards (PF), Michael Carter (C) Burton Cornwell, Eric Larson, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 10:43 | San Diego | Van Milner makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:43 | San Diego | Van Milner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:27 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | John Edwards tips it in | 46-41 |
| 10:03 | San Diego | John Edwards steps in front of the Robert Clyburn pass | 46-41 |
| 09:45 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Clyburn - foul #3 on Robert Clyburn, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Samuel Mong (SF), Eric Larson (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) Raymond Thompson, James Frazier, John Edwards, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | San Diego | Steven Duval (PF) Robert Biermann | |
| 09:45 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:45 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:31 | San Diego | Robert Clyburn can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-41 |
| 09:29 | San Diego | Steven Duval tips it in | 47-43 |
| 09:05 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:42 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones's floater is tipped away by Michael Hipp | 47-43 |
| 08:41 | San Diego | William Joseph snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 08:25 | San Diego | Robert Clyburn drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Joseph | 47-45 |
| 07:59 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones is hacked by Steven Duval - foul #2 on Steven Duval, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Donald Beaver (SG), James Frazier (SF), John Edwards (PF), Michael Carter (C) Burton Cornwell, Frank Jones, Samuel Mong, Eric Larson, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Mazzariello (PG), Jonathan Beaton (SG), Donald Rader (SF), Douglas Carpenter (C) William Joseph, Robert Clyburn, Van Milner, Michael Hipp | |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Mazzariello - foul #1 on Michael Mazzariello, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Donald Beaver makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:19 | San Diego | Steven Duval misses long on a shot from the left side | 49-45 |
| 07:18 | San Diego | Steven Duval can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 07:16 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Beaver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Michael Mazzariello (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Beaton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Rader (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Duval (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Michael Carter is blocked by Steven Duval | 49-45 |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | John Edwards tips it but misses | 49-45 |
| 06:52 | San Diego | Douglas Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:46 | San Diego | Michael Mazzariello misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 06:44 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:19 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | John Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 05:59 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 05:58 | San Diego | Douglas Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 05:58 | San Diego | San Diego calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Frank Jones (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Gary Caulkins (C) Raymond Thompson, Donald Beaver, James Frazier, Michael Carter | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Joseph (PG), Robert Clyburn (SG), Van Milner (SF), Michael Hipp (C) Michael Mazzariello, Jonathan Beaton, Donald Rader, Douglas Carpenter | |
| 05:30 | San Diego | Robert Clyburn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Jones - foul #2 on Frank Jones, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| 05:30 | San Diego | Robert Clyburn makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:30 | San Diego | Robert Clyburn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:09 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Jones | 51-47 |
| 04:50 | San Diego | Van Milner can't finish the layup | 51-47 |
| 04:49 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Gary Caulkins | 51-47 |
| 04:22 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Burton Cornwell | 53-47 |
| 04:06 | San Diego | Michael Hipp is open and scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by William Joseph | 53-49 |
| 04:06 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Donald Beaver (SG), James Frazier (SF), Eric Larson (PF), Michael Carter (C) Burton Cornwell, Frank Jones, Samuel Mong, John Edwards, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 03:47 | Wake Forest | A charge is called on James Frazier - foul #3 on James Frazier, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| 03:24 | San Diego | Michael Hipp misses short on a jumper from the left side | 53-49 |
| 03:23 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:06 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 03:05 | San Diego | Steven Duval gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raymond Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Beaver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eric Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - William Joseph (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Robert Clyburn (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Van Milner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Duval (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Hipp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | San Diego | Steven Duval throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Jones (SG), John Edwards (PF) Donald Beaver, Eric Larson | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Gilbert Grant (SG) Raymond Thompson, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 02:16 | San Diego | Van Milner knocks in the floater in the lane | 53-51 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Grant and the foul's on Michael Hipp - foul #3 on Michael Hipp, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson (PG), Frank Jones (SG) Burton Cornwell, Gilbert Grant | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Michael Carter misses the free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:57 | San Diego | Van Milner gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 01:48 | San Diego | The jump hook by Robert Clyburn is blocked by Michael Carter | 55-51 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 01:22 | Wake Forest | Frank Jones connects on the shot in the paint set up by Raymond Thompson | 57-51 |
| 00:59 | San Diego | Michael Hipp scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frank Jones | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | San Diego | James Frazier takes the ball from Steven Duval | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by William Joseph - foul #2 on William Joseph, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins (C) John Edwards | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:25 | San Diego | Robert Clyburn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins is hacked by William Joseph in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Joseph, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant (SF) James Frazier | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:22 | San Diego | Steven Duval snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 00:17 | San Diego | Michael Hipp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-53 |
| 00:16 | San Diego | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Clyburn | 61-53 |
| 00:14 | San Diego | Robert Clyburn hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Joseph | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by William Joseph - foul #4 on William Joseph, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (SF) Gilbert Grant | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:06 | San Diego | Frank Jones steals it from Robert Clyburn out of a doubleteam | 62-56 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson is hacked by William Joseph in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Joseph, team foul #11 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Mazzariello (PG) William Joseph | |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Raymond Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | Van Milner comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 64-56 |