| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Lee (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Hackett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Denny Stuart (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hamner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Schutz (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Borchardt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Glen Tirado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | David Hackett inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 19:37 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Borchardt | 30-37 |
| 19:10 | Wake Forest | David Hackett knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-37 |
| 18:56 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Phillip Schutz | 33-40 |
| 18:33 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 18:32 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 18:15 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:55 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Smith steps in front of the Aaron Lee pass | 33-40 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Aaron Lee - foul #1 on Aaron Lee, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski (PF), Angel Moreno (C) Kenneth Smith, Denny Stuart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Reed (PF) Nicholas Smith | |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:18 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee is hacked by Phillip Schutz - foul #1 on Phillip Schutz, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (SG) Aaron Lee | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey (PG), Daniel Blount (SF), Russell Wilson (PF), Darryl Shields (C) Mark Hamner, Phillip Schutz, Daniel Borchardt, Glen Tirado | |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | Daniel Blount steals the ball from Danny Humphrey | 33-41 |
| 16:38 | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Danny Humphrey - foul #3 on Danny Humphrey, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), Aaron Lee (SG), Kyle Blair (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF) Jay Gailey, Danny Humphrey, David Hackett, Oleg Klinski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:38 | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:38 | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:20 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Angel Moreno | 36-43 |
| 16:04 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-43 |
| 16:02 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jonathan Early (fresh) SG - Aaron Lee (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kyle Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Moreno (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lyle Davey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Blount (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Wilson (fresh) C - Darryl Shields (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno drills a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Russell Wilson - foul #3 on Russell Wilson, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner (PG), Phillip Schutz (SG), Daniel Borchardt (SF), Nicholas Smith (PF) Lyle Davey, Robert Reed, Daniel Blount, Darryl Shields | |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Phillip Schutz | 39-45 |
| 15:15 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno is fouled on the floor by Mark Hamner - foul #1 on Mark Hamner, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), Danny Humphrey (SG), David Hackett (SF), Oleg Klinski (PF), Denny Stuart (C) Jonathan Early, Aaron Lee, Kyle Blair, Kenneth Smith, Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado (C) Russell Wilson | |
| 14:57 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart clanks a turnaround near the basket | 39-45 |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Schutz | 39-45 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Schutz and he's hacked by Oleg Klinski - foul #2 on Oleg Klinski, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| 14:31 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey loses the dribble to Glen Tirado | 39-48 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 14:00 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado can't tip it in | 39-48 |
| 13:58 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith tips it in | 39-50 |
| 13:42 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey misses the jump hook in the paint | 39-50 |
| 13:41 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Borchardt | 39-50 |
| 13:24 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado hits the follow up shot | 39-52 |
| 12:57 | Wake Forest | David Hackett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 12:56 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart grabs the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Danny Humphrey and he's hacked by Glen Tirado - foul #1 on Glen Tirado, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), Aaron Lee (SG), Kyle Blair (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF) Jay Gailey, Danny Humphrey, David Hackett, Oleg Klinski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey (PG), Robert Reed (SG), Daniel Blount (SF), Russell Wilson (PF), Darryl Shields (C) Mark Hamner, Phillip Schutz, Daniel Borchardt, Nicholas Smith, Glen Tirado | |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 12:25 | Western Illinois | Daniel Blount misses the dunk attempt | 42-52 |
| 12:23 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:09 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee is called for traveling | 42-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno (C) Denny Stuart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:57 | Western Illinois | Aaron Lee steals the ball from Darryl Shields | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jonathan Early (fresh) SG - Aaron Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lyle Davey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Blount (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Russell Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Darryl Shields (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jonathan Early | 45-52 |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey is hacked by Jonathan Early - foul #1 on Jonathan Early, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG) Jonathan Early | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:20 | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 11:19 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:59 | Wake Forest | Robert Reed is called for the reach on Kyle Blair - foul #3 on Robert Reed, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hackett (SF) Kyle Blair | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner (PG), Phillip Schutz (SG), Daniel Borchardt (SF) Lyle Davey, Daniel Blount, Darryl Shields | |
| 10:48 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-52 |
| 10:47 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Moreno | 45-52 |
| 10:35 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hackett | 47-52 |
| 10:26 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith (PF), Glen Tirado (C) Robert Reed, Russell Wilson | |
| 10:13 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:01 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 10:00 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 09:56 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Hackett | 49-52 |
| 09:39 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 09:38 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | Aaron Lee is called for the reach on Phillip Schutz - foul #2 on Aaron Lee, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey (SG), Oleg Klinski (PF), Denny Stuart (C) Aaron Lee, Kenneth Smith, Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Reed (SG) Phillip Schutz | |
| 09:19 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 09:18 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 08:59 | Wake Forest | Danny Humphrey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 08:58 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:48 | Wake Forest | David Hackett buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Oleg Klinski | 51-52 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado misses the jump hook from the right block | 51-52 |
| 08:32 | Wake Forest | David Hackett snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 08:11 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey drills a shot from the left side set up by Danny Humphrey | 53-52 |
| 07:52 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith's floater is tipped away by Denny Stuart | 53-52 |
| 07:50 | Wake Forest | David Hackett gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Humphrey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hackett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oleg Klinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Denny Stuart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hamner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Borchardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Glen Tirado (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Hackett | 55-52 |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner travels with the ball | 55-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), Aaron Lee (SG), Kyle Blair (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Angel Moreno (C) Jay Gailey, Danny Humphrey, David Hackett, Oleg Klinski, Denny Stuart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey (PG), Phillip Schutz (SG), Daniel Blount (SF), Russell Wilson (PF), Darryl Shields (C) Mark Hamner, Robert Reed, Daniel Borchardt, Nicholas Smith, Glen Tirado | |
| 07:00 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-52 |
| 06:30 | Wake Forest | The pull-up jumper by Aaron Lee is blocked by Russell Wilson | 55-52 |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 06:09 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Early | 58-52 |
| 05:54 | Western Illinois | Lyle Davey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lyle Davey - foul #1 on Lyle Davey, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), David Hackett (SF), Oleg Klinski (PF), Denny Stuart (C) Jonathan Early, Aaron Lee, Kenneth Smith, Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner (PG), Daniel Borchardt (SF), Robert Reed (PF) Lyle Davey, Daniel Blount, Darryl Shields | |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:29 | Wake Forest | Kyle Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 05:11 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner tips it in | 60-54 |
| 04:53 | Wake Forest | Oleg Klinski can't finish the layup | 60-54 |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson throws it down set up by Robert Reed and the foul's on Denny Stuart - foul #1 on Denny Stuart, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee (SG) Kyle Blair | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith (PF) Phillip Schutz | |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Russell Wilson misses the free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:28 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:16 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Hamner - foul #2 on Mark Hamner, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith (PF) Oleg Klinski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glen Tirado (C) Russell Wilson | |
| 04:16 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:16 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno (C) Denny Stuart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:54 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Angel Moreno | 61-57 |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 03:35 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed grabs the board | 61-57 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Jay Gailey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Lee (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Hackett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Angel Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Hamner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Borchardt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Glen Tirado (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt misses the floater from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 03:10 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith tips it in | 61-59 |
| 02:53 | Wake Forest | Aaron Lee misses the easy layup | 61-59 |
| 02:51 | Wake Forest | Angel Moreno hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| 02:25 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner is hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #4 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early (PG), Kyle Blair (SF), Oleg Klinski (PF) Jay Gailey, David Hackett, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz (SG), Daniel Blount (SF), Donald Yardley (PF) Robert Reed, Daniel Borchardt, Nicholas Smith | |
| 02:25 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:25 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | Jonathan Early loses the dribble to Mark Hamner in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 02:22 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey (PG), Denny Stuart (C) Jonathan Early, Angel Moreno | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Reed (PF) Donald Yardley | |
| 02:01 | Western Illinois | Robert Reed misses the easy layup | 63-61 |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz tips it home | 63-63 |
| 02:00 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hackett (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF) Kyle Blair, Oleg Klinski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt (SF), Nicholas Smith (PF) Daniel Blount, Robert Reed | |
| 01:42 | Wake Forest | Glen Tirado steals it from Kenneth Smith | 63-63 |
| 01:29 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Smith's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Smith | 63-63 |
| 01:10 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 63-63 |
| 01:08 | Western Illinois | Phillip Schutz pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Smith | 63-63 |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | Jay Gailey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Hackett | 66-63 |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Mark Hamner drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Schutz | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Smith is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Nicholas Smith, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Denny Stuart snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-66 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | David Hackett hits the follow up shot | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Daniel Borchardt comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 68-66 |