| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lonnie Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hewitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Umana (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Maselli (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-34 |
| 19:33 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 19:29 | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 19:28 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt tips it back up and in | 24-36 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 18:41 | Wake Forest | Darryl Gable takes the ball from David Hewitt | 26-36 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Hayes - foul #1 on Thomas Hayes, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:52 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener slams it home over the doubleteam | 30-36 |
| 17:05 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Gardener - foul #3 on Edward Gardener, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price (C) Edward Gardener | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 17:05 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:05 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 16:49 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 16:27 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lonnie Preston | 30-39 |
| 16:13 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 16:12 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 15:57 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana misses badly on a floater near the basket | 30-39 |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) SF - Lewis Rohe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Gable (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lonnie Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Hewitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jeffrey Umana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Maselli (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 15:38 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 15:21 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lewis Rohe - foul #2 on Lewis Rohe, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (PG), Robert Lee (SG), Dane Nickerson (SF), Edward Gardener (C) John Wilson, Shad Gerdes, Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 15:21 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 15:21 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Hayes - foul #2 on Thomas Hayes, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:05 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Thomas Hayes | 31-40 |
| 14:41 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana is whistled for a carry | 31-40 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson misses the shot from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-40 |
| 14:14 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from David Hewitt | 31-42 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price tips it home | 33-42 |
| 13:19 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee loses the dribble to David Hewitt | 33-45 |
| 12:48 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Lonnie Preston | 33-47 |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Dane Nickerson | 35-47 |
| 12:13 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Lonnie Preston blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Erik Joyce | 35-47 |
| 11:44 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Thomas Hayes | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Erik Joyce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dane Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Gardener (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lonnie Preston (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hewitt (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jeffrey Umana (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Maselli (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana misses long on a jumper from the right side | 35-47 |
| 11:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dane Nickerson | 35-47 |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 11:01 | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee misses long on a floater near the basket | 37-47 |
| 10:49 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 10:28 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt is hacked by Robert Lee - foul #4 on Robert Lee, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Shad Gerdes (SG), Lewis Rohe (SF), Darryl Gable (PF), Paul Davis (C) Erik Joyce, Robert Lee, Dane Nickerson, Nicholas Price, Edward Gardener | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Leroy Pasillas (SG), Mike Bolton (SF), Keith Knickerbocker (C) Lonnie Preston, David Hewitt, Jeffrey Umana, Kenneth Maselli | |
| 10:11 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 10:04 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 09:35 | Wake Forest | Leroy Pasillas is hacked by Shad Gerdes - foul #1 on Shad Gerdes, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| 09:13 | Wake Forest | Keith Knickerbocker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Darryl Gable | 37-47 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes connects on the 3 from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes knocks in the shot in the lane | 40-49 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wilson | 43-49 |
| 07:50 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa is fouled on the floor by John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee (SG), Nicholas Price (C) Shad Gerdes, Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana (SF), Kenneth Maselli (C) Thomas Hayes, Keith Knickerbocker | |
| 07:33 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Arakawa | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Nicholas Price (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leroy Pasillas (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Umana (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mike Bolton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Maselli (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable tips it back up and in | 45-51 |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Price - foul #1 on Nicholas Price, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (SF), Edward Gardener (C) Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston (PG), David Hewitt (SG) Dikembe Arakawa, Leroy Pasillas | |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 06:18 | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 06:17 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 05:46 | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce gets the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lee is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Robert Lee, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (PG), Dane Nickerson (SG), Lewis Rohe (SF), Darryl Gable (PF) John Wilson, Robert Lee, Erik Joyce, Nicholas Price | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leroy Pasillas (SG), Thomas Hayes (PF) David Hewitt, Mike Bolton | |
| 05:04 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Leroy Pasillas | 47-54 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson is hacked by Leroy Pasillas - foul #2 on Leroy Pasillas, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Mike Bolton (SF) Lonnie Preston, Jeffrey Umana | |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 04:42 | Wake Forest | Mike Bolton pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 04:13 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Arakawa | 47-56 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mike Bolton - foul #2 on Mike Bolton, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Wilson (PG), Nicholas Price (C) Shad Gerdes, Edward Gardener | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Hewitt (SG), Jeffrey Umana (SF) Leroy Pasillas, Mike Bolton | |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:53 | Southern Illinois | Dane Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes (SG) Dane Nickerson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lonnie Preston (PG), Keith Knickerbocker (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Kenneth Maselli | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shad Gerdes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lewis Rohe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darryl Gable (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Nicholas Price (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lonnie Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Hewitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jeffrey Umana (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Keith Knickerbocker (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Gable works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 03:15 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 03:07 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 48-56 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Price gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | A charge is called on Thomas Hayes - foul #3 on Thomas Hayes, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Erik Joyce (SF), Paul Davis (C) Lewis Rohe, Darryl Gable | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:35 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe (SF), Darryl Gable (PF), Edward Gardener (C) Erik Joyce, Nicholas Price, Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli (C) Keith Knickerbocker | |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Rohe | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Umana | 50-59 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Umana steals the ball from Shad Gerdes | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:22 | Wake Forest | Jeffrey Umana can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-59 |
| 01:20 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli tips it in | 50-61 |
| 01:01 | Southern Illinois | John Wilson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Shad Gerdes | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt is fouled on the floor by Shad Gerdes - foul #2 on Shad Gerdes, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Leroy Pasillas (SF) Lonnie Preston, Jeffrey Umana | |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | David Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli is fouled in the backcourt by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Maselli makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Shad Gerdes clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 00:38 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by John Wilson - foul #3 on John Wilson, team foul #10 | 56-65 |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:36 | Wake Forest | Thomas Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Lewis Rohe connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Darryl Gable | 59-67 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa is hacked by John Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Wilson, team foul #11 | 59-67 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Leroy Pasillas picks off the pass by Darryl Gable out of a doubleteam | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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 man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Arakawa runs out the clock | 59-69 |