| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Barry Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Salvatore Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyrone Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cyrus Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rufus Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 19:37 | Wake Forest | John Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:25 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 19:24 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:20 | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 19:18 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:15 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell loses the dribble to Barry Burke in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 19:02 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez is called for traveling | 31-33 |
| 18:46 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Smith | 34-33 |
| 18:40 | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 18:38 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:31 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:31 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:31 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:12 | Wake Forest | John Edwards hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Burton Cornwell | 36-35 |
| 17:56 | McNeese State | John Edwards blocks the short jumper by Rufus Ryan | 36-35 |
| 17:54 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez can't tip it in | 36-35 |
| 17:52 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:36 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 17:34 | McNeese State | Rufus Ryan grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 17:15 | McNeese State | Barry Burke makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Cyrus Anderson | 36-38 |
| 16:58 | Wake Forest | John Edwards comes up short on the floater near the basket | 36-38 |
| 16:57 | Wake Forest | John Edwards hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 16:48 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-41 |
| 16:27 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Rufus Ryan - foul #2 on Rufus Ryan, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Charles Logan (PF) James Smith, Gilbert Grant, John Edwards | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Troncoso (PG), Brian Campbell (SG), Mark Kramer (SF), Richard Francis (PF), Walter Crawford (C) Barry Burke, Salvatore Rodriguez, Tyrone Adams, Cyrus Anderson, Rufus Ryan | |
| 16:27 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:27 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:27 | McNeese State | Walter Crawford grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 16:11 | McNeese State | Charles Logan swats the dunk try by Richard Francis | 38-41 |
| 16:10 | Wake Forest | Charles Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:02 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Troncoso - foul #1 on Harold Troncoso, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Larson (C) Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 16:02 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:02 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:02 | McNeese State | Walter Crawford pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Mong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Logan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Larson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Harold Troncoso (fresh) SG - Brian Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Francis (fresh) 2 stl. C - Walter Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | McNeese State | Harold Troncoso knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 39-43 |
| 15:25 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Burton Cornwell | 41-43 |
| 15:18 | McNeese State | Harold Troncoso knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 14:49 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Burton Cornwell | 44-46 |
| 14:39 | McNeese State | Brian Campbell is called for traveling | 44-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Smith (SG), Gilbert Grant (SF), John Edwards (PF) Burton Cornwell, Samuel Mong, Charles Logan | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Barry Burke (PG), Salvatore Rodriguez (SG), Tyrone Adams (SF), Cyrus Anderson (PF) Harold Troncoso, Brian Campbell, Mark Kramer, Richard Francis | |
| 14:12 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-46 |
| 14:10 | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:51 | McNeese State | Cyrus Anderson is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins (C) Eric Larson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Rufus Ryan (C) Walter Crawford | |
| 13:35 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Barry Burke | 44-48 |
| 13:20 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Edwards and he's fouled by Rufus Ryan - foul #3 on Rufus Ryan, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| 13:20 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:00 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez misses the shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 12:58 | McNeese State | Rufus Ryan snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 12:36 | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams can't finish the layup | 47-48 |
| 12:34 | Wake Forest | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:11 | Wake Forest | John Edwards blows the layup | 47-48 |
| 12:10 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:56 | McNeese State | Rodney Young is called for the reach on Salvatore Rodriguez - foul #1 on Rodney Young, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), Samuel Mong (SG), Charles Logan (PF) Rodney Young, James Smith, John Edwards | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Troncoso (PG), Brian Campbell (SG), Richard Francis (PF), Walter Crawford (C) Barry Burke, Salvatore Rodriguez, Cyrus Anderson, Rufus Ryan | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Mong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Logan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Harold Troncoso (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tyrone Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Francis (fresh) 2 stl. C - Walter Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 11:43 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:37 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Burton Cornwell | 49-48 |
| 11:17 | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 11:16 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:59 | Wake Forest | Brian Campbell picks off the pass by Gilbert Grant | 49-48 |
| 10:40 | McNeese State | Richard Francis misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 10:39 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 10:29 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell is fouled on the floor by Brian Campbell - foul #2 on Brian Campbell, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Smith (SG), John Edwards (PF), Eric Larson (C) Gilbert Grant, Charles Logan, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Barry Burke (PG), Mark Kramer (SF) Harold Troncoso, Tyrone Adams | |
| 10:00 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell is fouled on the floor by Richard Francis - foul #1 on Richard Francis, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez (SG), Cyrus Anderson (PF), Rufus Ryan (C) Mark Kramer, Richard Francis, Walter Crawford | |
| 09:33 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Burton Cornwell | 51-48 |
| 09:13 | McNeese State | Cyrus Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Campbell and he's fouled by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| 09:13 | McNeese State | Cyrus Anderson misses the free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:13 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:50 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson lays it in on a nice dish by Burton Cornwell and the foul's on Cyrus Anderson - foul #2 on Cyrus Anderson, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Gilbert Grant (SF) James Smith, Samuel Mong | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams (SF) Brian Campbell | |
| 08:50 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:28 | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 08:26 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Eric Larson | 54-50 |
| 08:21 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | John Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:03 | Wake Forest | John Edwards blows the layup | 54-50 |
| 08:02 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 07:55 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson misses badly on a runner from close range | 54-50 |
| 07:54 | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams grabs the board | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Burton Cornwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Eric Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Barry Burke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Salvatore Rodriguez (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tyrone Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cyrus Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rufus Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 07:34 | McNeese State | Cyrus Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:19 | McNeese State | Barry Burke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 07:18 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Eric Larson | 54-50 |
| 06:49 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young drills a 3 from straight away set up by Gilbert Grant | 57-50 |
| 06:31 | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Smith (SG), Samuel Mong (SF), Charles Logan (PF), Gary Caulkins (C) Burton Cornwell, Gilbert Grant, John Edwards, Eric Larson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Troncoso (PG), Brian Campbell (SG), Mark Kramer (SF), Richard Francis (PF), Walter Crawford (C) Barry Burke, Salvatore Rodriguez, Tyrone Adams, Cyrus Anderson, Rufus Ryan | |
| 06:03 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-50 |
| 06:02 | McNeese State | Walter Crawford grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 05:46 | McNeese State | Richard Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 05:45 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:24 | Wake Forest | Harold Troncoso is called for the reach on Samuel Mong - foul #2 on Harold Troncoso, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant (SF) Rodney Young | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams (SF) Mark Kramer | |
| 05:24 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:24 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:58 | McNeese State | Richard Francis hits the finger roll | 59-52 |
| 04:34 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 04:19 | McNeese State | Brian Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-52 |
| 04:18 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:01 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong is hacked by Harold Troncoso - foul #3 on Harold Troncoso, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell (PG), John Edwards (PF) Gilbert Grant, Charles Logan | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Barry Burke (PG), Salvatore Rodriguez (SG), Cyrus Anderson (PF) Harold Troncoso, Brian Campbell, Richard Francis | |
| 04:01 | Wake Forest | Samuel Mong misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:01 | McNeese State | Cyrus Anderson pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:54 | McNeese State | A charge is called on Tyrone Adams - foul #1 on Tyrone Adams, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Kramer (C) Walter Crawford | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Burton Cornwell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Samuel Mong (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Barry Burke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Salvatore Rodriguez (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tyrone Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cyrus Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Kramer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins is whistled for traveling | 62-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Gilbert Grant (SF), Eric Larson (C) James Smith, Samuel Mong, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Campbell (SF), Rufus Ryan (C) Tyrone Adams, Mark Kramer | |
| 03:03 | McNeese State | Salvatore Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 03:02 | McNeese State | Brian Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:50 | McNeese State | Brian Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 02:49 | Wake Forest | Eric Larson gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:49 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Smith (SG), Gary Caulkins (C) Rodney Young, Eric Larson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Tyrone Adams (SF) Brian Campbell | |
| 02:20 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-52 |
| 02:18 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Cyrus Anderson | 62-52 |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | Rufus Ryan double dribbles | 62-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Harold Troncoso (PG), Brian Campbell (SG), Mark Kramer (SF), Richard Francis (PF), Walter Crawford (C) Barry Burke, Salvatore Rodriguez, Tyrone Adams, Cyrus Anderson, Rufus Ryan | |
| 01:48 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-52 |
| 01:47 | McNeese State | Walter Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:26 | McNeese State | Mark Kramer is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| 01:15 | McNeese State | Harold Troncoso misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 01:13 | Wake Forest | James Smith snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 01:08 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Edwards and he's fouled by Harold Troncoso - foul #4 on Harold Troncoso, team foul #10 | 64-52 |
| 01:08 | Wake Forest | Burton Cornwell misses the free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:08 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:49 | Wake Forest | Harold Troncoso is called for the reach on Gilbert Grant - foul #5 on Harold Troncoso, team foul #11 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jerry Lerner (PG) Harold Troncoso | |
| 00:49 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:49 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | McNeese State | Brian Campbell connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant misses the easy layup | 66-55 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | John Edwards can't tip it in | 66-55 |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | John Edwards tips it home | 68-55 |
| 00:07 | McNeese State | Walter Crawford comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 68-55 |
| 00:05 | McNeese State | Brian Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 00:02 | McNeese State | Mark Kramer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | John Edwards runs out the clock | 68-55 |