| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Patrick Marcoux (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alphonse Greco (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Barile (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Pillow (fresh) C - David Volz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ray Knutson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathon Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Faucett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Jonathon Anderson inbounds the ball | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | UMass | Alphonse Greco is called for the reach on Ray Knutson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alphonse Greco, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| 19:43 | UMass | Ray Knutson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-37 |
| 19:26 | Wake Forest | David Volz knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Edgar Pillow | 51-37 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Larry Gilbert misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by David Volz - foul #1 on David Volz, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Larry Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 19:09 | UMass | Larry Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 19:09 | Wake Forest | Gary Barile grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 18:58 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux lays it in on a nice dish by Alphonse Greco and he's hacked by Ray Knutson - foul #2 on Ray Knutson, team foul #1 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton (SF) Gary Barile | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:58 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux misses the free throw | 53-38 |
| 18:58 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Dixon | 53-38 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Ray Knutson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen (PG) Patrick Marcoux | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 18:39 | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen is hacked by Ray Knutson - foul #3 on Ray Knutson, team foul #2 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Hebron (SF) Alphonse Greco | |
| Subs | UMass | Edgar Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Riker (SG) Ray Knutson, Larry Gilbert | |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | David Volz lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Hebron and the foul's on Roger Faucett - foul #1 on Roger Faucett, team foul #3 | 55-38 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | David Volz misses the free throw | 55-38 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Pillow | 55-38 |
| 18:10 | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen is hacked by Jeffrey Riker - foul #3 on Jeffrey Riker, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | UMass | Larry Gilbert (SG) Jeffrey Riker | |
| 17:59 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Anderson - foul #2 on Jonathon Anderson, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux (PG), Gary Barile (SF) Frederic Jansen, Kenneth Hebron | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:41 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Casey Gleaton | 57-38 |
| 17:36 | UMass | Edgar Johnson is hacked by Gary Barile in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Barile, team foul #3 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Hebron (SG) Casey Gleaton | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 17:16 | UMass | Richard Dixon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Jonathon Anderson tips it but misses | 57-38 |
| 17:13 | UMass | Richard Dixon hits the follow up shot | 57-40 |
| 16:58 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by David Volz and he's fouled by Jonathon Anderson - foul #3 on Jonathon Anderson, team foul #6 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alphonse Greco (SG) Gary Barile | |
| Subs | UMass | Jason Lacombe (SF) Jonathon Anderson | |
| 16:58 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux makes the free throw | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:55 | UMass | Roger Faucett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen (PG) Patrick Marcoux | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Roger Faucett is called for the reach on David Volz - foul #2 on Roger Faucett, team foul #7 | 60-40 |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | David Volz misses the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 16:50 | UMass | Richard Dixon pulls down the rebound | 60-40 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Edgar Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Frederic Jansen - foul #1 on Frederic Jansen, team foul #4 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Barile (SF) Kenneth Hebron | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 16:35 | UMass | Edgar Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 16:35 | UMass | Edgar Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 16:35 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Edgar Pillow | 60-41 |
| 16:18 | Wake Forest | David Volz misses long on a jumper in the lane | 60-41 |
| 16:16 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Dixon | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:13 | UMass | Gary Barile picks off the pass by Larry Gilbert in the backcourt | 60-41 |
| 15:55 | Wake Forest | David Volz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 15:53 | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen snags the offensive board | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Frederic Jansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alphonse Greco (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Barile (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Pillow (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Volz (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edgar Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Gilbert (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Jason Lacombe (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Dixon (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Faucett (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Wake Forest | David Volz misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 60-41 |
| 15:40 | UMass | The rebound goes to Larry Gilbert | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:36 | UMass | The jump hook by Larry Gilbert is blocked by David Volz | 60-41 |
| 15:34 | UMass | Edgar Johnson tips it home | 60-43 |
| 15:16 | Wake Forest | Larry Gilbert picks off the pass by Gary Barile | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:10 | UMass | Jason Lacombe connects on the open turnaround from the baseline set up by Edgar Johnson | 60-45 |
| 14:59 | Wake Forest | David Volz hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jason Lacombe - foul #4 on Jason Lacombe, team foul #8 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux (PG), Casey Gleaton (SG), Kenneth Hebron (SF) Frederic Jansen, Alphonse Greco, Gary Barile | |
| Subs | UMass | Ray Knutson (PG), Jeffrey Riker (SG), Jonathon Anderson (SF), Henry Sartain (PF), Ryan Williams (C) Edgar Johnson, Larry Gilbert, Jason Lacombe, Richard Dixon, Roger Faucett | |
| 14:59 | Wake Forest | David Volz makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| 14:38 | UMass | Henry Sartain misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by David Volz - foul #2 on David Volz, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| 14:38 | UMass | Henry Sartain makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 14:38 | UMass | Henry Sartain misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 14:38 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 14:16 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-46 |
| 14:15 | UMass | Jonathon Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 14:09 | UMass | Henry Sartain scores on a jump hook from the left block | 63-48 |
| 14:02 | Wake Forest | David Volz hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Casey Gleaton | 65-48 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Jonathon Anderson hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-50 |
| 13:33 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 65-50 |
| 13:31 | UMass | Henry Sartain snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Jonathon Anderson misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Patrick Marcoux - foul #1 on Patrick Marcoux, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen (PG), Alphonse Greco (SG), Gary Barile (SF) Patrick Marcoux, Casey Gleaton, Kenneth Hebron | |
| Subs | UMass | Larry Gilbert (SG) Jeffrey Riker | |
| 13:19 | UMass | Jonathon Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Jonathon Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 13:00 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow is hacked by Henry Sartain - foul #4 on Henry Sartain, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas (C) David Volz | |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Dixon (PF) Henry Sartain | |
| 13:00 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 13:00 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 12:40 | UMass | Richard Dixon makes the 3 from the left corner | 67-55 |
| 12:26 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Gary Barile | 69-55 |
| 12:21 | UMass | Ray Knutson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-55 |
| 12:19 | Wake Forest | Alphonse Greco snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 12:13 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas misses the floater from the left block | 69-55 |
| 12:12 | UMass | Larry Gilbert snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Ryan Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frederic Jansen - foul #2 on Frederic Jansen, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux (PG), Casey Gleaton (SF), Frederick Coster (C) Frederic Jansen, Gary Barile, Edgar Pillow | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:06 | UMass | Ryan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Ryan Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 11:37 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Casey Gleaton and he's hacked by Jonathon Anderson - foul #4 on Jonathon Anderson, team foul #10 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kenneth Hebron (SG), David Volz (C) Alphonse Greco, Frederick Coster | |
| Subs | UMass | Jason Lacombe (SF) Jonathon Anderson | |
| 11:37 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas makes the free throw | 72-57 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Patrick Marcoux (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Hebron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Casey Gleaton (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Riojas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Volz (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ray Knutson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Gilbert (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Jason Lacombe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Richard Dixon (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | UMass | Richard Dixon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-57 |
| 11:24 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 11:08 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Hebron is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 72-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederick Coster (PF) Jim Riojas | |
| Subs | UMass | Jeffrey Riker (SG), Roger Faucett (PF) Larry Gilbert, Richard Dixon | |
| 10:52 | UMass | Roger Faucett is hacked by Frederick Coster - foul #1 on Frederick Coster, team foul #8 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alphonse Greco (SG), John Santoyo (C) Casey Gleaton, David Volz | |
| Subs | UMass | Edgar Johnson (PG) Ray Knutson | |
| 10:52 | UMass | Roger Faucett misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 10:52 | Wake Forest | John Santoyo snags the defensive board | 72-57 |
| 10:38 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 10:36 | UMass | Roger Faucett grabs the board | 72-57 |
| 10:33 | UMass | Jeffrey Riker is hacked by Alphonse Greco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alphonse Greco, team foul #9 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen (PG), Gary Barile (SF) Patrick Marcoux, Kenneth Hebron | |
| Subs | UMass | Ray Knutson (PG) Jason Lacombe | |
| 10:33 | UMass | Jeffrey Riker makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 10:33 | UMass | Jeffrey Riker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | John Santoyo clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Riker - foul #4 on Jeffrey Riker, team foul #11 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jason Lacombe (SF) Jeffrey Riker | |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | John Santoyo misses the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | John Santoyo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 09:53 | UMass | Jason Lacombe makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ray Knutson | 73-61 |
| 09:49 | Wake Forest | Alphonse Greco drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Frederick Coster | 75-61 |
| 09:29 | UMass | Ray Knutson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 75-61 |
| 09:27 | Wake Forest | Frederick Coster snags the defensive board | 75-61 |
| 08:59 | Wake Forest | John Santoyo's floater is tipped away by Roger Faucett | 75-61 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Ryan Williams gets the rebound | 75-61 |
| 08:54 | UMass | Ray Knutson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-61 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux (PG), Casey Gleaton (SG), Kenneth Hebron (SF), Edgar Pillow (PF), David Volz (C) Frederic Jansen, Alphonse Greco, Gary Barile, John Santoyo, Frederick Coster | |
| Subs | UMass | Larry Gilbert (SG), Richard Dixon (PF) Edgar Johnson, Roger Faucett | |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | David Volz hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 75-61 |
| 08:36 | UMass | Richard Dixon pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| 08:31 | UMass | Ray Knutson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-61 |
| 08:30 | UMass | Ryan Williams grabs the offensive board | 75-61 |
| 08:20 | UMass | Ray Knutson makes the 3 from straight away set up by Ryan Williams | 75-64 |
| 08:15 | Wake Forest | David Volz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 75-64 |
| 08:14 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux tips it home | 77-64 |
| 08:01 | UMass | Ray Knutson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jason Lacombe | 77-67 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-67 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Barile (SF), Jim Riojas (C) Kenneth Hebron, David Volz | |
| Subs | UMass | Edgar Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Riker (SG), Henry Sartain (PF), Roger Faucett (C) Ray Knutson, Larry Gilbert, Richard Dixon, Ryan Williams | |
| 07:25 | UMass | Edgar Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-67 |
| 07:23 | UMass | Henry Sartain hits the follow up shot | 77-69 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Patrick Marcoux (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Gleaton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Barile (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Pillow (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Riojas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edgar Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Riker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jason Lacombe (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Henry Sartain (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Faucett (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Casey Gleaton | 79-69 |
| 06:51 | UMass | Jason Lacombe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 06:49 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Gary Barile | 79-69 |
| 06:43 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Casey Gleaton | 81-69 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Henry Sartain buries a driving attempt in the paint | 81-71 |
| 05:59 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 81-71 |
| 05:57 | Wake Forest | Gary Barile can't tip it in | 81-71 |
| 05:55 | UMass | Henry Sartain snags the defensive board | 81-71 |
| 05:49 | UMass | Edgar Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Edgar Johnson, team foul #12 | 81-71 |
| 05:49 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-71 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen (PG), Alphonse Greco (SG), Kenneth Hebron (SF), David Volz (C) Patrick Marcoux, Casey Gleaton, Gary Barile, Edgar Pillow | |
| Subs | UMass | Ray Knutson (PG), Ryan Williams (C) Edgar Johnson, Roger Faucett | |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | David Volz misses short on a jumper from the left side | 81-71 |
| 05:39 | UMass | Ryan Williams pulls down the rebound | 81-71 |
| 05:35 | UMass | Kenneth Hebron steps in front of the Jeffrey Riker pass | 81-71 |
| 05:15 | Wake Forest | David Volz comes up short on the shot from the left side | 81-71 |
| 05:13 | Wake Forest | David Volz misses the tip | 81-71 |
| 05:11 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas snags the offensive board | 81-71 |
| 04:56 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 81-71 |
| 04:55 | UMass | Ryan Williams snags the defensive board | 81-71 |
| 04:36 | UMass | Jason Lacombe comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 81-71 |
| 04:34 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Alphonse Greco | 81-71 |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas makes the shot from the baseline set up by Frederic Jansen and he's fouled by Henry Sartain - foul #5 on Henry Sartain, team foul #13 | 83-71 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton (SF), Frederick Coster (C) Kenneth Hebron, David Volz | |
| Subs | UMass | Larry Gilbert (SG), Richard Dixon (PF) Jeffrey Riker, Henry Sartain | |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Jim Riojas misses the free throw | 83-71 |
| 04:11 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Dixon | 83-71 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:57 | UMass | Ryan Williams hits the finger roll | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Richard Dixon is called for the reach on Frederic Jansen - foul #3 on Richard Dixon, team foul #14 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Barile (SF), John Santoyo (C) Alphonse Greco, Jim Riojas | |
| Subs | UMass | Roger Faucett (C) Ryan Williams | |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 03:37 | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 03:29 | UMass | Richard Dixon misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 84-73 |
| 03:28 | Wake Forest | Gary Barile grabs the board | 84-73 |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Frederick Coster is fouled on the floor by Roger Faucett - foul #3 on Roger Faucett, team foul #15 | 84-73 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux (PG), Edgar Pillow (PF) Frederic Jansen, John Santoyo | |
| Subs | UMass | Edgar Johnson (PG), Jonathon Anderson (SF) Ray Knutson, Jason Lacombe | |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Frederick Coster makes the 1st free throw | 85-73 |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Frederick Coster makes the 2nd free throw | 86-73 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Patrick Marcoux (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Gleaton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Barile (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Edgar Pillow (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Coster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Edgar Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Gilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jonathon Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Dixon (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Roger Faucett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | UMass | Larry Gilbert clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 86-73 |
| 03:04 | UMass | Richard Dixon hits the follow up shot | 86-75 |
| 02:45 | Wake Forest | Casey Gleaton drills a floater from the right wing set up by Patrick Marcoux | 88-75 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | UMass | Larry Gilbert is hacked by Casey Gleaton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casey Gleaton, team foul #10 | 88-75 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alphonse Greco (SG), Kenneth Hebron (SF), John Santoyo (C) Casey Gleaton, Gary Barile, Frederick Coster | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:42 | UMass | Larry Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 88-76 |
| 02:42 | UMass | Larry Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 88-77 |
| 02:22 | UMass | Richard Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 88-77 |
| 02:07 | UMass | Edgar Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 88-77 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Larry Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-77 |
| 02:05 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 88-77 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederic Jansen (PG), David Volz (C) Patrick Marcoux, John Santoyo | |
| Subs | UMass | Jason Lacombe (SF), Ryan Williams (C) Jonathon Anderson, Roger Faucett | |
| 01:54 | UMass | Ryan Williams loses the dribble to David Volz | 88-77 |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | David Volz lays it up and in | 90-77 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Ryan Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 90-77 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux (PG), Gary Barile (SF) Frederic Jansen, Kenneth Hebron | |
| Subs | UMass | Jeffrey Riker (SG), Jonathon Anderson (SF), Roger Faucett (C) Larry Gilbert, Jason Lacombe, Ryan Williams | |
| 01:18 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Alphonse Greco | 92-77 |
| 01:16 | UMass | Gary Barile takes the ball from Jeffrey Riker in the backcourt | 92-77 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Gary Barile misses the dunk | 92-77 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Alphonse Greco tips it but misses | 92-77 |
| 01:12 | Wake Forest | Gary Barile misses the tip | 92-77 |
| 01:11 | UMass | Roger Faucett grabs the board | 92-77 |
| 00:49 | UMass | Roger Faucett loses the ball out of bounds | 92-77 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by Patrick Marcoux is denied by Roger Faucett | 92-77 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Gary Barile tips it in | 94-77 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | UMass | Roger Faucett is called for traveling | 94-77 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Patrick Marcoux runs out the clock | 94-77 |