| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mario Short (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Green (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Doss (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Maynard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Louisville | Long Tang travels with the ball | 32-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Charles Klass (PF), Robert Hill (C) Tom Maynard, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:28 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Chad Swaney | 32-30 |
| 18:55 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss is hacked by Christopher Garrett - foul #3 on Christopher Garrett, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Charles Klass, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre (SF) Christopher Garrett | |
| 18:38 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Michael Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 18:22 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 18:15 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss is fouled on the floor by Clarence Lefevre - foul #1 on Clarence Lefevre, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Hill (C) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:52 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Swaney | 32-30 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Michael Ball snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Long Tang misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Chad Swaney snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Chad Swaney lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas (C) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), William Bennett (PF) Long Tang, Wade Williams | |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Chad Swaney makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:23 | Wake Forest | Mario Short is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Zeals - foul #3 on Rodney Zeals, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (SG) Richard Green | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG) Rodney Zeals | |
| 17:02 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss makes the 3 from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Michael Ball grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Long Tang misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ball | 35-33 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Christopher Thomas swats the layup by William Bennett | 35-33 |
| 16:10 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:49 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Green (SG), Charles Klass (PF), Robert Hill (C) Mario Short, Tom Maynard, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Alexis Mancini (SF), Wade Williams (PF), Richard Slagle (C) Long Tang, Michael Ball, William Bennett, Chad Swaney | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Green (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Doss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Klass (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Hill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Zeals (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Lefevre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexis Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Richard Slagle (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Slagle | 35-36 |
| 15:14 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-36 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Wade Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 15:03 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Richard Green | 35-36 |
| 14:41 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Doss | 37-36 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Charles Klass is called for the reach on Alexis Mancini - foul #1 on Charles Klass, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mario Short (PG), Tom Maynard (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Joseph Mitchell, Norman Doss, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Garrett (SF) Clarence Lefevre | |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett loses the dribble to Richard Green | 37-36 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Richard Green misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-36 |
| 13:51 | Wake Forest | Mario Short hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Rodney Zeals | 39-39 |
| 13:07 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard drills a floater near the basket set up by Charles Klass | 41-39 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett double dribbles | 41-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (PG), Norman Doss (SF), Robert Hill (C) Mario Short, Charles Klass, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Michael Ball (SG), William Bennett (PF), Chad Swaney (C) Rodney Zeals, Alexis Mancini, Wade Williams, Richard Slagle | |
| 12:47 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill clanks a floater from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | William Bennett grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Norman Doss steals it from Long Tang | 41-39 |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss lays it in | 43-39 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 12:28 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:01 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill's pass is intercepted by Long Tang | 43-39 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Long Tang lays it in | 43-41 |
| 11:45 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-41 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Chad Swaney grabs the board | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Doss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Maynard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 11:37 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 11:21 | Wake Forest | Chad Swaney swats the short shot by Tom Maynard | 43-41 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Chad Swaney gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Richard Green picks off the pass by Christopher Garrett | 43-41 |
| 10:56 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mario Short (PG), Charles Klass (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Joseph Mitchell, Tom Maynard, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Alexis Mancini (SF), Wade Williams (PF) Long Tang, Christopher Garrett, William Bennett | |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Chad Swaney is hacked by Christopher Thomas - foul #1 on Christopher Thomas, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Charles Klass steals the ball from Chad Swaney | 43-41 |
| 09:50 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 43-41 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Wade Williams pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Michael Ball buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Wade Williams | 43-44 |
| 09:27 | Wake Forest | Rodney Zeals is called for the reach on Mario Short in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Zeals, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (SG), Tom Maynard (PF), Robert Hill (C) Richard Green, Norman Doss, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Richard Slagle (C) Rodney Zeals, Michael Ball, Chad Swaney | |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell misses the jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Richard Slagle clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Hill - foul #3 on Robert Hill, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Green (SG), Norman Doss (SF), Christopher Thomas (C) Joseph Mitchell, Charles Klass, Tom Maynard | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bennett (PF) Wade Williams | |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Richard Slagle makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Richard Slagle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:34 | Wake Forest | Richard Green's pass is intercepted by Richard Slagle | 43-46 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini is fouled on the floor by Norman Doss - foul #3 on Norman Doss, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard (PF) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Garrett (SF) Alexis Mancini | |
| 08:09 | Louisville | William Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Tom Maynard | 43-46 |
| 08:07 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:59 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas misses the turnaround from the baseline | 43-46 |
| 07:58 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:42 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (SG), Charles Klass (SF), Robert Hill (C) Richard Green, Norman Doss, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Zeals (PG), Michael Ball (SG), Wade Williams (PF), Chad Swaney (C) Long Tang, Clarence Lefevre, William Bennett, Richard Slagle | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mario Short (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Klass (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tom Maynard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Zeals (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Ball (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Christopher Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Charles Klass - foul #2 on Charles Klass, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Green (SG), Norman Doss (SF) Joseph Mitchell, Charles Klass | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:16 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:47 | Wake Forest | Mario Short misses badly on a floater from the right block | 43-48 |
| 06:46 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Christopher Garrett clanks a jump hook near the basket | 43-48 |
| 06:25 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Richard Green scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Hill | 46-48 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Wade Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Rodney Zeals | 46-51 |
| 05:12 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard travels with the ball | 46-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (PG), Charles Klass (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Mario Short, Tom Maynard, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Clarence Lefevre (SG), Alexis Mancini (SF), William Bennett (PF), Richard Slagle (C) Rodney Zeals, Michael Ball, Christopher Garrett, Wade Williams, Chad Swaney | |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Norman Doss is called for the reach on Alexis Mancini - foul #4 on Norman Doss, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard (PF) Norman Doss | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:28 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Charles Klass is blocked by Alexis Mancini | 46-53 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | William Bennett pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Clarence Lefevre drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Alexis Mancini | 46-55 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Bennett - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mario Short (PG), Norman Doss (SF) Richard Green, Charles Klass | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Swaney (C) Richard Slagle | |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Tom Maynard is called for the reach on Chad Swaney - foul #2 on Tom Maynard, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Hill (PF) Tom Maynard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Ball (SG), Wade Williams (PF) Clarence Lefevre, William Bennett | |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Chad Swaney misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 03:23 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mario Short (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Norman Doss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ball (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Alexis Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wade Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. C - Chad Swaney (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Alexis Mancini can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 02:53 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 02:26 | Wake Forest | Alexis Mancini swats the short shot by Norman Doss | 51-55 |
| 02:25 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill tips it home | 53-55 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Wade Williams drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Ball | 53-58 |
| 01:44 | Wake Forest | Wade Williams picks off the pass by Christopher Thomas | 53-58 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Chad Swaney can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 53-58 |
| 01:18 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Mario Short hits the finger roll | 55-58 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Wade Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Mario Short lays it in set up by Joseph Mitchell | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Chad Swaney is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Short - foul #2 on Mario Short, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Green (SG), Tom Maynard (PF) Joseph Mitchell, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Chad Swaney misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Swaney | 57-58 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Tom Maynard is called for the reach on Chad Swaney - foul #3 on Tom Maynard, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Chad Swaney makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Chad Swaney misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:22 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Mario Short clanks a shot from the right side | 57-59 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Chad Swaney | 57-59 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Mario Short is called for the reach on Chad Swaney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Short, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Chad Swaney misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Chad Swaney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:08 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Richard Green misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Maynard | 57-60 |