| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dave Moody (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Knox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Prosperie (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Hitchens (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Grandstaff (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Philip Ries (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Prouty (fresh) PF - Eric Master (fresh) C - Michael Shriner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Philip Ries - foul #2 on Philip Ries, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Philip Ries buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Shriner | 32-30 |
| 18:53 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Eric Master grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Shriner | 32-30 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff is hacked by Todd Cooper - foul #3 on Todd Cooper, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Roberson (SF) Todd Cooper | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Eric Master can't tip it in | 32-30 |
| 18:03 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to William Roberson | 32-30 |
| 17:34 | Wake Forest | William Roberson's layup is rejected by Eric Master | 32-30 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Shriner | 32-30 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | Gregory Hitchens snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 16:46 | Wake Forest | Brandon Knox misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-30 |
| 16:45 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody tips it but misses | 32-30 |
| 16:43 | Wake Forest | William Roberson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:20 | Wake Forest | Michael Shriner blocks the short jumper by Gregory Hitchens | 32-30 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Eric Master gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Michael Shriner is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Philip Ries | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dave Moody (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Knox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Prosperie (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Hitchens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Grandstaff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Philip Ries (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Prouty (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Master (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Shriner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Wake Forest | Charles Grandstaff picks off the pass by Dave Moody | 32-32 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Philip Ries misses the dunk | 32-32 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Michael Shriner tips it home | 32-34 |
| 15:33 | Wake Forest | James Prouty denies the turnaround by Dave Moody | 32-34 |
| 15:32 | Wake Forest | John Prosperie tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | James Prouty loses the ball out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rafael Perez (PG), Claude Hayes (SG), Todd Cooper (SF), Sidney Shea (C) Dave Moody, Brandon Knox, William Roberson, Gregory Hitchens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sheldon Gass (PG), Scott Cochran (SF), John Saul (PF), Terence Munson (C) Charles Grandstaff, James Prouty, Eric Master, Michael Shriner | |
| 14:54 | Wake Forest | John Prosperie misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 14:52 | Wake Forest | John Prosperie grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | John Prosperie misses the floater from the right block | 34-34 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | John Saul grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Philip Ries misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:11 | Wake Forest | Rafael Perez misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Scott Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Terence Munson misses the jump hook from close range | 34-34 |
| 13:56 | Wake Forest | John Prosperie pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper misses the dunk but he's hacked by John Saul - foul #2 on John Saul, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dave Moody (PG), William Roberson (PF) Claude Hayes, John Prosperie | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Prouty (SF) Philip Ries | |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | William Roberson grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 12:57 | Wake Forest | William Roberson loses the dribble to Sheldon Gass | 36-34 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass's floater is tipped away by Todd Cooper | 36-34 |
| 12:29 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to William Roberson | 36-34 |
| 12:00 | Wake Forest | Rafael Perez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brandon Knox (SG), Fredrick Callan (SF), Gregory Hitchens (C) Rafael Perez, Todd Cooper, Sidney Shea | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff (PG), Eric Master (PF), Michael Shriner (C) Sheldon Gass, Scott Cochran, Terence Munson | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dave Moody (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Knox (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Callan (fresh) PF - William Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Hitchens (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Grandstaff (fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Saul (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Prouty (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Master (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Shriner (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Michael Shriner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Michael Shriner snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Michael Shriner can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Fredrick Callan - foul #1 on Fredrick Callan, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Claude Hayes (PG) Dave Moody | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Ries (SG) John Saul | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Michael Shriner makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Michael Shriner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 11:19 | Wake Forest | William Roberson is called for traveling | 36-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Prosperie (PF) William Roberson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Michael Shriner misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Prouty and he's fouled by Claude Hayes - foul #1 on Claude Hayes, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rafael Perez (PG), Todd Cooper (SF), Sidney Shea (PF) Claude Hayes, Fredrick Callan, John Prosperie | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:16 | Wake Forest | Sidney Shea is hacked by Charles Grandstaff - foul #2 on Charles Grandstaff, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dave Moody (PG) Rafael Perez | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Saul (SG), Sheldon Gass (SF) Philip Ries, James Prouty | |
| 09:49 | Wake Forest | Gregory Hitchens banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Cooper | 38-39 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Saul | 38-42 |
| 09:05 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody buries a shot from the right wing set up by Sidney Shea | 40-42 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Michael Shriner hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Grandstaff out of the doubleteam | 40-45 |
| 08:23 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Michael Shriner is called for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rafael Perez (SG), Fredrick Callan (SF), William Roberson (PF) Brandon Knox, Todd Cooper, Gregory Hitchens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (PG), Philip Ries (SG), James Prouty (SF), Terence Munson (C) Charles Grandstaff, Sheldon Gass, Eric Master, Michael Shriner | |
| 08:13 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gregory Hitchens (C) Sidney Shea | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Philip Ries misses the 3 from straight away | 40-45 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Terence Munson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dave Moody (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Perez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Callan (fresh) PF - William Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Hitchens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Cochran (fresh) SG - Philip Ries (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Prouty (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Saul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Terence Munson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Philip Ries comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | James Prouty gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Terence Munson loses the dribble to William Roberson | 40-45 |
| 07:05 | Wake Forest | Terence Munson is called for the reach on Dave Moody - foul #1 on Terence Munson, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brandon Knox (SG), John Prosperie (PF), Sidney Shea (C) Dave Moody, Fredrick Callan, Gregory Hitchens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sheldon Gass (PG), Eric Master (PF) Scott Cochran, John Saul | |
| 06:43 | Wake Forest | John Prosperie misses long on a runner from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 06:42 | Wake Forest | Rafael Perez hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Philip Ries misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Roberson - foul #1 on William Roberson, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper (SF) William Roberson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff (PG), Michael Shriner (C) James Prouty, Eric Master | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Philip Ries makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Philip Ries misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | Sidney Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:05 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper is called for a charge - foul #4 on Todd Cooper, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Grandstaff and he's fouled by Rafael Perez - foul #1 on Rafael Perez, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dave Moody (PG) Rafael Perez | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Saul (PF) Terence Munson | |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Sheldon Gass makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:27 | Wake Forest | Sheldon Gass is called for the reach on Sidney Shea - foul #1 on Sheldon Gass, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (SF) Sheldon Gass | |
| 05:04 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody lays it up and in on a nice dish by Todd Cooper and he's hacked by Charles Grandstaff - foul #3 on Charles Grandstaff, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rafael Perez (SG) Brandon Knox | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Prouty (SF), Eric Master (PF) Scott Cochran, Michael Shriner | |
| 05:04 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Philip Ries hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 04:42 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 04:27 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Prouty - foul #1 on James Prouty, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | William Roberson (PF), Gregory Hitchens (C) John Prosperie, Sidney Shea | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Cochran (SG), Terence Munson (C) Charles Grandstaff, Philip Ries | |
| 04:27 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:27 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Terence Munson grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Terence Munson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 45-49 |
| 04:20 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 04:14 | Wake Forest | William Roberson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 45-49 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | James Prouty snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Terence Munson hits the finger roll | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dave Moody (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Perez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Hitchens (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Saul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Cochran (fresh) SF - James Prouty (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Master (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terence Munson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Rafael Perez | 47-51 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Terence Munson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 03:22 | Wake Forest | Gregory Hitchens grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:55 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-51 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Master | 47-51 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brandon Knox (SG), John Prosperie (PF) Rafael Perez, William Roberson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff (PG), Philip Ries (SG), Michael Shriner (C) John Saul, Scott Cochran, Terence Munson | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Michael Shriner is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Grandstaff out of a doubleteam | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | Wake Forest | Gregory Hitchens is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Gregory Hitchens, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Philip Ries scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Prouty | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:32 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Philip Ries drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-59 |
| 01:08 | Wake Forest | John Prosperie dunks the ball | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Philip Ries misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 00:42 | Wake Forest | Gregory Hitchens snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Brandon Knox misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | John Prosperie gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:31 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Cooper | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Brandon Knox is called for the reach on James Prouty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Knox, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | James Prouty makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | James Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Todd Cooper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 00:24 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody snags the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 00:21 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff is hacked by Dave Moody in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dave Moody, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:14 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Knox | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Moody - foul #4 on Dave Moody, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Charles Grandstaff makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | Dave Moody makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Cooper | 64-65 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | James Prouty is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Moody - foul #5 on Dave Moody, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rafael Perez (PG) Dave Moody | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | James Prouty misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | James Prouty misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Prosperie | 64-65 |
| 00:03 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Rafael Perez misses short on a halfcourt shot | 64-65 |