| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mario Short (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Green (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Doss (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Maynard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeffrey Buckles (fresh) SG - William Vanauken (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Blair (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Aycock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Weiss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard jams it | 40-34 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | John Aycock tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 19:09 | Wake Forest | Mario Short comes up short on the shot from close range | 40-36 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | John Aycock can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 40-36 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | Tom Maynard swats the short shot by Paul Weiss | 40-36 |
| 18:36 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:19 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-36 |
| 18:17 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | John Aycock misses the dunk but he's hacked by Tom Maynard - foul #3 on Tom Maynard, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (PG), Charles Klass (PF), Robert Hill (C) Mario Short, Tom Maynard, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | John Aycock makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | John Aycock makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:01 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill jams it and he's fouled by Jeffrey Buckles - foul #2 on Jeffrey Buckles, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 18:01 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | John Aycock pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 17:38 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Charles Klass | 44-38 |
| 17:33 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 17:32 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Klass | 44-38 |
| 17:17 | Wake Forest | Richard Green can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 17:16 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hill | 44-38 |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Norman Doss | 47-38 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Norman Doss picks off the pass by John Aycock | 47-38 |
| 16:32 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss is fouled on the floor by Johnny Blair - foul #2 on Johnny Blair, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mario Short (PG), Christopher Thomas (C) Richard Green, Norman Doss | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Vernon Johnson (SG), Otha Orlinski (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Jeffrey Buckles, William Vanauken, Johnny Blair, John Aycock, Paul Weiss | |
| 16:23 | Wake Forest | Joseph Laroche steals the ball from Robert Hill | 47-38 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mario Short (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Klass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otha Orlinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) C - Ernest Linthicum (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Klass | 49-41 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Mario Short takes the ball from Ernest Linthicum | 49-41 |
| 15:19 | Wake Forest | Charles Klass connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Mario Short | 51-41 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Vince Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 15:00 | Wake Forest | Charles Klass gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 14:54 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill is denied on a dunk by Ernest Linthicum | 51-41 |
| 14:53 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas tips it home | 53-41 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Klass - foul #3 on Charles Klass, team foul #2 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Green (SG), Norman Doss (SF), Tom Maynard (PF) Mario Short, Charles Klass, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles (PG), William Vanauken (SG), John Aycock (PF), Paul Weiss (C) Vince Young, Vernon Johnson, Joseph Laroche, Ernest Linthicum | |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mario Short (PG), Robert Hill (C) Joseph Mitchell, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnny Blair (SF) Otha Orlinski | |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 13:58 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 13:54 | Wake Forest | Richard Green misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-42 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Mario Short can't tip it in | 53-42 |
| 13:52 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 13:37 | Wake Forest | Mario Short throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (PG), Christopher Thomas (C) Mario Short, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 13:17 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Tom Maynard | 53-42 |
| 13:05 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 53-42 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Buckles | 53-45 |
| 12:53 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Buckles - foul #3 on Jeffrey Buckles, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mario Short (PG), Robert Hill (C) Joseph Mitchell, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Joseph Laroche (PF) Jeffrey Buckles, John Aycock | |
| 12:36 | Wake Forest | William Vanauken steals it from Norman Doss | 53-45 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss double dribbles | 53-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas (C) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson (SG) William Vanauken | |
| 12:07 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas hits the finger roll | 55-45 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 11:41 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mario Short (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Green (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Doss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Maynard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Blair (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) C - Paul Weiss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Green makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Maynard | 58-45 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 11:07 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Christopher Thomas | 58-45 |
| 10:53 | Wake Forest | Norman Doss can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 10:51 | Wake Forest | Christopher Thomas tips it home | 60-45 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 60-45 |
| 10:27 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Christopher Thomas | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:06 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 10:04 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Short | 60-45 |
| 09:46 | Wake Forest | Richard Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 60-45 |
| 09:37 | Wake Forest | Mario Short pulls down the rebound | 60-45 |
| 09:23 | Wake Forest | Richard Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (PG), Charles Klass (SF), Robert Hill (C) Mario Short, Norman Doss, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles (PG), William Vanauken (SG), Otha Orlinski (SF), John Aycock (PF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Vince Young, Vernon Johnson, Johnny Blair, Joseph Laroche, Paul Weiss | |
| 08:49 | Wake Forest | Richard Green is fouled on the floor by William Vanauken - foul #3 on William Vanauken, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Norman Doss (SF) Tom Maynard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:36 | Wake Forest | Richard Green scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Mitchell | 63-45 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Richard Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by William Vanauken - foul #4 on William Vanauken, team foul #5 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mario Short (PG), Tom Maynard (PF) Joseph Mitchell, Charles Klass | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Richard Green makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Richard Green makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Richard Green makes the 3rd free throw | 66-48 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles loses the dribble to Norman Doss | 66-48 |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Mario Short hits the finger roll on a great pass from Norman Doss | 68-48 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Mario Short (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Green (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Doss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tom Maynard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeffrey Buckles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Vanauken (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Otha Orlinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Aycock (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Linthicum (fresh) | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-48 |
| 07:06 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill gets the rebound | 68-48 |
| 06:59 | Wake Forest | Mario Short scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John Aycock - foul #3 on John Aycock, team foul #6 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell (SG), Charles Klass (SF) Richard Green, Norman Doss | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson (SG), Joseph Laroche (C) Otha Orlinski, Ernest Linthicum | |
| 06:59 | Wake Forest | Mario Short misses the free throw | 70-48 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche gets the rebound | 70-48 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | John Aycock comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-48 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche grabs the offensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Buckles | 70-50 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | The refs have stopped play. Jeffrey Buckles is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 70-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Green (SG), Norman Doss (SF), Christopher Thomas (C) Mario Short, Charles Klass, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Johnny Blair (SF), Paul Weiss (C) Jeffrey Buckles, William Vanauken, John Aycock | |
| 06:05 | Wake Forest | Tom Maynard scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 72-50 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss can't finish the layup | 72-50 |
| 05:51 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Tom Maynard | 72-50 |
| 05:32 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-50 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair pulls down the rebound | 72-50 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair is hacked by Richard Green during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Richard Green, team foul #3 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mario Short (PG), Charles Klass (PF), Robert Hill (C) Richard Green, Tom Maynard, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum (PF) Joseph Laroche | |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Vince Young is whistled for a carry | 72-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dikembe Alhusseini (C) Norman Doss | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Vanauken (SG), Otha Orlinski (SF), John Aycock (PF) Vernon Johnson, Johnny Blair, Ernest Linthicum | |
| 04:28 | Wake Forest | Mario Short scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Mitchell | 74-50 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dikembe Alhusseini - foul #1 on Dikembe Alhusseini, team foul #4 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Green (SG) Mario Short | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 03:56 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill misses short on a shot from close range | 74-52 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Weiss | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Vince Young clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-52 |
| 03:35 | Wake Forest | Charles Klass pulls down the rebound | 74-52 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Green (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Klass (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Alhusseini (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Vanauken (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Otha Orlinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Aycock (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Weiss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Wake Forest | Charles Klass misses the fadeaway from the right side | 74-52 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss grabs the board | 74-52 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-52 |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Alhusseini | 76-52 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss misses the easy layup | 76-52 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss tips it back up and in | 76-54 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Vince Young - foul #2 on Vince Young, team foul #7 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnny Blair (SF) Otha Orlinski | |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | Charles Klass grabs the offensive rebound | 77-54 |
| 01:36 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-54 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 77-54 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Vince Young is fouled on the floor by Charles Klass - foul #4 on Charles Klass, team foul #5 | 77-54 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-54 |
| 01:15 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Alhusseini pulls down the rebound | 77-54 |
| 00:46 | Wake Forest | Richard Green buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Klass | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Charles Klass takes the ball from Johnny Blair after a doubleteam | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Wake Forest | William Vanauken picks off the pass by Joseph Mitchell in the backcourt | 80-54 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | John Aycock hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 80-54 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | Dikembe Alhusseini grabs the defensive rebound | 80-54 |
| 00:07 | Wake Forest | Robert Hill can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 80-54 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Vanauken | 80-54 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair makes the jump hook from close range | 80-56 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Joseph Mitchell runs out the clock | 80-56 |