| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Vincent (fresh) SF - Tony Ricks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Gilman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | George Vincent loses the dribble to Stephen Manns | 24-24 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 19:17 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 18:53 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by George Vincent and he's hacked by Guadalupe Medina - foul #2 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 18:53 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 18:29 | Kent State | William Davis drills a floater from close range and he's hacked by George Vincent - foul #3 on George Vincent, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (SG) George Vincent | |
| 18:29 | Kent State | William Davis misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 18:09 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Wingfield (PF) William Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 18:09 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:09 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-28 |
| 17:16 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Edward Boer snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Edward Boer scores on a jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 16:16 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks's dunk attempt is rejected by Larry Wingfield | 28-28 |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | John Paul snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 15:59 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Wingfield | 28-28 |
| 15:57 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Paul (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Ricks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Gilman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Montgomery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 28-30 |
| 15:31 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Tony Ricks | 28-30 |
| 15:13 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts's pass is intercepted by Larry Wingfield | 28-30 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is fouled on the floor by Ronald Gilman - foul #2 on Ronald Gilman, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Justin Wilson (SF), William Davis (PF) Stephen Manns, Guadalupe Medina, Edward Boer, Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret (SG), Thomas Woodall (PF) John Paul, Ronald Gilman | |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the floater near the basket set up by Swietomierz Bachinski | 30-30 |
| 14:03 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks comes up short on the shot from the right side | 30-30 |
| 14:01 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery's fadeaway is rejected by William Davis | 30-30 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | William Davis gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 30-30 |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 12:57 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall can't connect on a shot from the right side | 30-30 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 12:28 | Kent State | William Davis gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | William Davis is hacked by Andrew Watts - foul #2 on Andrew Watts, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Edward Boer (SF), Larry Wingfield (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Esteban Guerra, Justin Wilson, Shaun Whatley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF), Ronald Gilman (PF) Tony Ricks, Thomas Woodall | |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Montgomery - foul #2 on Steven Montgomery, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Carter (fresh) PF - Ronald Gilman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Montgomery (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Ronald Gilman, team foul #5 | 31-30 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 10:51 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF) William Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 10:04 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret makes the jumper from the right side | 33-32 |
| 09:42 | Kent State | Justin Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), William Davis (PF), Shaun Whatley (C) Stephen Manns, Justin Wilson, Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks (SF) David Carter | |
| 09:19 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Shaun Whatley, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 33-32 |
| 08:23 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Guadalupe Medina | 35-32 |
| 07:42 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman buries a floater from the baseline set up by Andrew Watts | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tony Ricks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Ronald Gilman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Montgomery (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Edward Boer drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 06:55 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (PF) Guadalupe Medina, Edward Boer, William Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF), Thomas Woodall (PF) Tony Ricks, Ronald Gilman | |
| 06:30 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Larry Wingfield - foul #3 on Larry Wingfield, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| 06:30 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 06:30 | Wake Forest | Thomas Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield is whistled for traveling | 37-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Edward Boer (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Justin Wilson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:51 | Wake Forest | Shaun Whatley steals the ball from Shaun Foret | 37-36 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Carter - foul #1 on David Carter, team foul #6 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF) Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks (SF), Ronald Gilman (PF) David Carter, Thomas Woodall | |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 04:58 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Edward Boer lays it up and in | 40-36 |
| 04:03 | Wake Forest | Edward Boer steals it from Tony Ricks | 40-36 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the shot near the basket | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Wake Forest | William Davis swats the layup by Shaun Foret | 42-36 |
| 03:22 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Shaun Whatley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Andrew Watts (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shaun Foret (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Tony Ricks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Ronald Gilman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Montgomery (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Wake Forest | Edward Boer steals it from Shaun Foret | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina lays it up and in and he's hacked by Shaun Foret - foul #4 on Shaun Foret, team foul #7 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (C) Stephen Manns, Edward Boer, Shaun Whatley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David Carter (SF), Thomas Woodall (PF), Andrew Boer (C) Tony Ricks, Ronald Gilman, Steven Montgomery | |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (SF), Shaun Whatley (C) Justin Wilson, Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman (PF) Andrew Boer | |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #2 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks (SF) David Carter | |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Stephen Manns lays it in | 47-37 |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | The pull-up jumper by Andrew Watts is blocked by Shaun Whatley | 47-37 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks tips it home | 47-39 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Tony Ricks - foul #3 on Tony Ricks, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Steven Montgomery (C) Thomas Woodall | |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 01:04 | Wake Forest | Shaun Foret gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Wake Forest | William Davis picks off the pass by Shaun Foret | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley is hacked by Andrew Watts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Watts, team foul #9 | 48-39 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Andrew Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | William Davis grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | William Davis is hacked by Shaun Foret in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shaun Foret, team foul #10 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | George Vincent (SG) Shaun Foret | |
| 00:46 | Kent State | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 00:46 | Kent State | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 00:39 | Wake Forest | Ronald Gilman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by George Vincent | 50-41 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Andrew Watts is called for the reach on Stephen Manns in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Watts, team foul #11 | 50-41 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Tony Ricks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Paul (SG), David Carter (SF), Thomas Woodall (PF), Andrew Boer (C) Andrew Watts, Tony Ricks, Ronald Gilman, Steven Montgomery | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns runs out the clock | 52-41 |