| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Eric Harrison (fresh) SG - Edwin Speegle (fresh) SF - Edwin Young (fresh) PF - Charles Davis (fresh) C - Perry Park (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (fresh) SG - Anthony Hennings (fresh) SF - Nicholas Flowers (fresh) PF - Alex Danaher (fresh) C - Richard Hoeft (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Richard Hoeft wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Wake Forest | Charles Davis denies the turnaround by Nicholas Flowers | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Wake Forest | Richard Hoeft tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Edwin Young | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Flowers scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Speegle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Flowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edwin Young | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Flowers clanks a shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Charles Davis | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Miami (FL) | Charles Davis blows the dunk but he's fouled by Anthony Hennings - foul #1 on Anthony Hennings, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Miami (FL) | Charles Davis makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Miami (FL) | Charles Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Flowers loses the dribble to Perry Park | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | Miami (FL) | Alex Danaher swats the layup by Edwin Young | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Miami (FL) | Charles Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison is fouled on the floor by Anthony Hennings - foul #2 on Anthony Hennings, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Richardson (PG), Joseph Dupras (SG), Robert McClanahan (SF), Richard Bormann (PF), Antonio Garcia (C) Eric Harrison, Edwin Speegle, Edwin Young, Charles Davis, Perry Park | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Hostetler (SG), Frank Beamer (SF), Edgar Pillow (PF), David Volz (C) Anthony Hennings, Nicholas Flowers, Alex Danaher, Richard Hoeft | |
| 17:00 | Miami (FL) | Richard Bormann buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Richardson | 7-2 |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 7-2 |
| 16:53 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Garcia grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:27 | Miami (FL) | Richard Bormann can't throw it down but he's hacked by Paul Hostetler - foul #1 on Paul Hostetler, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 16:27 | Miami (FL) | Richard Bormann makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:27 | Miami (FL) | Richard Bormann misses the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:27 | Wake Forest | David Volz snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:21 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow loses the ball out of bounds | 8-2 |
| 15:53 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Garcia misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Hostetler - foul #2 on Paul Hostetler, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison (PG) David Richardson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Pothier (SG) Paul Hostetler | |
| 15:53 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 15:53 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 15:53 | Wake Forest | David Volz gets the rebound | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Dupras (fresh) SF - Robert McClanahan (fresh) PF - Richard Bormann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Antonio Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (tiring) SG - John Pothier (fresh) SF - Frank Beamer (fresh) PF - Edgar Pillow (fresh) C - David Volz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-2 |
| 15:42 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to David Volz | 9-2 |
| 15:33 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow is fouled on the floor by Richard Bormann - foul #1 on Richard Bormann, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edwin Speegle (SG), Edwin Young (SF), Charles Davis (PF), Perry Park (C) Joseph Dupras, Robert McClanahan, Richard Bormann, Antonio Garcia | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Flowers (SF), Gustavo Costa (PF), Richard Hoeft (C) Frank Beamer, Edgar Pillow, David Volz | |
| 15:27 | Wake Forest | Richard Hoeft comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Perry Park - foul #1 on Perry Park, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| 15:27 | Wake Forest | Richard Hoeft makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 15:27 | Wake Forest | Richard Hoeft makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:58 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Speegle comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 14:57 | Miami (FL) | Charles Davis snags the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 14:28 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Irwin Keenan - foul #1 on Irwin Keenan, team foul #5 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Richardson (PG), Robert McClanahan (SF), Richard Bormann (PF) Eric Harrison, Edwin Young, Charles Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Beamer (SF), Edgar Pillow (PF), David Volz (C) Nicholas Flowers, Gustavo Costa, Richard Hoeft | |
| 14:28 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:28 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park makes the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:07 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow banks in the layup | 11-6 |
| 13:43 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 13:42 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson hits the follow up shot | 13-6 |
| 13:28 | Wake Forest | David Volz misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-6 |
| 13:26 | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:57 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Speegle is fouled on the floor by John Pothier - foul #1 on John Pothier, team foul #6 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison (PG), Joseph Dupras (SG), Edwin Young (SF), Charles Davis (PF), Antonio Garcia (C) David Richardson, Edwin Speegle, Robert McClanahan, Richard Bormann, Perry Park | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nicholas Flowers (SF), Alex Danaher (PF), Gustavo Costa (C) Frank Beamer, Edgar Pillow, David Volz | |
| 12:42 | Miami (FL) | Charles Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Flowers connects on the driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Edwin Young - foul #1 on Edwin Young, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Flowers makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:04 | Miami (FL) | Charles Davis makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Edwin Young | 15-9 |
| 11:53 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Flowers is fouled on the floor by Eric Harrison - foul #1 on Eric Harrison, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Bormann (PF) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Dupras (fresh) SF - Edwin Young (fresh) PF - Richard Bormann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Antonio Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (very tired) SG - John Pothier (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Flowers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alex Danaher (fairly fresh) C - Gustavo Costa (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Wake Forest | Antonio Garcia swats the shot by Irwin Keenan | 15-9 |
| 11:32 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 11:11 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Garcia clanks a floater near the basket | 15-9 |
| 11:09 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 10:48 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Dupras misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Pothier - foul #2 on John Pothier, team foul #7 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan (SF), Charles Davis (PF), Perry Park (C) Edwin Young, Richard Bormann, Antonio Garcia | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Beamer (SG), Edgar Pillow (PF), David Volz (C) John Pothier, Alex Danaher, Gustavo Costa | |
| 10:48 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Dupras misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:48 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Dupras misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 10:48 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to David Volz | 15-9 |
| 10:35 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow can't throw it down | 15-9 |
| 10:33 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Robert McClanahan | 15-9 |
| 10:11 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Irwin Keenan - foul #2 on Irwin Keenan, team foul #8 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Richardson (PG), Edwin Speegle (SG) Eric Harrison, Joseph Dupras | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alphonse Greco (PG), Richard Hoeft (C) Irwin Keenan, David Volz | |
| 10:11 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:11 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Hoeft snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 09:54 | Wake Forest | Alphonse Greco is fouled on the floor by Robert McClanahan - foul #1 on Robert McClanahan, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Richard Bormann (PF) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 09:49 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow banks in the layup | 16-11 |
| 09:46 | Miami (FL) | Frank Beamer steps in front of the David Richardson pass in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| 09:34 | Wake Forest | Robert McClanahan is called for the reach on Edgar Pillow - foul #2 on Robert McClanahan, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Edwin Young (SF), Antonio Garcia (C) Robert McClanahan, Perry Park | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Frank Beamer is hacked by David Richardson - foul #1 on David Richardson, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison (PG) David Richardson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Frank Beamer makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Frank Beamer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:55 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Speegle misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-13 |
| 08:53 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:38 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-15 |
| 08:14 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Speegle misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 16-15 |
| 08:13 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Edgar Pillow | 16-15 |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Bormann - foul #2 on Richard Bormann, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Richardson (SF), Charles Davis (PF), Perry Park (C) Edwin Young, Richard Bormann, Antonio Garcia | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alex Danaher (PF) Richard Hoeft | |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:01 | Wake Forest | Alex Danaher snags the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 07:52 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Flowers misses long on a shot in the lane | 16-15 |
| 07:50 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edwin Speegle (fresh) SF - David Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Park (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Alphonse Greco (fresh) SG - Frank Beamer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Flowers (tired) 5 pts. PF - Alex Danaher (fresh) C - Edgar Pillow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Speegle lays it up and in | 18-15 |
| 07:11 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 18-15 |
| 07:10 | Wake Forest | Frank Beamer snags the offensive board | 18-15 |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Alphonse Greco | 18-17 |
| 06:37 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park clanks a runner from the baseline | 18-17 |
| 06:36 | Wake Forest | Alex Danaher snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 06:31 | Wake Forest | Nicholas Flowers hits a driving attempt from the left block | 18-19 |
| 06:12 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park is called for a charge - foul #2 on Perry Park, team foul #9 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Dupras (SG), Edwin Young (SF), Richard Bormann (PF), Antonio Garcia (C) Eric Harrison, Edwin Speegle, Charles Davis, Perry Park | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Irwin Keenan (PG), Anthony Hennings (SG), Paul Hostetler (SF), David Volz (PF), Gustavo Costa (C) Alphonse Greco, Frank Beamer, Nicholas Flowers, Alex Danaher, Edgar Pillow | |
| 06:04 | Wake Forest | David Volz scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Paul Hostetler and the foul's on Richard Bormann - foul #3 on Richard Bormann, team foul #10 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan (PF) Richard Bormann | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:04 | Wake Forest | David Volz makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:50 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Young buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 05:44 | Wake Forest | David Volz hits the finger roll | 20-24 |
| 05:15 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Young double dribbles | 20-24 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Davis (PF) David Richardson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hoeft (C) Gustavo Costa | |
| 05:01 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings is fouled on the floor by Joseph Dupras - foul #1 on Joseph Dupras, team foul #11 | 20-24 |
| 05:01 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:01 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:01 | Wake Forest | David Volz grabs the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:47 | Wake Forest | David Volz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Hennings | 20-26 |
| 04:22 | Miami (FL) | Charles Davis hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 20-26 |
| 04:21 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Paul Hostetler | 20-26 |
| 04:16 | Wake Forest | Richard Hoeft's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Garcia | 20-26 |
| 04:14 | Miami (FL) | Charles Davis grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 03:49 | Miami (FL) | Charles Davis is whistled for traveling | 20-26 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison (PG), Edwin Speegle (SG), Perry Park (C) Joseph Dupras, Robert McClanahan, Antonio Garcia | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Pothier (SF), Alex Danaher (PF), Gustavo Costa (C) Paul Hostetler, David Volz, Richard Hoeft | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Eric Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edwin Speegle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Perry Park (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Irwin Keenan (very tired) SG - Anthony Hennings (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Pothier (fresh) PF - Alex Danaher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gustavo Costa (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Wake Forest | John Pothier misses short on a floater from the left side | 20-26 |
| 03:28 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 03:25 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison is hacked by Irwin Keenan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Irwin Keenan, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Richardson (SF) Edwin Young | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alphonse Greco (PG) Irwin Keenan | |
| 03:25 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 03:25 | Miami (FL) | Eric Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:08 | Wake Forest | Alphonse Greco is denied on a layup by Charles Davis | 22-26 |
| 03:07 | Miami (FL) | David Richardson gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:43 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park can't connect on a floater near the basket | 22-26 |
| 02:42 | Wake Forest | Alex Danaher snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 02:34 | Wake Forest | Gustavo Costa makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from John Pothier | 22-28 |
| 02:06 | Miami (FL) | Edwin Speegle drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Richardson | 25-28 |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Anthony Hennings steps out of bounds on the baseline | 25-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Robert McClanahan (SF), Antonio Garcia (PF) David Richardson, Charles Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frank Beamer (SF), Edgar Pillow (PF), Richard Hoeft (C) John Pothier, Alex Danaher, Gustavo Costa | |
| 01:27 | Miami (FL) | Frank Beamer picks off the pass by Antonio Garcia | 25-28 |
| 01:08 | Wake Forest | Richard Hoeft loses the ball out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Joseph Dupras (SG), Edwin Young (SF) Edwin Speegle, Perry Park | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Pothier (PG) Alphonse Greco | |
| 00:50 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Garcia is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-28 |
| 00:41 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 00:40 | Wake Forest | Richard Hoeft grabs the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:26 | Wake Forest | Edgar Pillow misses short on a jumper in the paint | 25-28 |
| 00:25 | Miami (FL) | Antonio Garcia gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 00:23 | Miami (FL) | Anthony Hennings is called for the reach on Joseph Dupras in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Hennings, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Richardson (PG), Perry Park (C) Eric Harrison, Antonio Garcia | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Hostetler (SG), David Volz (C) Anthony Hennings, Richard Hoeft | |
| 00:23 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Dupras makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:23 | Miami (FL) | Joseph Dupras makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | David Volz misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Perry Park grabs the board | 27-28 |