| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Douglas Douglas (fresh) SG - Joseph Gray (fresh) SF - Richard Santangelo (fresh) PF - Gregory Edenfield (fresh) C - Jimoh Akuchie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Michael Haught (fresh) SG - John Sumter (fresh) SF - Willie Eyler (fresh) PF - Martin Knutsen (fresh) C - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie makes the jumper in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Fairfield | John Sumter scores on a shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Wake Forest | Willie Eyler is called for the reach on Richard Santangelo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Eyler, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Knutsen | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Fairfield | John Sumter misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Gray - foul #1 on Joseph Gray, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Fairfield | John Sumter misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Fairfield | John Sumter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Gray and he's hacked by Martin Knutsen - foul #1 on Martin Knutsen, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:36 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:36 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:24 | Fairfield | The 3pt attempt by Willie Eyler is denied by Gregory Edenfield | 4-3 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gray snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Willie Eyler - foul #2 on Willie Eyler, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant (SF) Willie Eyler | |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:56 | Fairfield | John Sumter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 5-3 |
| 17:54 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Richard Santangelo | 5-3 |
| 17:52 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo loses the dribble to Michael Haught in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 17:51 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant can't throw it down | 5-3 |
| 17:50 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:31 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:30 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie can't tip it in | 5-3 |
| 17:29 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield tips it home | 7-3 |
| 17:12 | Fairfield | John Sumter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt (PG) Douglas Douglas | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Brezenski (SG), Dustin Eberle (SF), Joshua Macdonald (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Michael Haught, John Sumter, Martin Knutsen, Jeffery Johnson | |
| 17:09 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo is hacked by Dustin Eberle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Eberle, team foul #4 | 7-3 |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 16:48 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Gary Brezenski | 7-3 |
| 16:20 | Fairfield | Gary Brezenski is fouled on the floor by Joseph Gray - foul #2 on Joseph Gray, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley (SG), Wayne Thompson (SF), Donald Stolz (PF), Ed Evans (C) Joseph Gray, Richard Santangelo, Gregory Edenfield, Jimoh Akuchie | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Haught (PG) Edward Whisenant | |
| 16:07 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Lionel Daley - foul #1 on Lionel Daley, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| 16:07 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:07 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:54 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ed Evans | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Pratt (fairly fresh) SG - Lionel Daley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Thompson (fresh) PF - Donald Stolz (fresh) C - Ed Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Michael Haught (fresh) SG - Gary Brezenski (fresh) SF - Dustin Eberle (fresh) PF - Joshua Macdonald (fresh) C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Fairfield | Harry Pratt picks off the pass by Joshua Macdonald | 9-5 |
| 15:17 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 15:16 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 14:55 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 9-5 |
| 14:54 | Wake Forest | Donald Stolz pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:33 | Wake Forest | Donald Stolz is fouled on the floor by Joshua Macdonald - foul #1 on Joshua Macdonald, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas (PG), Richard Santangelo (SF), Gregory Edenfield (PF), Noah Christensen (C) Harry Pratt, Wayne Thompson, Donald Stolz, Ed Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Sumter (SG), Edward Whisenant (SF), Martin Knutsen (PF), Jeffery Johnson (C) Gary Brezenski, Dustin Eberle, Joshua Macdonald, Ronald Smith | |
| 14:14 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas lays it in on a great pass from Lionel Daley | 11-5 |
| 14:05 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-8 |
| 13:50 | Wake Forest | John Sumter steps in front of the Noah Christensen pass | 11-8 |
| 13:42 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:38 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie (C) Noah Christensen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 13:20 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant makes the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Gregory Edenfield - foul #1 on Gregory Edenfield, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Rickel (C) Jeffery Johnson | |
| 13:20 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:11 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Douglas | 13-14 |
| 12:58 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Wayne Thompson (SG), Donald Stolz (SF) Lionel Daley, Richard Santangelo | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 12:33 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Wayne Thompson | 15-14 |
| 12:22 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Stolz - foul #1 on Donald Stolz, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley (SG), Ed Evans (C) Gregory Edenfield, Jimoh Akuchie | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Brezenski (PG), Joshua Macdonald (PF) Michael Haught, Martin Knutsen | |
| 12:22 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:22 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:57 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas lays it in set up by Donald Stolz | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Douglas Douglas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lionel Daley (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Stolz (fairly fresh) C - Ed Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Brezenski (fresh) SG - John Sumter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Whisenant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joshua Macdonald (fresh) C - Larry Rickel (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Fairfield | Larry Rickel is whistled for a carry | 17-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt (SG), Richard Santangelo (SF), Noah Christensen (PF) Lionel Daley, Wayne Thompson, Donald Stolz | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ronald Smith (PF), Jeffery Johnson (C) Edward Whisenant, Larry Rickel | |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffery Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffery Johnson, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie (C) Ed Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle (SF) Joshua Macdonald | |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:20 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:20 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:14 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 11:12 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson tips it back up and in | 17-17 |
| 10:58 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Brezenski - foul #1 on Gary Brezenski, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield (PF) Noah Christensen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Haught (PG) Gary Brezenski | |
| 10:58 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:58 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:44 | Fairfield | Michael Haught knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Sumter - foul #1 on John Sumter, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Noah Christensen (C) Jimoh Akuchie | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant (SF), Martin Knutsen (PF) Dustin Eberle, Ronald Smith | |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:26 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:26 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:02 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 10:01 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:46 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Douglas Douglas | 21-19 |
| 09:34 | Fairfield | John Sumter is fouled on the floor by Richard Santangelo - foul #1 on Richard Santangelo, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley (SG), Wayne Thompson (SF), Donald Stolz (PF), Ed Evans (C) Harry Pratt, Richard Santangelo, Gregory Edenfield, Noah Christensen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Brezenski (SG), Joshua Macdonald (SF), Larry Rickel (C) John Sumter, Edward Whisenant, Jeffery Johnson | |
| 09:24 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen's pass is intercepted by Douglas Douglas | 21-19 |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 09:04 | Fairfield | Donald Stolz is called for the reach on Joshua Macdonald - foul #2 on Donald Stolz, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield (PF), Jimoh Akuchie (C) Donald Stolz, Ed Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle (SF) Martin Knutsen | |
| 09:04 | Fairfield | Joshua Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:04 | Fairfield | Joshua Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:45 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield connects on the open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jimoh Akuchie | 23-21 |
| 08:22 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle is whistled for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt (PG), Richard Santangelo (SF) Douglas Douglas, Wayne Thompson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant (PG), Ronald Smith (C) Michael Haught, Larry Rickel | |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Whisenant - foul #1 on Edward Whisenant, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:07 | Fairfield | Gregory Edenfield swats the layup by Joshua Macdonald | 25-21 |
| 08:06 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 07:45 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Edenfield | 28-21 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Pratt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lionel Daley (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Richard Santangelo (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Gregory Edenfield (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimoh Akuchie (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Edward Whisenant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gary Brezenski (fairly fresh) SF - Dustin Eberle (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Macdonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle buries a jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 07:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Eberle - foul #2 on Dustin Eberle, team foul #10 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas (PG), Noah Christensen (PF), Ed Evans (C) Harry Pratt, Gregory Edenfield, Jimoh Akuchie | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Haught (PG), John Sumter (SG), Martin Knutsen (PF), Jeffery Johnson (C) Gary Brezenski, Dustin Eberle, Joshua Macdonald, Ronald Smith | |
| 07:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:21 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | John Sumter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Noah Christensen snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 06:43 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Noah Christensen | 32-23 |
| 06:26 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Santangelo - foul #2 on Richard Santangelo, team foul #8 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt (SG), Wayne Thompson (SF) Lionel Daley, Richard Santangelo | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joshua Macdonald (SF) Edward Whisenant | |
| 06:26 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 06:26 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 06:24 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Haught - foul #1 on Michael Haught, team foul #11 | 32-25 |
| 06:24 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 06:24 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 06:00 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Haught | 33-27 |
| 05:50 | Wake Forest | Ed Evans misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Haught - foul #2 on Michael Haught, team foul #12 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield (PF) Noah Christensen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Brezenski (PG), Ronald Smith (PF), Larry Rickel (C) Michael Haught, Martin Knutsen, Jeffery Johnson | |
| 05:50 | Wake Forest | Ed Evans makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 05:50 | Wake Forest | Ed Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 05:24 | Fairfield | John Sumter is called for a backcourt violation | 35-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley (SG), Jimoh Akuchie (C) Douglas Douglas, Ed Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant (SF) Joshua Macdonald | |
| 05:10 | Wake Forest | John Sumter picks off the pass by Gregory Edenfield | 35-27 |
| 04:52 | Fairfield | Larry Rickel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 04:50 | Fairfield | John Sumter snags the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 04:38 | Fairfield | Wayne Thompson denies the turnaround by Ronald Smith | 35-27 |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Wayne Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 04:22 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 35-27 |
| 04:20 | Fairfield | Larry Rickel snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 04:04 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-30 |
| 03:49 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas (PG), Joseph Gray (SG), Richard Santangelo (SF), Donald Stolz (PF), Noah Christensen (C) Harry Pratt, Lionel Daley, Wayne Thompson, Gregory Edenfield, Jimoh Akuchie | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Haught (PG), Willie Eyler (SF), Joshua Macdonald (PF), Dustin Eberle (C) John Sumter, Edward Whisenant, Ronald Smith, Larry Rickel | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Douglas Douglas (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gray (fresh) SF - Richard Santangelo (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Donald Stolz (fresh) C - Noah Christensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Michael Haught (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Brezenski (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Eyler (fresh) PF - Joshua Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Eberle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Fairfield | Willie Eyler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 35-30 |
| 03:27 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 03:23 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 02:59 | Fairfield | Gary Brezenski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 35-30 |
| 02:57 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 02:55 | Wake Forest | Michael Haught takes the ball from Douglas Douglas in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 02:48 | Fairfield | Michael Haught throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ed Evans (C) Noah Christensen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant (SG), Martin Knutsen (PF) Gary Brezenski, Joshua Macdonald | |
| 02:20 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gray clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 02:19 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo tips it but misses | 35-30 |
| 02:18 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 01:57 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield (PF), Jimoh Akuchie (C) Donald Stolz, Ed Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson (C) Dustin Eberle | |
| 01:55 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 01:36 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-30 |
| 01:35 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 01:26 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gray clanks a floater from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 01:25 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 35-30 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:58 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 00:57 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:40 | Fairfield | Richard Santangelo takes the ball from Jeffery Johnson | 35-30 |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Joseph Gray buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Douglas | 38-30 |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Michael Haught hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Gregory Edenfield comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-30 |