| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Pratt (fresh) SG - Douglas Douglas (fresh) SF - Devon Carr (fresh) PF - Jimoh Akuchie (fresh) C - Christopher Reynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) SG - Clarence Hobbs (fresh) SF - Bradley Miller (fresh) PF - Chase Nelson (fresh) C - Albert Moreira (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle misses the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas loses the dribble to Bradley Miller | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs lays it up and in set up by Bradley Miller | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Wake Forest | Christopher Reynolds tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Albert Moreira | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Devon Carr and he's hacked by Albert Moreira - foul #1 on Albert Moreira, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:26 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs banks in the layup and he's hacked by Christopher Reynolds - foul #1 on Christopher Reynolds, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs misses the free throw | 3-7 |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson grabs the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 17:51 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 17:50 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira tips it back up and in | 3-9 |
| 17:43 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt buries a floater from the right side set up by Devon Carr | 5-9 |
| 17:33 | Western Illinois | Jimoh Akuchie blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Albert Moreira | 5-9 |
| 17:31 | Wake Forest | Devon Carr grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 17:11 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 17:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:04 | Western Illinois | Harry Pratt is called for the reach on Robert Hinkle - foul #1 on Harry Pratt, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Wayne Thompson (SF) Devon Carr | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG), Nelson Carvalho (SG), Mathew Gallman (SF), Anthony Zolman (PF), Henry Whipple (C) Robert Hinkle, Clarence Hobbs, Bradley Miller, Chase Nelson, Albert Moreira | |
| 16:59 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod is whistled for a carry | 5-9 |
| 16:39 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wayne Thompson | 8-9 |
| 16:19 | Western Illinois | Mathew Gallman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-9 |
| 16:18 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod gets the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:02 | Western Illinois | Mathew Gallman clanks a 3 from straight away | 8-9 |
| 16:01 | Wake Forest | Christopher Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Pratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Douglas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Thompson (fresh) PF - Jimoh Akuchie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Reynolds (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Mark Herrod (fresh) SG - Nelson Carvalho (fresh) SF - Mathew Gallman (fresh) PF - Anthony Zolman (fresh) C - Henry Whipple (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas is fouled on the floor by Anthony Zolman - foul #1 on Anthony Zolman, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo (PF), Ed Evans (C) Jimoh Akuchie, Christopher Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle (PG), Clarence Hobbs (SG) Mark Herrod, Mathew Gallman | |
| 15:35 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt scores on a shot from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 10-9 |
| 15:12 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Ed Evans | 10-9 |
| 14:58 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo misses the easy layup | 10-9 |
| 14:57 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:47 | Wake Forest | Ed Evans hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harry Pratt | 12-9 |
| 14:28 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 14:27 | Western Illinois | Anthony Zolman tips it but misses | 12-9 |
| 14:26 | Wake Forest | Wayne Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:21 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas loses the ball out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley (SG), Donald Stolz (SF), Jimoh Akuchie (PF) Douglas Douglas, Wayne Thompson, Richard Santangelo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG), Bradley Miller (SF), Chase Nelson (PF), Albert Moreira (C) Robert Hinkle, Nelson Carvalho, Anthony Zolman, Henry Whipple | |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson loses the dribble to Jimoh Akuchie | 12-9 |
| 13:58 | Wake Forest | Donald Stolz misses long on a floater in the lane | 12-9 |
| 13:56 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley hits the follow up shot | 14-9 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson is fouled on the floor by Lionel Daley - foul #1 on Lionel Daley, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Devon Carr (SF), Christopher Reynolds (C) Donald Stolz, Ed Evans | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:27 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 14-9 |
| 13:25 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 13:20 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Reynolds | 16-9 |
| 13:08 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 13:07 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:55 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt is called for traveling | 16-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas (PG) Harry Pratt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle (PG) Clarence Hobbs | |
| 12:39 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-9 |
| 12:37 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle can't tip it in | 16-9 |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Chase Nelson - foul #1 on Chase Nelson, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo (PF), Ed Evans (C) Jimoh Akuchie, Christopher Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho (SG) Mark Herrod | |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:30 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 12:10 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 18-9 |
| 12:09 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Richard Santangelo | 18-9 |
| 12:04 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley blows the layup | 18-9 |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo tips it in | 20-9 |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Douglas Douglas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lionel Daley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Devon Carr (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Santangelo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ed Evans (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) SG - Nelson Carvalho (fresh) SF - Bradley Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chase Nelson (fairly fresh) C - Albert Moreira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo's floater is tipped away by Bradley Miller | 20-12 |
| 11:46 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bradley Miller | 20-12 |
| 11:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Moreira and the foul's on Douglas Douglas - foul #1 on Douglas Douglas, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt (PG), Wayne Thompson (SF) Lionel Daley, Devon Carr | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs (SG), Anthony Zolman (PF), Henry Whipple (C) Bradley Miller, Chase Nelson, Albert Moreira | |
| 11:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:15 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | Anthony Zolman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 10:47 | Wake Forest | Ed Evans snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 10:40 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Santangelo | 23-15 |
| 10:17 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs is called for traveling | 23-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie (PF), Christopher Reynolds (C) Richard Santangelo, Ed Evans | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG), Mathew Gallman (SF) Robert Hinkle, Nelson Carvalho | |
| 09:59 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Thompson | 26-15 |
| 09:39 | Western Illinois | Anthony Zolman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-15 |
| 09:38 | Wake Forest | Wayne Thompson snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| 09:32 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt is whistled for traveling | 26-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley (PG), Devon Carr (SG) Harry Pratt, Douglas Douglas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller (SF), Chase Nelson (PF), Albert Moreira (C) Mathew Gallman, Anthony Zolman, Henry Whipple | |
| 09:13 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira loses the ball out of bounds | 26-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt (PG) Wayne Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:05 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-15 |
| 09:04 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 08:41 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-15 |
| 08:39 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt grabs the defensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 08:18 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley blows the layup but he's hacked by Bradley Miller - foul #1 on Bradley Miller, team foul #4 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas (SG), Donald Stolz (SF), Ed Evans (C) Harry Pratt, Devon Carr, Christopher Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle (PG), Nelson Carvalho (SG), Anthony Zolman (PF) Mark Herrod, Clarence Hobbs, Chase Nelson | |
| 08:18 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 08:18 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Donald Stolz steals it from Bradley Miller | 28-15 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lionel Daley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Douglas Douglas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Stolz (fresh) PF - Jimoh Akuchie (tiring) 3 pts. C - Ed Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nelson Carvalho (fresh) SF - Bradley Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Zolman (fresh) C - Albert Moreira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas steps out of bounds on the baseline | 28-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt (PG), Wayne Thompson (SF), Richard Santangelo (PF) Lionel Daley, Donald Stolz, Jimoh Akuchie | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mathew Gallman (SF), Henry Whipple (C) Bradley Miller, Albert Moreira | |
| 07:14 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-15 |
| 07:13 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt gets the rebound | 28-15 |
| 07:04 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-15 |
| 07:02 | Wake Forest | Wayne Thompson snags the offensive board | 28-15 |
| 06:53 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-15 |
| 06:52 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas gets the offensive rebound | 28-15 |
| 06:36 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-15 |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho pulls down the rebound | 28-15 |
| 06:29 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle's fadeaway is rejected by Ed Evans | 28-15 |
| 06:28 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Richard Santangelo | 28-15 |
| 06:20 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ed Evans | 31-15 |
| 06:07 | Western Illinois | Harry Pratt steals it from Robert Hinkle | 31-15 |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Ed Evans misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Whipple - foul #1 on Henry Whipple, team foul #5 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley (PG), Devon Carr (SG), Jimoh Akuchie (PF) Harry Pratt, Douglas Douglas, Richard Santangelo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs (SG), Bradley Miller (SF), Chase Nelson (PF), Albert Moreira (C) Nelson Carvalho, Mathew Gallman, Anthony Zolman, Henry Whipple | |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Ed Evans makes the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Ed Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 32-15 |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller gets the rebound | 32-15 |
| 05:35 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-15 |
| 05:34 | Wake Forest | Wayne Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-15 |
| 05:28 | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Lionel Daley, team foul #5 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt (PG), Douglas Douglas (SG), Christopher Reynolds (C) Lionel Daley, Wayne Thompson, Ed Evans | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG) Robert Hinkle | |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jimoh Akuchie - foul #1 on Jimoh Akuchie, team foul #6 | 32-15 |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira makes the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira makes the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 05:01 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-17 |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira grabs the defensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 04:41 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-19 |
| 04:25 | Wake Forest | Christopher Reynolds misses badly on a runner near the basket | 32-19 |
| 04:24 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira grabs the defensive rebound | 32-19 |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 32-21 |
| 04:10 | Wake Forest | Jimoh Akuchie is whistled for a carry | 32-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Wayne Thompson (SF), Richard Santangelo (PF) Harry Pratt, Jimoh Akuchie | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle (PG), Anthony Zolman (SF), Henry Whipple (C) Mark Herrod, Bradley Miller, Albert Moreira | |
| 03:58 | Western Illinois | Anthony Zolman travels with the ball | 32-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lionel Daley (PG) Devon Carr | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mathew Gallman (SF) Chase Nelson | |
| 03:36 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas is fouled on the floor by Henry Whipple - foul #2 on Henry Whipple, team foul #6 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Noah Christensen (C) Christopher Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho (SF) Mathew Gallman | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lionel Daley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Douglas Douglas (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Santangelo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Noah Christensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clarence Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nelson Carvalho (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Zolman (fresh) C - Henry Whipple (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 03:30 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs misses long on a runner from close range | 32-21 |
| 03:13 | Wake Forest | Richard Santangelo snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 03:05 | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-21 |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | Lionel Daley is called for the reach on Robert Hinkle - foul #3 on Lionel Daley, team foul #7 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt (PG), Devon Carr (SG), Jimoh Akuchie (PF), Ed Evans (C) Lionel Daley, Douglas Douglas, Richard Santangelo, Noah Christensen | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller (SF), Chase Nelson (PF) Clarence Hobbs, Anthony Zolman | |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 02:36 | Wake Forest | Henry Whipple denies the turnaround by Jimoh Akuchie | 35-23 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Chase Nelson is denied by Ed Evans | 35-23 |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple gets the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 01:50 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple drills a jump hook in the paint | 35-25 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Harry Pratt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Douglas Douglas (SG), Donald Stolz (SF), Christopher Reynolds (C) Devon Carr, Wayne Thompson, Ed Evans | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG), Clarence Hobbs (SG), Mathew Gallman (SF), Albert Moreira (C) Robert Hinkle, Nelson Carvalho, Bradley Miller, Henry Whipple | |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 01:14 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira tips it back up and in | 35-27 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Donald Stolz hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Reynolds | 37-27 |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | Mathew Gallman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-27 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Christopher Reynolds snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Christopher Reynolds drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-27 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs clanks a fullcourt shot | 39-27 |