| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) SF - William Pawlak (fresh) PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fresh) SG - James Henderson (fresh) SF - Gary Skaggs (fresh) PF - Marco Anderson (fresh) C - Donald Bertram (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Warren Payton steps in front of the Phillip Myers pass | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Warren Payton | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Warren Payton | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Gaiser - foul #1 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anthony Engelman - foul #1 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Donald Bertram | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Donald Bertram | 0-7 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerry Gaiser | 3-7 |
| 18:01 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Marco Anderson | 3-9 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses badly on a jumper from close range | 3-9 |
| 17:47 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 17:42 | Wake Forest | Jerry Gaiser is called for the reach on James Henderson - foul #2 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), Russell Deitch (SG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Harold Haynes (PF), John Haas (C) Warren Payton, James Henderson, Gary Skaggs, Marco Anderson, Donald Bertram | |
| 17:25 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jarrett Simone | 3-11 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer is hacked by Harold Haynes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Haynes, team foul #1 | 3-11 |
| 17:07 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith travels with the ball | 3-11 |
| 16:46 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on David Swarts - foul #1 on David Swarts, team foul #4 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham (C) David Swarts | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG) Leopoldo Costa | |
| 16:46 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 16:46 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee pulls down the rebound | 3-11 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 16:29 | Wake Forest | John Haas snags the defensive board | 3-11 |
| 16:23 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 3-11 |
| 16:22 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes tips it but misses | 3-11 |
| 16:20 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch grabs the offensive board | 3-11 |
| 16:06 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF) Joel Palmer, Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, Jessie Hazel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bruce McCorkle (SF), Marco Anderson (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Jarrett Simone, Harold Haynes, John Haas | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers blows the layup | 3-11 |
| 15:42 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Mecham | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Theodore Wichrowski (fresh) SG - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Pawlak (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip Myers (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Mecham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Deitch (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce McCorkle (fresh) PF - Marco Anderson (fresh) C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right side | 3-11 |
| 15:28 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch snags the defensive board | 3-11 |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | William Pawlak is called for the reach on Warren Payton - foul #1 on William Pawlak, team foul #5 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Phillip Myers, Joseph Mecham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), James Henderson (SG), Gary Skaggs (SF), Robert Corcoran (PF) Warren Payton, Russell Deitch, Bruce McCorkle, Marco Anderson | |
| 15:01 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Bertram and the foul's on Theodore Wichrowski - foul #1 on Theodore Wichrowski, team foul #6 | 3-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG) Theodore Wichrowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes (PF) Robert Corcoran | |
| 15:01 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa makes the free throw | 3-14 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Joel Palmer | 5-14 |
| 14:13 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Leopoldo Costa | 5-16 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Donald Bertram steps in front of the Joel Palmer pass in the backcourt | 5-16 |
| 13:51 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa misses long on a floater from the baseline | 5-16 |
| 13:50 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses the tip | 5-16 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Pawlak | 5-16 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), Jessie Hazel (PF), Joseph Mecham (C) Joel Palmer, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, David Swarts, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Russell Deitch (SG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Marco Anderson (PF), John Haas (C) Leopoldo Costa, James Henderson, Gary Skaggs, Harold Haynes, Donald Bertram | |
| 13:12 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Marco Anderson | 5-18 |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 5-18 |
| 12:52 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch grabs the defensive rebound | 5-18 |
| 12:46 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Russell Deitch | 5-20 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-20 |
| 12:17 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson pulls down the rebound | 5-20 |
| 12:11 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jarrett Simone | 5-22 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Jarrett Simone steals the ball from Joseph Mecham | 5-22 |
| 11:59 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Wichrowski - foul #2 on Theodore Wichrowski, team foul #7 | 5-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Theodore Wichrowski, Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, Jessie Hazel, Joseph Mecham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs (SF), Harold Haynes (PF), Donald Bertram (C) Jarrett Simone, Marco Anderson, John Haas | |
| 11:59 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 1st free throw | 5-23 |
| 11:59 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 2nd free throw | 5-23 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown snags the defensive board | 5-23 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-23 |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer grabs the offensive board | 5-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Pawlak (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Deitch (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Warren Payton - foul #1 on Warren Payton, team foul #2 | 7-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), James Henderson (SG) Warren Payton, Russell Deitch | |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak makes the free throw | 8-23 |
| 10:59 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Leopoldo Costa | 8-25 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Leopoldo Costa steps in front of the Anthony Engelman pass in the backcourt | 8-25 |
| 10:34 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes blows the layup | 8-25 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Myers | 8-25 |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Henderson - foul #1 on James Henderson, team foul #3 | 8-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF) Tommy Brown, William Pawlak | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SF), Marco Anderson (PF), John Haas (C) Gary Skaggs, Harold Haynes, Donald Bertram | |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 9-25 |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 10-25 |
| 10:10 | Wake Forest | Phillip Myers denies the turnaround by John Haas | 10-25 |
| 10:08 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers gets the rebound | 10-25 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer is hacked by Marco Anderson - foul #1 on Marco Anderson, team foul #4 | 10-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel (PF), Joseph Mecham (C) Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Russell Deitch (SG) Leopoldo Costa, James Henderson | |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-25 |
| 09:27 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the easy layup | 13-25 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 13-25 |
| 09:21 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch snags the defensive board | 13-25 |
| 09:04 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson is denied on a layup by Jessie Hazel | 13-25 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer gets the rebound | 13-25 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Warren Payton steps in front of the Larry Bybee pass in the backcourt | 13-25 |
| 08:39 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marco Anderson | 13-27 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-27 |
| 08:07 | Wake Forest | John Haas is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Meredith - foul #1 on Lawrence Meredith, team foul #8 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), David Swarts (C) Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, Jessie Hazel, Joseph Mecham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), James Henderson (SG), Gary Skaggs (SF), Donald Bertram (C) Warren Payton, Russell Deitch, Jarrett Simone, Marco Anderson | |
| 08:07 | Wake Forest | John Haas makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 08:07 | Wake Forest | John Haas misses the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 07:47 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the runner in the paint set up by William Pawlak | 18-28 |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses the dunk | 18-28 |
| 07:34 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses the tip | 18-28 |
| 07:32 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram grabs the offensive rebound | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Pawlak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Swarts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Leopoldo Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Henderson (fresh) SF - Gary Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Haas (tiring) 1 pts. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses badly on a shot from the left side | 18-28 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by John Haas - foul #1 on John Haas, team foul #5 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (PG), Anthony Engelman (C) Joel Palmer, Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bruce McCorkle (SF), Harold Haynes (PF) Gary Skaggs, John Haas | |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts misses the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:00 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 06:44 | Wake Forest | Bruce McCorkle loses the ball out of bounds | 19-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers (PF) David Swarts | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Russell Deitch (SG), Jarrett Simone (SF) Leopoldo Costa, James Henderson, Bruce McCorkle | |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-28 |
| 06:23 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Russell Deitch picks off the pass by Tommy Brown | 19-28 |
| 06:02 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton loses the dribble to Tommy Brown in the backcourt | 19-28 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 05:38 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 05:34 | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 05:32 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton tips it back up and in | 19-30 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Deitch - foul #1 on Russell Deitch, team foul #6 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), Joseph Mecham (C) Larry Bybee, William Pawlak, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), James Henderson (SG), Gary Skaggs (SF), Marco Anderson (PF) Warren Payton, Russell Deitch, Jarrett Simone, Donald Bertram | |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Marco Anderson steals the ball from Phillip Myers | 19-30 |
| 04:58 | Wake Forest | Phillip Myers is called for the reach on Marco Anderson - foul #1 on Phillip Myers, team foul #9 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Corcoran (C) Harold Haynes | |
| 04:58 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 04:58 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Corcoran - foul #1 on Robert Corcoran, team foul #7 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (PF) Jessie Hazel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:29 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson is hacked by David Swarts - foul #2 on David Swarts, team foul #10 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak (SF), Jessie Hazel (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Lawrence Meredith, David Swarts, Joseph Mecham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG), Russell Deitch (SG) Leopoldo Costa, James Henderson | |
| 04:29 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:29 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-32 |
| 04:04 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joel Palmer - foul #1 on Joel Palmer, team foul #11 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jarrett Simone (SF), Donald Bertram (C) Gary Skaggs, Marco Anderson | |
| 04:04 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:04 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-33 |
| 03:51 | Wake Forest | Robert Corcoran pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 03:46 | Wake Forest | Robert Corcoran is hacked by Jessie Hazel - foul #1 on Jessie Hazel, team foul #12 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), David Swarts (PF) Joel Palmer, Tommy Brown, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:46 | Wake Forest | Robert Corcoran makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:46 | Wake Forest | Robert Corcoran makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts blows the layup | 23-35 |
| 03:22 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram grabs the board | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (tiring) 3 pts. SF - William Pawlak (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jessie Hazel (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Payton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Deitch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarrett Simone (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Corcoran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Bertram (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton hits the finger roll set up by Jarrett Simone | 23-37 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser loses the dribble to Warren Payton in the backcourt | 23-37 |
| 02:53 | Wake Forest | Jerry Gaiser is called for the reach on Donald Bertram - foul #3 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #13 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Lawrence Meredith (SG), Phillip Myers (PF), Joseph Mecham (C) Jerry Gaiser, Larry Bybee, David Swarts, Jessie Hazel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), James Henderson (SG), Harold Haynes (PF) Warren Payton, Russell Deitch, Robert Corcoran | |
| 02:53 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 02:53 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers drills a runner from the right block | 25-38 |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | Donald Bertram misses badly on a floater in the lane | 25-38 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | James Henderson is called for the reach on Lawrence Meredith in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Henderson, team foul #8 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG) William Pawlak | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Skaggs (SF), Marco Anderson (PF) Jarrett Simone, Donald Bertram | |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:09 | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa misses the jumper from the left block | 27-38 |
| 02:07 | Wake Forest | Harold Haynes tips it back up and in | 27-40 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown is whistled for traveling | 27-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), William Pawlak (SF), Anthony Engelman (C) Theodore Wichrowski, Lawrence Meredith, Joseph Mecham | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Payton (PG) Leopoldo Costa | |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Marco Anderson drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Henderson | 27-42 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Henderson - foul #3 on James Henderson, team foul #9 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Russell Deitch (SG), Bruce McCorkle (SF), John Haas (C) James Henderson, Gary Skaggs, Harold Haynes | |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 01:09 | Wake Forest | Warren Payton hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bruce McCorkle | 29-44 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts's pass is intercepted by Bruce McCorkle | 29-44 |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | A charge is called on Russell Deitch - foul #2 on Russell Deitch, team foul #10 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), Jessie Hazel (PF) Joel Palmer, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Leopoldo Costa (PG), Jarrett Simone (SF), Donald Bertram (C) Warren Payton, Bruce McCorkle, Marco Anderson | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | John Haas hits the finger roll | 31-46 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 31-46 |