| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fresh) SG - Mark Dewall (fresh) SF - James Lawrence (fresh) PF - Kang Fang (fresh) C - Jarek Zedian (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Glen Faulk (fresh) SG - John Claar (fresh) SF - Terry Christiansen (fresh) PF - Jamie Kennedy (fresh) C - Roland Myers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Nicholls State | John Claar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Wake Forest | Jamie Kennedy picks off the pass by Mark Dewall | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jamie Kennedy - foul #1 on Jamie Kennedy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence snags the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:37 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang is fouled on the floor by Terry Christiansen - foul #1 on Terry Christiansen, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:24 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Elmer Motley | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Nicholls State | Kang Fang swats the layup by Jamie Kennedy | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:49 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Kennedy | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:26 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 17:25 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:18 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Claar - foul #1 on John Claar, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo (SF) Terry Christiansen | |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:21 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page (PG), John Canaday (SF), Dean McGurren (PF), Wayne Haakenson (C) Glen Faulk, John Claar, Jamie Kennedy, Roland Myers | |
| 15:59 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian misses long on a shot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 15:57 | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Dewall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kang Fang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jarek Zedian (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jimmie Page (fresh) SG - Allen Alamo (fresh) SF - John Canaday (fresh) PF - Dean McGurren (fresh) C - Wayne Haakenson (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Nicholls State | Wayne Haakenson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 15:34 | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 15:11 | Nicholls State | Jarek Zedian steals the ball from Allen Alamo | 5-0 |
| 14:48 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Canaday - foul #1 on John Canaday, team foul #4 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk (PG), John Claar (SG), Terry Christiansen (SF), Jamie Kennedy (PF), Roland Myers (C) Jimmie Page, Allen Alamo, John Canaday, Dean McGurren, Wayne Haakenson | |
| 14:48 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 14:48 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 14:23 | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 14:22 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy can't tip it in | 6-0 |
| 14:21 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 14:03 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Dewall and the foul's on Roland Myers - foul #1 on Roland Myers, team foul #5 | 8-0 |
| 14:03 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley makes the free throw | 9-0 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen blows the layup but he's fouled by Jarek Zedian - foul #1 on Jarek Zedian, team foul #1 | 9-0 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 9-1 |
| 13:49 | Nicholls State | Terry Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 13:28 | Wake Forest | Terry Christiansen is called for the reach on James Lawrence - foul #2 on Terry Christiansen, team foul #6 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo (SF) Terry Christiansen | |
| 13:13 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-2 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edwin Young (SF) James Lawrence | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:59 | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 12:46 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 9-4 |
| 12:45 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 12:27 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 12:26 | Nicholls State | John Claar snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| 12:07 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Kang Fang - foul #1 on Kang Fang, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lawrence (SF) Edwin Young | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page (PG), John Canaday (SF), Dean McGurren (C) Glen Faulk, John Claar, Roland Myers | |
| 12:07 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 12:07 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 11:51 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 11:50 | Nicholls State | John Canaday grabs the board | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Dewall (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kang Fang (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jarek Zedian (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jimmie Page (fresh) SG - Allen Alamo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Canaday (fresh) PF - Jamie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean McGurren (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 11:35 | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 11:13 | Nicholls State | Kang Fang is called for the reach on John Canaday - foul #2 on Kang Fang, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Troy Chandler (PF) Kang Fang | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Wayne Haakenson (C) Jamie Kennedy | |
| 10:54 | Nicholls State | John Canaday loses the dribble to Elmer Motley | 9-6 |
| 10:51 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall misses the dunk attempt | 9-6 |
| 10:50 | Wake Forest | Troy Chandler misses the tip | 9-6 |
| 10:49 | Wake Forest | Jarek Zedian tips it home | 11-6 |
| 10:33 | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jimmie Page, team foul #7 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edwin Young (SF) James Lawrence | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk (PG), John Claar (SG), Roland Myers (C) Jimmie Page, Allen Alamo, Wayne Haakenson | |
| 10:06 | Wake Forest | Edwin Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-6 |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | John Canaday is hacked by Jarek Zedian - foul #2 on Jarek Zedian, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Juan Perez (C) Jarek Zedian | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:43 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 11-6 |
| 09:41 | Wake Forest | Edwin Young snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 09:28 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Elmer Motley | 14-6 |
| 09:11 | Nicholls State | John Canaday hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Roland Myers | 14-9 |
| 09:04 | Wake Forest | John Claar is called for the reach on Troy Chandler - foul #2 on John Claar, team foul #8 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lawrence (SF) Edwin Young | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo (SG), Jamie Kennedy (PF) John Claar, Dean McGurren | |
| 09:04 | Wake Forest | Troy Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 09:04 | Nicholls State | John Canaday snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 08:45 | Nicholls State | John Canaday drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Glen Faulk | 14-12 |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley misses badly on a floater from the left side | 14-12 |
| 08:32 | Wake Forest | Juan Perez hits the follow up shot | 16-12 |
| 08:14 | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo loses the dribble to Troy Chandler | 16-12 |
| 07:53 | Wake Forest | Juan Perez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page (PG), Wayne Haakenson (SF), Dean McGurren (C) Glen Faulk, John Canaday, Roland Myers | |
| 07:38 | Nicholls State | Wayne Haakenson misses the shot from the free throw line | 16-12 |
| 07:36 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Elmer Motley (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Dewall (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Troy Chandler (fairly fresh) C - Juan Perez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jimmie Page (fresh) SG - Allen Alamo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Haakenson (fresh) PF - Jamie Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean McGurren (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence is whistled for a carry | 16-12 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Townsend (PG) Allen Alamo | |
| 07:12 | Nicholls State | Mark Dewall steps in front of the Jason Townsend pass in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 07:10 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Dewall | 18-12 |
| 06:53 | Nicholls State | Dean McGurren buries a jumpshot from the left side | 18-14 |
| 06:36 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jamie Kennedy - foul #2 on Jamie Kennedy, team foul #9 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan (SG) Mark Dewall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk (PG), Jeffrey Labbe (C) Jason Townsend, Jamie Kennedy | |
| 06:36 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:36 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:36 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Labbe grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 06:21 | Nicholls State | Wayne Haakenson is hacked by Juan Perez - foul #1 on Juan Perez, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edwin Young (SF) James Lawrence | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:10 | Nicholls State | Troy Chandler denies the turnaround by Jimmie Page | 19-14 |
| 06:09 | Wake Forest | Juan Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 05:58 | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Dean McGurren - foul #1 on Dean McGurren, team foul #10 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo (SG), John Canaday (SF), Roland Myers (C) Jimmie Page, Dean McGurren, Jeffrey Labbe | |
| 05:58 | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 05:58 | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 05:39 | Nicholls State | John Canaday lays it up and in on a nice dish by Glen Faulk | 21-16 |
| 05:26 | Wake Forest | Edwin Young misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 21-16 |
| 05:24 | Nicholls State | John Canaday grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 05:09 | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk is fouled on the floor by Elmer Motley - foul #1 on Elmer Motley, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall (SG) Michael Fagan | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Labbe (PF) Wayne Haakenson | |
| 04:52 | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo is whistled for a carry | 21-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lawrence (SF) Edwin Young | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page (PG) Glen Faulk | |
| 04:38 | Wake Forest | Roland Myers blocks the short jumper by Mark Dewall | 21-16 |
| 04:37 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 04:31 | Nicholls State | The jump hook by Roland Myers is blocked by Troy Chandler | 21-16 |
| 04:30 | Nicholls State | Jeffrey Labbe pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 04:02 | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-16 |
| 04:00 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Juan Perez | 21-16 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 03:52 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to John Canaday | 21-16 |
| 03:43 | Nicholls State | John Canaday loses the ball out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan (PG), Kang Fang (PF), Jarek Zedian (C) Elmer Motley, Troy Chandler, Juan Perez | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Glen Faulk (PG), John Claar (SG), Terry Christiansen (SF), Jamie Kennedy (PF), Dean McGurren (C) Jimmie Page, Allen Alamo, John Canaday, Jeffrey Labbe, Roland Myers | |
| 03:22 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 03:21 | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan snags the offensive board | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Dewall (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lawrence (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kang Fang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jarek Zedian (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Glen Faulk (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Claar (fresh) SF - Terry Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean McGurren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Wake Forest | Mark Dewall hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-16 |
| 02:48 | Nicholls State | John Claar buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Glen Faulk | 23-19 |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Dewall | 25-19 |
| 02:14 | Nicholls State | John Claar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 02:05 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence lays it up and in and the foul's on Terry Christiansen - foul #3 on Terry Christiansen, team foul #11 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley (PG) Mark Dewall | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jimmie Page (PG), John Canaday (SF), Roland Myers (C) Glen Faulk, Terry Christiansen, Dean McGurren | |
| 02:05 | Wake Forest | James Lawrence makes the free throw | 28-19 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy is whistled for traveling | 28-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Edwin Young (SF) James Lawrence | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:34 | Wake Forest | Michael Fagan knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Jarek Zedian | 30-19 |
| 01:28 | Nicholls State | Jarek Zedian is called for the reach on Roland Myers - foul #3 on Jarek Zedian, team foul #7 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Juan Perez (C) Jarek Zedian | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Allen Alamo (PG) Jimmie Page | |
| 01:28 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 01:28 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Kang Fang clanks a floater from the left block | 30-21 |
| 01:12 | Nicholls State | John Claar grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 01:04 | Nicholls State | John Claar clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 30-21 |
| 01:03 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers gets the offensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 00:44 | Nicholls State | John Canaday can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 30-21 |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | John Canaday tips it home | 30-23 |
| 00:32 | Wake Forest | Edwin Young's fadeaway is rejected by John Canaday | 30-23 |
| 00:31 | Nicholls State | Jamie Kennedy gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | John Canaday misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-23 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Edwin Young | 30-23 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Elmer Motley misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Roland Myers misses the fullcourt shot | 30-23 |