| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Caulkins (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Brian Nassar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elvin Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Caudill (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Glover (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gilbert Grant | 36-31 |
| 19:27 | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington is fouled on the floor by John Edwards - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's | Herman Caudill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| 18:48 | Wake Forest | David Glover is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on David Glover, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:32 | Wake Forest | John Edwards misses the lay-in | 36-31 |
| 18:30 | St. Joseph's | David Glover snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:08 | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar misses the easy layup | 36-31 |
| 18:06 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:57 | Wake Forest | John Edwards scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Smith | 38-31 |
| 17:53 | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Nassar, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 17:40 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | James Smith tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 17:30 | St. Joseph's | Herman Caudill can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 17:29 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | John Edwards scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Smith and the foul's on Brian Nassar - foul #2 on Brian Nassar, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | John Edwards makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:51 | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Herman Caudill | 43-33 |
| 16:35 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Rodney Young | 46-33 |
| 16:22 | St. Joseph's | John Edwards picks off the pass by David Glover | 46-33 |
| 16:06 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sammy Laufer (PG), Dwight Ingram (SG), Jeffery McPike (PF), Norman Brough (C) Brian Nassar, Vincent King, Herman Caudill, David Glover | |
| 15:37 | St. Joseph's | Jeffery McPike clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-33 |
| 15:36 | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Grant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Caulkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Sammy Laufer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwight Ingram (fresh) SF - Elvin Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery McPike (fresh) C - Norman Brough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Ingram misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 15:27 | Wake Forest | John Edwards grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 15:06 | Wake Forest | John Edwards misses the lay-in | 46-33 |
| 15:05 | St. Joseph's | Jeffery McPike pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:43 | St. Joseph's | Norman Brough banks in the layup | 46-35 |
| 14:31 | Wake Forest | Norman Brough is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #2 on Norman Brough, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar (PG), Vincent King (SG), Frank Charles (SF), David Glover (C) Sammy Laufer, Dwight Ingram, Elvin Washington, Norman Brough | |
| 14:14 | Wake Forest | John Edwards hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Gilbert Grant | 48-35 |
| 13:57 | St. Joseph's | David Glover can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Herman Caudill (PF) Jeffery McPike | |
| 13:57 | St. Joseph's | David Glover misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:57 | St. Joseph's | David Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:57 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 48-35 |
| 13:35 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young knocks in the 3 from straight away | 51-35 |
| 13:06 | St. Joseph's | David Glover clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-35 |
| 13:05 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Gilbert Grant | 51-35 |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Charles - foul #1 on Frank Charles, team foul #5 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington (SF) Frank Charles | |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young misses the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 12:42 | St. Joseph's | Herman Caudill grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 12:19 | St. Joseph's | Vincent King misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-35 |
| 12:17 | St. Joseph's | David Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 11:56 | St. Joseph's | David Glover is whistled for traveling | 52-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (SG), Herman Rickett (SF), Charles Logan (PF), Boris Burakowski (C) Rodney Young, Gilbert Grant, Gary Caulkins, John Edwards | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sammy Laufer (PG), Dwight Ingram (SG), Norman Brough (C) Brian Nassar, Vincent King, David Glover | |
| 11:42 | Wake Forest | Boris Burakowski loses the dribble to Sammy Laufer | 52-35 |
| 11:17 | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Dwight Ingram | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Rickett (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Logan (fresh) C - Boris Burakowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Sammy Laufer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dwight Ingram (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elvin Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herman Caudill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Brough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett dunks the ball on a great pass from James Frazier | 54-37 |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington lays it up and in set up by Dwight Ingram | 54-39 |
| 10:10 | Wake Forest | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Sammy Laufer | 54-39 |
| 10:06 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Ingram lays it up and in set up by Sammy Laufer | 54-41 |
| 09:58 | Wake Forest | Herman Rickett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Gilbert Grant (SF), Gary Caulkins (PF), John Edwards (C) James Smith, Herman Rickett, Charles Logan, Boris Burakowski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar (PG), Vincent King (SG), Jeffery McPike (PF), David Glover (C) Sammy Laufer, Dwight Ingram, Herman Caudill, Norman Brough | |
| 09:33 | St. Joseph's | Vincent King hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Elvin Washington | 54-43 |
| 09:18 | Wake Forest | Brian Nassar steals it from John Edwards | 54-43 |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's | Jeffery McPike misses the shot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 09:03 | St. Joseph's | David Glover grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:45 | St. Joseph's | David Glover makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffery McPike | 54-45 |
| 08:35 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 08:33 | St. Joseph's | David Glover pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:12 | St. Joseph's | Gilbert Grant takes the ball from Elvin Washington | 54-45 |
| 07:50 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Smith (PG) James Frazier | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Frank Charles (SF), Herman Caudill (PF) Elvin Washington, Jeffery McPike | |
| 07:25 | St. Joseph's | John Edwards is called for the reach on Herman Caudill - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| 06:59 | St. Joseph's | Herman Caudill lays it up and in set up by Frank Charles | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Grant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Caulkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Brian Nassar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vincent King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Charles (fresh) PF - Herman Caudill (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - David Glover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 06:54 | Wake Forest | James Smith snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 06:48 | Wake Forest | James Smith misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vincent King - foul #2 on Vincent King, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington (SF), Norman Brough (C) Frank Charles, David Glover | |
| 06:48 | Wake Forest | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:48 | Wake Forest | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:28 | St. Joseph's | John Edwards swats the shot by Herman Caudill | 55-47 |
| 06:26 | St. Joseph's | Vincent King gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:14 | St. Joseph's | The short jumper by Herman Caudill is denied by Gary Caulkins | 55-47 |
| 06:13 | Wake Forest | John Edwards snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 05:54 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins tips it home | 57-47 |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's | Norman Brough's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Grant | 57-47 |
| 05:12 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-47 |
| 05:10 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins grabs the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 05:01 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant slams it home on a nice dish by James Smith | 59-47 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 04:39 | St. Joseph's | Norman Brough grabs the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 04:17 | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Norman Brough | 59-50 |
| 03:59 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young misses the 3 from straight away | 59-50 |
| 03:58 | St. Joseph's | Herman Caudill snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Nassar | 59-53 |
| 03:34 | Wake Forest | John Edwards buries a runner from close range set up by Gilbert Grant | 61-53 |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | Herman Caudill makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Vincent King | 61-55 |
| 02:59 | Wake Forest | Rodney Young connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Edwards | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - James Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Young (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Grant (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gary Caulkins (tiring) 6 pts. 12 reb. C - John Edwards (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Brian Nassar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elvin Washington (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herman Caudill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Norman Brough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:43 | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Vincent King | 64-58 |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | Brian Nassar is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Nassar, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (SG), Herman Rickett (SF), Charles Logan (PF), Boris Burakowski (C) Rodney Young, Gilbert Grant, Gary Caulkins, John Edwards | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sammy Laufer (PG), Dwight Ingram (SG), Frank Charles (SF), Jeffery McPike (PF), David Glover (C) Brian Nassar, Vincent King, Elvin Washington, Herman Caudill, Norman Brough | |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:41 | Wake Forest | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:27 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Ingram drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffery McPike | 66-60 |
| 02:25 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Elvin Washington (SF) Frank Charles | |
| 02:17 | Wake Forest | Boris Burakowski scores on a shot from the baseline | 68-60 |
| 02:17 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant (SF), Gary Caulkins (PF), John Edwards (C) Herman Rickett, Charles Logan, Boris Burakowski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar (PG), Vincent King (SG) Sammy Laufer, Dwight Ingram | |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's | James Frazier picks off the pass by Vincent King | 68-60 |
| 01:43 | Wake Forest | James Frazier makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's | Brian Nassar drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Vincent King | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:13 | Wake Forest | James Smith is hacked by Brian Nassar - foul #4 on Brian Nassar, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG) James Frazier | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Herman Caudill (PF) Jeffery McPike | |
| 01:13 | Wake Forest | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 01:13 | St. Joseph's | Vincent King gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| 00:58 | St. Joseph's | David Glover misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-63 |
| 00:57 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant gets the rebound | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Brian Nassar is called for the reach on Gilbert Grant in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Nassar, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Sammy Laufer (PG) Brian Nassar | |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:56 | Wake Forest | Gilbert Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:49 | St. Joseph's | David Glover misses short on a shot from the left side | 73-63 |
| 00:48 | St. Joseph's | Vincent King pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:46 | St. Joseph's | Vincent King misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-63 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins is hacked by Sammy Laufer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sammy Laufer, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Frazier (SG), Ronald Segura (SF), Charles Logan (C) Rodney Young, Gilbert Grant, John Edwards | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Dwight Ingram (SG), Frank Charles (SF), Jeffery McPike (PF), Norman Brough (C) Vincent King, Elvin Washington, Herman Caudill, David Glover | |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:43 | Wake Forest | Gary Caulkins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:38 | St. Joseph's | Sammy Laufer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Charles Logan snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Ronald Segura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-63 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Rodney Young (SG), Herman Rickett (SF), Boris Burakowski (C) James Smith, Ronald Segura, Gary Caulkins | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:04 | St. Joseph's | Norman Brough is hacked by Charles Logan - foul #2 on Charles Logan, team foul #4 | 74-63 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Dwight Ingram misses the jumper from the left wing | 74-63 |