| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Matthew Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harjo (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Douglas Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clarence Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lionel Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvador Valencia (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Danforth (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lars Zebley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 19:42 | VCU | Salvador Valencia grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 19:29 | VCU | Vincent Danforth can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-23 |
| 19:27 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Gary Stanford | 31-23 |
| 19:11 | Wake Forest | Salvador Valencia steals it from Kevin Harjo | 31-23 |
| 18:58 | VCU | Ralph Thornton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-23 |
| 18:56 | Wake Forest | Gary Stanford grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 18:30 | Wake Forest | Lionel Horne is called for the reach on Matthew Young - foul #3 on Lionel Horne, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Reif (PG) Lionel Horne | |
| 18:03 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Clarence Cox | 33-23 |
| 17:53 | VCU | Ralph Thornton's layup is rejected by Douglas Edwards | 33-23 |
| 17:51 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 17:22 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Edwards | 36-23 |
| 17:10 | VCU | Salvador Valencia loses the dribble to Clarence Cox | 36-23 |
| 16:55 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Douglas Edwards | 39-23 |
| 16:48 | VCU | Lars Zebley banks in the layup on a great pass from Salvador Valencia | 39-25 |
| 16:31 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox banks in the layup | 41-25 |
| 16:12 | VCU | Lars Zebley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 15:47 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo can't connect on a shot near the basket | 41-27 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo can't tip it in | 41-27 |
| 15:45 | VCU | Vincent Danforth snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Matthew Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harjo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Edwards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Thomas Reif (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Salvador Valencia (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Danforth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lars Zebley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:27 | VCU | Vincent Danforth connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Reif and the foul's on Kevin Harjo - foul #3 on Kevin Harjo, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett (C) Gary Stanford | |
| Subs | VCU | Lionel Horne (PG), Daryl Jenkins (SG), Patrick Viles (SF), Chung Hou (C) Thomas Reif, Salvador Valencia, Ralph Thornton, Lars Zebley | |
| 15:27 | VCU | Vincent Danforth makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 15:08 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett is denied on a layup by Patrick Viles | 41-30 |
| 15:06 | VCU | Vincent Danforth gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:54 | VCU | Vincent Danforth misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Matthew Young - foul #2 on Matthew Young, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| 14:54 | VCU | Vincent Danforth misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:54 | VCU | Vincent Danforth misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:54 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:30 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Daryl Jenkins - foul #2 on Daryl Jenkins, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | VCU | Salvador Valencia (SG), Donald Smith (PF) Daryl Jenkins, Vincent Danforth | |
| 14:30 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 14:30 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 14:20 | VCU | Lionel Horne scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Salvador Valencia and he's hacked by Matthew Young - foul #3 on Matthew Young, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| 14:20 | VCU | Lionel Horne makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:59 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Viles - foul #1 on Patrick Viles, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| 13:59 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:59 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:36 | VCU | Patrick Viles comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-33 |
| 13:34 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 13:19 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Lionel Horne - foul #4 on Lionel Horne, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (PG), Peter Jordan (SF) Matthew Young, Douglas Edwards | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Reif (PG), Ralph Thornton (SF) Lionel Horne, Donald Smith | |
| 13:19 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:19 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:19 | VCU | Patrick Viles pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 13:05 | VCU | Peter Jordan is called for the reach on Ralph Thornton - foul #3 on Peter Jordan, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Kevin Harjo is called for the reach on Salvador Valencia - foul #4 on Kevin Harjo, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alec Jones (SG) Kevin Harjo | |
| Subs | VCU | Lars Zebley (C) Chung Hou | |
| 12:43 | VCU | Thomas Reif hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 12:17 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 12:16 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 11:55 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Alec Jones | 48-33 |
| 11:40 | VCU | Clarence Cox steals the ball from Patrick Viles | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Corbett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Thomas Reif (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Salvador Valencia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Viles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lars Zebley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | Peter Jordan misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Reif - foul #1 on Thomas Reif, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Young (PG), Gary Stanford (C) Alec Jones, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | VCU | Vincent Danforth (PF), Chung Hou (C) Patrick Viles, Lars Zebley | |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | Peter Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | Peter Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 10:56 | VCU | Ralph Thornton scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Vincent Danforth | 50-35 |
| 10:37 | Wake Forest | Ralph Thornton blocks the short jumper by Clarence Cox | 50-35 |
| 10:35 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox hits the follow up shot | 52-35 |
| 10:16 | VCU | Vincent Danforth clanks a jump hook from the left block | 52-35 |
| 10:14 | VCU | Vincent Danforth grabs the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 09:58 | VCU | Ralph Thornton misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Young - foul #4 on Matthew Young, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alec Jones (SG), Douglas Edwards (SF), Johnny Williams (PF) Matthew Young, Peter Jordan, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Daryl Jenkins (SG) Thomas Reif, Salvador Valencia | |
| 09:58 | VCU | Ralph Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 09:58 | VCU | Ralph Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 09:42 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Joseph Jenkins gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 09:21 | VCU | Chung Hou hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 09:19 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 08:55 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens is called for traveling | 52-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | VCU | Salvador Valencia (SG), Patrick Viles (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Lars Zebley (C) Daryl Jenkins, Ralph Thornton, Vincent Danforth, Chung Hou | |
| 08:42 | VCU | Salvador Valencia is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Salvador Valencia, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox (PF), Matthew Corbett (C) Johnny Williams, Gary Stanford | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Donald Smith is called for the reach on Clarence Cox - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #7 | 52-37 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 08:10 | VCU | Salvador Valencia misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 08:08 | VCU | Lars Zebley gets the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 07:56 | VCU | Lars Zebley makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Viles | 54-39 |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 07:33 | VCU | Lars Zebley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Douglas Edwards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Corbett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvador Valencia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Viles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lars Zebley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | VCU | Salvador Valencia scores on a floater from the left side | 54-41 |
| 07:15 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 07:14 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett can't tip it in | 54-41 |
| 07:13 | VCU | Patrick Viles grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:59 | VCU | Lars Zebley travels with the ball | 54-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Young (PG), Kevin Harjo (SG), Gary Stanford (C) Paul Stephens, Alec Jones, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | VCU | Lionel Horne (PG), Vincent Danforth (PF) Joseph Jenkins, Donald Smith | |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Vincent Danforth - foul #1 on Vincent Danforth, team foul #8 | 54-41 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 06:12 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards is called for traveling | 55-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams (PF) Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | VCU | Ralph Thornton (SF), Chung Hou (C) Patrick Viles, Lars Zebley | |
| 06:01 | VCU | Salvador Valencia misses long on a runner in the lane | 55-41 |
| 06:00 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 05:39 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 05:37 | VCU | Ralph Thornton pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 05:14 | VCU | Matthew Young steals it from Ralph Thornton | 55-41 |
| 05:00 | Wake Forest | Chung Hou swats the short shot by Kevin Harjo | 55-41 |
| 04:59 | VCU | Ralph Thornton grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Ralph Thornton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Salvador Valencia | 55-44 |
| 04:15 | Wake Forest | Lionel Horne steals it from Johnny Williams | 55-44 |
| 04:01 | VCU | Vincent Danforth banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chung Hou | 55-46 |
| 03:38 | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards misses the easy layup | 55-46 |
| 03:36 | VCU | Chung Hou grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 03:28 | VCU | Lionel Horne comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 03:26 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Matthew Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Harjo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Douglas Edwards (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Stanford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lionel Horne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Salvador Valencia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Thornton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Vincent Danforth (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Chung Hou (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Young and he's hacked by Lionel Horne - foul #5 on Lionel Horne, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Peter Jordan (SF), Clarence Cox (PF), Matthew Corbett (C) Douglas Edwards, Johnny Williams, Gary Stanford | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Reif (PG), Daryl Jenkins (SG), Patrick Viles (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Lars Zebley (C) Lionel Horne, Salvador Valencia, Ralph Thornton, Vincent Danforth, Chung Hou | |
| 03:03 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:48 | VCU | Lars Zebley can't finish the layup | 58-46 |
| 02:46 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 02:17 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett makes the runner from the right block and he's fouled by Lars Zebley - foul #2 on Lars Zebley, team foul #10 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (PG) Matthew Young | |
| Subs | VCU | Chung Hou (C) Lars Zebley | |
| 02:17 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Peter Jordan is called for the reach on Patrick Viles - foul #4 on Peter Jordan, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Patrick Viles misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 02:02 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Clarence Cox | 61-46 |
| 01:47 | Wake Forest | Daryl Jenkins takes the ball from Clarence Cox | 61-46 |
| 01:44 | VCU | Daryl Jenkins lays it in | 61-48 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | Peter Jordan drills a jumper in the lane set up by Kevin Harjo | 63-48 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Kevin Harjo steals it from Donald Smith | 63-48 |
| 01:05 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo lays it in | 65-48 |
| 00:51 | VCU | Patrick Viles's layup is rejected by Clarence Cox | 65-48 |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Peter Jordan snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens is hacked by Thomas Reif in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Reif, team foul #11 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Douglas Edwards (SF), Gary Stanford (C) Peter Jordan, Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:48 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 00:48 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | VCU | Patrick Viles knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Reif | 66-50 |
| 00:15 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Paul Stephens | 68-50 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Daryl Jenkins banks in the layup | 68-52 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens runs out the clock | 68-52 |