| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matthew Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Clarence Cox is called for the reach on Tony Roberts - foul #1 on Clarence Cox, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | James Hicks is whistled for traveling | 32-28 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | Tony Normandin swats the dunk try by Clarence Cox | 32-28 |
| 18:47 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens misses the tip | 32-28 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Wally Banks gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the dunk but the foul's on Douglas Edwards - foul #3 on Douglas Edwards, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Stanford (C) Douglas Edwards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:25 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:25 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 18:00 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams loses the dribble to Wally Banks | 32-28 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Stanford - foul #1 on Gary Stanford, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | Gary Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:17 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Stephens | 34-28 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Johnny Williams - foul #3 on Johnny Williams, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo (SG), Alec Jones (SF) Matthew Young, Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:28 | Wake Forest | Gary Stanford is fouled on the floor by Wally Banks - foul #3 on Wally Banks, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher (C) Wally Banks | |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Hicks | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Harjo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alec Jones (fresh) PF - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tony Normandin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Young (SG), Johnny Williams (SF), Douglas Edwards (C) Kevin Harjo, Alec Jones, Gary Stanford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Wally Banks (PF) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts | |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher is hacked by Douglas Edwards - foul #4 on Douglas Edwards, team foul #5 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett (C) Douglas Edwards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| 14:15 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett misses the lay-in | 34-32 |
| 14:13 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox tips it home | 36-32 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher misses the fadeaway near the basket | 36-32 |
| 13:49 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 13:31 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett double dribbles | 36-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Stanford (C) Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Kevin Reinhardt, Ernest Fisher | |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Wally Banks comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Stanford - foul #2 on Gary Stanford, team foul #6 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo (SG) Matthew Young | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Wally Banks makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:10 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:41 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Stephens | 38-33 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 12:25 | Wake Forest | Gary Stanford gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:07 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Young (SG) Kevin Harjo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher (C) Wally Banks | |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Tony Roberts is denied by Gary Stanford | 38-33 |
| 11:41 | Wake Forest | Gary Stanford pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Wake Forest | Tony Normandin takes the ball from Paul Stephens | 38-33 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | James Hicks comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 10:46 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 10:25 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 10:24 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Williams | 38-33 |
| 10:13 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 38-33 |
| 10:12 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox tips it home | 40-33 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Fisher | 40-35 |
| 09:30 | Wake Forest | Ernest Fisher is called for the reach on Matthew Young - foul #2 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo (PG), Alec Jones (SF), Matthew Corbett (PF) Paul Stephens, Johnny Williams, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF), Wally Banks (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts, Ernest Fisher | |
| 09:16 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young's pass is intercepted by Kevin Reinhardt | 40-35 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Cole | 40-37 |
| 08:38 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Wally Banks is denied on a layup by Alec Jones | 40-37 |
| 08:10 | Wake Forest | Gary Stanford pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Albertson - foul #1 on Edward Albertson, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams (SF), Clarence Cox (PF), Douglas Edwards (C) Matthew Young, Alec Jones, Gary Stanford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF) John Cole, Charles Brogan, Kevin Reinhardt, Edward Albertson | |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 07:57 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Wally Banks is fouled on the floor by Kevin Harjo - foul #1 on Kevin Harjo, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alec Jones (SG) Matthew Corbett | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Wally Banks makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Wally Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Kevin Harjo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alec Jones (fresh) SF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Douglas Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones can't finish the layup | 42-39 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Wally Banks pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Wally Banks buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Solomon Green | 42-41 |
| 06:41 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 06:39 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks is hacked by Clarence Cox - foul #2 on Clarence Cox, team foul #8 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens (PG) Alec Jones | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher (C) Wally Banks | |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 06:19 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 05:51 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | James Hicks connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Fisher | 44-44 |
| 04:57 | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo is hacked by Solomon Green - foul #2 on Solomon Green, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Young (SG), Matthew Corbett (PF) Kevin Harjo, Clarence Cox | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Wally Banks (PF) Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts | |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett buries a fadeaway from the right block | 46-44 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Matthew Corbett steals the ball from Solomon Green | 46-44 |
| 03:49 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 03:47 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 03:28 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young is hacked by James Hicks - foul #1 on James Hicks, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox (PF), Gary Stanford (C) Matthew Corbett, Douglas Edwards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Kevin Reinhardt, Ernest Fisher | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Cox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Young and he's hacked by Tony Normandin - foul #2 on Tony Normandin, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Kevin Harjo (SG) Matthew Young | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:12 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Johnny Williams is called for the reach on Charles Brogan - foul #4 on Johnny Williams, team foul #9 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alec Jones (SF) Johnny Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 02:55 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 02:55 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| 02:37 | Wake Forest | Alec Jones misses the lay-in | 49-45 |
| 02:36 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Stanford | 49-45 |
| 02:21 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox misses the easy layup | 49-45 |
| 02:20 | Wake Forest | Gary Stanford misses the tip | 49-45 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Young (SG), Johnny Williams (SF), Douglas Edwards (C) Kevin Harjo, Alec Jones, Gary Stanford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), James Hicks (SG) John Cole, Charles Brogan | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Solomon Green's layup is rejected by Johnny Williams | 49-45 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Normandin | 49-45 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Wally Banks comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 01:16 | Wake Forest | Paul Stephens buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Edwards | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts is hacked by Paul Stephens - foul #1 on Paul Stephens, team foul #10 | 52-45 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | James Hicks is called for the reach on Johnny Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hicks, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett (C) Douglas Edwards | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:59 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-46 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Wally Banks grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Johnny Williams picks off the pass by Tony Roberts | 54-46 |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young is hacked by James Hicks in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hicks, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Matthew Young makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin travels with the ball | 56-46 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts, Wally Banks | |
| 00:42 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett is hacked by Charles Brogan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Brogan, team foul #9 | 56-46 |
| 00:42 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:42 | Wake Forest | Matthew Corbett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Wake Forest | Johnny Williams misses long on a shot from the baseline | 58-46 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | John Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Clarence Cox runs out the clock | 58-46 |