| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Oakes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Matthew Luken inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes hits a shot in the paint | 42-39 |
| 19:28 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 19:27 | Wake Forest | Warren Miller tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 19:09 | Dayton | Matthew Luken clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Oakes - foul #2 on James Oakes, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| 19:09 | Dayton | Matthew Luken makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 19:09 | Dayton | Matthew Luken makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:49 | Wake Forest | James Oakes clanks a floater from the left block | 44-41 |
| 18:47 | Dayton | Matthew Luken snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 18:25 | Dayton | Matthew Luken hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 18:23 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Luken | 44-41 |
| 18:10 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan's pass is intercepted by Richard Alfano | 44-41 |
| 18:00 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan is fouled on the floor by James Oakes - foul #3 on James Oakes, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs (PG), Alvaro Russo (SG), Jason Horace (SF), Robert Steele (PF), Ward Joyce (C) Warren Miller, Alan Graham, Richard Alfano, Tommie Kuzma, James Oakes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Kenneth Song (SG), Simon Dupont (SF), Thomas Sawyer (PF), Charles Matthews (C) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, Matthew Luken, Clarence Rhodes, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| 17:21 | Dayton | Charles Matthews misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-41 |
| 17:19 | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 17:12 | Wake Forest | Charles Matthews swats the dunk try by Alvaro Russo | 47-41 |
| 17:10 | Dayton | Charles Matthews grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 16:48 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alan Graham (SG) Robert Steele | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Luken (SF), Clarence Rhodes (PF), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Kenneth Song, Thomas Sawyer, Charles Matthews | |
| 16:33 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo is hacked by Geoffrey Heffernan - foul #2 on Geoffrey Heffernan, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| 16:23 | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 16:19 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano is hacked by Jason Horace in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Horace, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings (SF), Robert Steele (PF) Jason Horace, Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:05 | Dayton | Simon Dupont misses the lay-in | 47-41 |
| 16:04 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Cecil Tibbs | 47-41 |
| 15:45 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Cecil Tibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hastings (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Steele (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alvaro Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Simon Dupont (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Dayton | Alan Graham picks off the pass by Matthew Luken | 50-41 |
| 14:54 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo makes the jumper from close range | 52-41 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Simon Dupont hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Cecil Tibbs - foul #2 on Cecil Tibbs, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Miller (PG), Richard Alfano (SF), Tommie Kuzma (PF), James Oakes (C) Cecil Tibbs, Alan Graham, Robert Steele, Alvaro Russo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Thomas Newton (SG), Thomas Sawyer (PF), Charles Matthews (C) Cleveland Galeano, Matthew Luken, Clarence Rhodes, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Simon Dupont makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:40 | Dayton | Simon Dupont misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:40 | Wake Forest | James Oakes pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 14:28 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 14:27 | Dayton | Thomas Newton pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 14:17 | Dayton | Charles Matthews banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Saunders and the foul's on James Oakes - foul #4 on James Oakes, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alan Graham (SG), Ward Joyce (C) Richard Hastings, James Oakes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Song (SF) Simon Dupont | |
| 14:17 | Dayton | Charles Matthews makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:53 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 13:51 | Dayton | Thomas Newton pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:34 | Dayton | Charles Matthews's fadeaway is rejected by Ward Joyce | 52-45 |
| 13:32 | Dayton | Thomas Newton tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 13:10 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham is fouled on the floor by Thomas Newton - foul #1 on Thomas Newton, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo (SG), Jason Horace (SF) Alan Graham, Richard Alfano | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Luken (SF), Clarence Rhodes (PF), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Kenneth Song, Thomas Sawyer, Charles Matthews | |
| 12:53 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jason Horace | 54-47 |
| 12:34 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan hits a jump hook from the right block | 54-49 |
| 12:20 | Wake Forest | Warren Miller clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-49 |
| 12:19 | Dayton | Thomas Newton pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:14 | Dayton | Matthew Luken drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Thomas Newton | 54-51 |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Warren Miller connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Alvaro Russo and the foul's on Jack Saunders - foul #3 on Jack Saunders, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs (SG), Richard Hastings (SF), Robert Steele (PF) Alvaro Russo, Tommie Kuzma, Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Simon Dupont (SG) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton | |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Warren Miller makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 11:56 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan's pass is intercepted by Richard Hastings in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 11:42 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cecil Tibbs | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Tibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Hastings (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Steele (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Horace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Simon Dupont (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Geoffrey Heffernan, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alan Graham (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), Ward Joyce (C) Warren Miller, Richard Hastings, Jason Horace | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:15 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Steele | 61-51 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | Matthew Luken is hacked by Richard Alfano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Alfano, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo (C) Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Song (SG), Thomas Sawyer (PF), Charles Matthews (C) Matthew Luken, Clarence Rhodes, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| 10:54 | Dayton | Charles Matthews connects on the open runner from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Sawyer | 61-53 |
| 10:30 | Wake Forest | Kenneth Song steals the ball from Richard Alfano | 61-53 |
| 10:14 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 10:12 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 09:50 | Dayton | Charles Matthews misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 09:48 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 09:33 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alan Graham | 63-53 |
| 09:17 | Dayton | Simon Dupont throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Richard Hastings (SF), Tommie Kuzma (PF), Jason Horace (C) Cecil Tibbs, Richard Alfano, Robert Steele, Alvaro Russo | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Thomas Newton (SG), Matthew Luken (SF), Clarence Rhodes (PF), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Cleveland Galeano, Kenneth Song, Simon Dupont, Thomas Sawyer, Charles Matthews | |
| 09:01 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings is fouled on the floor by Thomas Newton - foul #2 on Thomas Newton, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| 08:50 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham buries a shot from the left side | 65-53 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Thomas Newton is hacked by Ross Boykin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ross Boykin, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce (C) Alan Graham | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Thomas Newton misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:47 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Tommie Kuzma | 65-53 |
| 08:36 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 08:35 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Matthew Luken is hacked by Richard Hastings - foul #2 on Richard Hastings, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Miller (PG) Ross Boykin | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Matthew Luken misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan grabs the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 08:20 | Dayton | Thomas Newton is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 08:18 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce connects on the shot from the left block | 67-53 |
| 07:52 | Dayton | Richard Hastings steals the ball from Jack Saunders in the backcourt | 67-53 |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tommie Kuzma | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hastings (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Horace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommie Kuzma (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ward Joyce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Newton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:20 | Dayton | Thomas Newton connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Geoffrey Heffernan | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:02 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings is hacked by Geoffrey Heffernan - foul #4 on Geoffrey Heffernan, team foul #6 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs (PG), Alan Graham (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), James Oakes (C) Warren Miller, Richard Hastings, Jason Horace, Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Kenneth Song (SG) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton | |
| 06:36 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-55 |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Matthew Luken misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-55 |
| 06:22 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Kenneth Song can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Tommie Kuzma - foul #1 on Tommie Kuzma, team foul #9 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Steele (PF) Tommie Kuzma | |
| Subs | Dayton | Simon Dupont (SF), Thomas Sawyer (PF), Charles Matthews (C) Matthew Luken, Clarence Rhodes, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Kenneth Song makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Kenneth Song makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 06:12 | Dayton | Kenneth Song makes the 3rd free throw | 72-58 |
| 05:54 | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs travels with the ball | 72-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo (PG), Richard Hastings (SF) Cecil Tibbs, Richard Alfano | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 05:42 | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | James Oakes snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| 05:15 | Wake Forest | Cleveland Galeano picks off the pass by Alvaro Russo | 72-58 |
| 05:02 | Dayton | Charles Matthews hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 72-58 |
| 05:01 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer tips it home | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-60 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Simon Dupont snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Kenneth Song can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 04:04 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 03:33 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Miller (PG), Cecil Tibbs (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), Tommie Kuzma (PF) Alvaro Russo, Alan Graham, Richard Hastings, Robert Steele | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Thomas Newton (SG), Matthew Luken (SF), Clarence Rhodes (PF), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Cleveland Galeano, Kenneth Song, Simon Dupont, Thomas Sawyer, Charles Matthews | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Jack Saunders is hacked by Warren Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Miller, team foul #10 | 72-60 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Jack Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:30 | Dayton | Jack Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Tibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Oakes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Alfano | 75-61 |
| 03:07 | Dayton | Thomas Newton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-61 |
| 02:49 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Oakes | 77-61 |
| 02:47 | Dayton | Warren Miller steps in front of the Jack Saunders pass in the backcourt | 77-61 |
| 02:43 | Wake Forest | Warren Miller lays it in | 79-61 |
| 02:34 | Dayton | Jack Saunders connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Newton | 79-63 |
| 02:09 | Wake Forest | Jack Saunders steps in front of the James Oakes pass | 79-63 |
| 02:05 | Dayton | Matthew Luken banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Saunders | 79-65 |
| 01:41 | Wake Forest | Warren Miller buries a 3 from the right corner | 82-65 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan misses the wide open shot from the baseline | 82-65 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Matthew Luken tips it in | 82-67 |
| 00:55 | Wake Forest | James Oakes can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 82-67 |
| 00:53 | Dayton | Thomas Newton gets the rebound | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Dayton | Thomas Newton loses the dribble to Cecil Tibbs in the backcourt | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tommie Kuzma | 84-67 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Oakes - foul #5 on James Oakes, team foul #11 | 84-67 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo (SG), Jason Horace (SF), Robert Steele (PF), Ward Joyce (C) Warren Miller, Richard Alfano, Tommie Kuzma, James Oakes | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Kenneth Song (SG), Simon Dupont (SF), Thomas Sawyer (PF) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, Matthew Luken, Clarence Rhodes | |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan misses the 1st free throw | 84-67 |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan makes the 2nd free throw | 84-68 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs runs out the clock | 84-68 |