| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Miller (fresh) SG - Alan Graham (fresh) SF - Richard Alfano (fresh) PF - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) C - James Oakes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - James Runge (fresh) SG - Morris Gumbs (fresh) SF - Louis Chew (fresh) PF - Lamar Roberts (fresh) C - James Uresti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | James Oakes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Hawaii | Lamar Roberts scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Chew | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses short on a floater from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 19:01 | Hawaii | Louis Chew gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | Hawaii | Morris Gumbs can't finish the layup | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Tommie Kuzma | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Wake Forest | James Oakes blows the layup | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | Wake Forest | James Oakes tips it back up and in | 5-3 |
| 18:12 | Hawaii | Louis Chew misses long on a shot from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:53 | Wake Forest | Warren Miller makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 17:38 | Hawaii | Lamar Roberts is called for 5 seconds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs (PG), Jason Horace (SF), Ward Joyce (PF) Warren Miller, Richard Alfano, Tommie Kuzma | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 17:20 | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 17:19 | Hawaii | Morris Gumbs pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:17 | Hawaii | Morris Gumbs is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo (SG), Robert Steele (PF) Alan Graham, James Oakes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Eric Shaw (C) James Uresti | |
| 16:50 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 16:49 | Hawaii | Lamar Roberts snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:31 | Hawaii | Eric Shaw misses the easy layup | 8-3 |
| 16:29 | Hawaii | Morris Gumbs tips it home | 8-5 |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce double dribbles | 8-5 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Miller (PG), Alan Graham (SG), Tommie Kuzma (PF), James Oakes (C) Cecil Tibbs, Alvaro Russo, Robert Steele, Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ryan Wicks (PG), Anthony Williams (SG), Ruben Law (SF) James Runge, Morris Gumbs, Louis Chew | |
| 15:51 | Hawaii | Lamar Roberts is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Wicks | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alan Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Horace (fairly fresh) PF - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) C - James Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ryan Wicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) SF - Ruben Law (fresh) PF - Lamar Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Eric Shaw (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Wake Forest | Lamar Roberts takes the ball from Tommie Kuzma | 8-8 |
| 15:25 | Hawaii | Anthony Williams misses the easy layup | 8-8 |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:17 | Wake Forest | The short jumper by James Oakes is denied by Eric Shaw | 8-8 |
| 15:16 | Hawaii | Eric Shaw grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:01 | Hawaii | Anthony Williams makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ruben Law | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | Wake Forest | James Oakes misses the jumper from the left side | 8-11 |
| 14:43 | Hawaii | Ruben Law pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:29 | Hawaii | Jason Horace steals the ball from Ruben Law | 8-11 |
| 14:26 | Wake Forest | Warren Miller banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Horace | 10-11 |
| 14:09 | Hawaii | Alan Graham picks off the pass by Lamar Roberts | 10-11 |
| 13:44 | Wake Forest | James Oakes is hacked by Eric Shaw - foul #1 on Eric Shaw, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs (PG), Alvaro Russo (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), Robert Steele (PF), Ward Joyce (C) Warren Miller, Alan Graham, Jason Horace, Tommie Kuzma, James Oakes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Runge (PG), Morris Gumbs (SG), Louis Chew (SF), James Uresti (C) Ryan Wicks, Anthony Williams, Ruben Law, Eric Shaw | |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Lamar Roberts - foul #1 on Lamar Roberts, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:23 | Hawaii | Lamar Roberts grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 13:07 | Hawaii | Morris Gumbs connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Chew | 10-13 |
| 12:57 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 12:38 | Hawaii | James Runge hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:36 | Hawaii | Lamar Roberts hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 12:22 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Steele | 15-15 |
| 12:19 | Hawaii | James Runge is hacked by Cecil Tibbs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cecil Tibbs, team foul #1 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alan Graham (SG), Richard Hastings (SF), Tommie Kuzma (PF), James Oakes (C) Alvaro Russo, Richard Alfano, Robert Steele, Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ryan Wicks (PG) James Runge | |
| 12:00 | Hawaii | Lamar Roberts misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 15-15 |
| 11:59 | Hawaii | Lamar Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 11:43 | Hawaii | Ryan Wicks misses the shot from the left side | 15-15 |
| 11:42 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Cecil Tibbs (fairly fresh) SG - Alan Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Hastings (fresh) PF - Tommie Kuzma (fairly fresh) C - James Oakes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ryan Wicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Gumbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Louis Chew (fresh) PF - Lamar Roberts (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Uresti (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs misses long on a jumper from the right side | 15-15 |
| 11:26 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 11:08 | Wake Forest | Lamar Roberts is called for the reach on Alan Graham - foul #2 on Lamar Roberts, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Miller (PG), Alvaro Russo (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), Ward Joyce (PF) Cecil Tibbs, Alan Graham, Richard Hastings, Tommie Kuzma | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Maurice Leblanc (SG), Anthony Williams (SF), Ruben Law (PF) Morris Gumbs, Louis Chew, Lamar Roberts | |
| 10:56 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo can't throw it down | 15-15 |
| 10:55 | Hawaii | James Uresti grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:51 | Hawaii | Ryan Wicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 10:49 | Wake Forest | James Oakes snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 10:30 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Maurice Leblanc - foul #1 on Maurice Leblanc, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Steele (PF) James Oakes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Runge (PG) Ryan Wicks | |
| 10:30 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:30 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:28 | Hawaii | Warren Miller is called for the reach on James Runge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Miller, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| 10:10 | Hawaii | Anthony Williams is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Runge | 17-17 |
| 09:52 | Wake Forest | Warren Miller misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 09:50 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo tips it but misses | 17-17 |
| 09:48 | Hawaii | James Runge gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:35 | Hawaii | James Uresti comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 09:34 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:20 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo is fouled on the floor by Maurice Leblanc - foul #2 on Maurice Leblanc, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alan Graham (SG), Richard Hastings (SF), James Oakes (C) Warren Miller, Richard Alfano, Ward Joyce | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ryan Wicks (SG), Louis Chew (SF), Eric Shaw (C) Maurice Leblanc, Ruben Law, James Uresti | |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | Anthony Williams steals it from Robert Steele | 17-17 |
| 09:05 | Hawaii | Eric Shaw misses long on an open shot from the right side | 17-17 |
| 09:04 | Wake Forest | James Oakes pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:59 | Wake Forest | Anthony Williams steps in front of the Alvaro Russo pass | 17-17 |
| 08:45 | Hawaii | Anthony Williams connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Ryan Wicks | 17-19 |
| 08:19 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo blows the layup but he's hacked by Eric Shaw - foul #2 on Eric Shaw, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jason Horace (SF), Tommie Kuzma (PF) Richard Hastings, Robert Steele | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Morris Gumbs (SG), James Uresti (C) James Runge, Eric Shaw | |
| 08:19 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:19 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:19 | Hawaii | James Uresti pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:58 | Hawaii | Ryan Wicks connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Williams | 17-22 |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | James Oakes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-22 |
| 07:42 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Tommie Kuzma | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Alvaro Russo (fairly fresh) SG - Alan Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Horace (fresh) PF - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Oakes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Ryan Wicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morris Gumbs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Louis Chew (fresh) PF - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - James Uresti (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Tommie Kuzma, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Miller (PG), Richard Hastings (SF) Alvaro Russo, James Oakes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Joseph Smith (PG) Ryan Wicks | |
| 07:27 | Hawaii | Anthony Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| 07:10 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses the lay-in | 17-22 |
| 07:09 | Hawaii | James Uresti grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 06:45 | Hawaii | Morris Gumbs misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 06:43 | Hawaii | Louis Chew tips it home | 17-24 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Jason Horace and he's fouled by Morris Gumbs - foul #1 on Morris Gumbs, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs (PG), Richard Alfano (SF), Ward Joyce (PF), James Oakes (C) Warren Miller, Richard Hastings, Tommie Kuzma, Jason Horace | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ruben Law (PF) Anthony Williams | |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:21 | Hawaii | Joseph Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Cecil Tibbs - foul #2 on Cecil Tibbs, team foul #4 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Richard Hastings (SG) Cecil Tibbs, Alan Graham | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ryan Wicks (SG) Morris Gumbs | |
| 06:21 | Hawaii | Joseph Smith misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:21 | Hawaii | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:04 | Wake Forest | James Oakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Runge (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| 05:41 | Hawaii | James Runge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 05:40 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 05:19 | Wake Forest | James Oakes misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-25 |
| 05:17 | Wake Forest | James Oakes snags the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 05:05 | Wake Forest | Louis Chew steals it from James Oakes | 20-25 |
| 05:01 | Hawaii | Ryan Wicks can't finish the layup | 20-25 |
| 04:59 | Wake Forest | James Oakes grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:39 | Wake Forest | Louis Chew is called for the reach on Richard Alfano - foul #1 on Louis Chew, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Miller (PG), Alan Graham (SG), Tommie Kuzma (PF), Jason Horace (C) Ross Boykin, Richard Hastings, Ward Joyce, James Oakes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Joseph Smith (PG), Morris Gumbs (SG), Anthony Williams (PF) James Runge, Ryan Wicks, Ruben Law | |
| 04:39 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:39 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 04:36 | Hawaii | James Uresti is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo (C) Richard Alfano | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 04:20 | Wake Forest | Alvaro Russo jams it | 24-25 |
| 03:57 | Hawaii | Joseph Smith misses the dunk attempt | 24-25 |
| 03:55 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 03:35 | Wake Forest | Joseph Smith takes the ball from Jason Horace | 24-25 |
| 03:32 | Hawaii | Morris Gumbs lays it in set up by Joseph Smith | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Warren Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alan Graham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Horace (fresh) PF - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alvaro Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Gumbs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Louis Chew (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - James Uresti (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Wake Forest | Warren Miller buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Tommie Kuzma | 26-27 |
| 03:08 | Hawaii | Joseph Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Miller - foul #2 on Warren Miller, team foul #5 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings (SF), James Oakes (C) Jason Horace, Alvaro Russo | |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Runge (PG), Ryan Wicks (SG), Lamar Roberts (PF), Eric Shaw (C) Joseph Smith, Morris Gumbs, Anthony Williams, James Uresti | |
| 02:55 | Hawaii | James Runge is hacked by Tommie Kuzma - foul #2 on Tommie Kuzma, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Cecil Tibbs (SG), Robert Steele (PF) Warren Miller, Alan Graham, Tommie Kuzma | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 02:37 | Hawaii | Louis Chew misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 02:35 | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:10 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings misses the floater from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 02:09 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Louis Chew | 26-27 |
| 01:48 | Hawaii | Louis Chew misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Oakes - foul #1 on James Oakes, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Warren Miller (PG), Alan Graham (SG), Tommie Kuzma (PF) Ross Boykin, Cecil Tibbs, Robert Steele | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Morris Gumbs (SG) James Runge | |
| 01:48 | Hawaii | Louis Chew makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:48 | Hawaii | Louis Chew misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:48 | Wake Forest | James Oakes pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:39 | Wake Forest | Richard Hastings hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 01:37 | Wake Forest | James Oakes misses the tip | 26-28 |
| 01:36 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Louis Chew | 26-28 |
| 01:34 | Hawaii | Ryan Wicks loses the dribble to Warren Miller in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Alan Graham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Warren Miller | 28-28 |
| 01:22 | Hawaii | Eric Shaw can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 28-28 |
| 01:20 | Hawaii | Lamar Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:05 | Hawaii | Louis Chew misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 01:04 | Hawaii | Eric Shaw snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 00:45 | Hawaii | Lamar Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 00:44 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Wicks | 28-28 |
| 00:35 | Hawaii | Eric Shaw misses the easy layup | 28-28 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | James Oakes gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Morris Gumbs - foul #2 on Morris Gumbs, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs (PG), Richard Alfano (SF), Ward Joyce (C) Warren Miller, Richard Hastings, James Oakes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Runge (PG), Maurice Leblanc (SG), Ruben Law (SF), Anthony Williams (C) Ryan Wicks, Morris Gumbs, Louis Chew, Eric Shaw | |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:12 | Hawaii | Lamar Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | Anthony Williams is hacked by Tommie Kuzma in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tommie Kuzma, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jason Horace (C) Tommie Kuzma | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Cecil Tibbs makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Alfano | 32-30 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | James Runge misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-30 |