| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lawrence Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Emil Beers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dustin Cox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Cotter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Floyd Studley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Zusman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Roudebush (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Teague (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman inbounds the ball | 18-26 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 18-26 |
| 19:41 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague grabs the offensive board | 18-26 |
| 19:25 | Saint Louis | William Washington hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Floyd Studley | 18-29 |
| 19:05 | Wake Forest | Emil Beers can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Edward Teague - foul #3 on Edward Teague, team foul #1 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Herbert Field (C) Edward Teague | |
| 19:05 | Wake Forest | Emil Beers makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 19:05 | Wake Forest | Emil Beers misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 19:05 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 18:51 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 18:50 | Wake Forest | Emil Beers gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 18:37 | Wake Forest | Emil Beers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 18:36 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Brian Zusman | 19-29 |
| 18:17 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman makes the 3 from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 17:54 | Wake Forest | Gary Taylor scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dustin Cox | 21-32 |
| 17:38 | Saint Louis | Herbert Field is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 21-32 |
| 17:37 | Wake Forest | Dustin Cox grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 17:13 | Wake Forest | Danny Cotter misses the easy layup | 21-32 |
| 17:11 | Wake Forest | Gary Taylor hits the follow up shot | 23-32 |
| 17:05 | Saint Louis | Gary Taylor steals the ball from William Washington in the backcourt | 23-32 |
| 16:47 | Wake Forest | Emil Beers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 16:46 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 16:23 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Taylor - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Stolz (SG), Ali Guerin (SF), Bobbie Johnson (PF), James Moser (C) Emil Beers, Dustin Cox, Danny Cotter, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips (PG), William McCammack (SG), Dale Moody (PF), Steven Roberts (C) Floyd Studley, William Washington, Richard Roudebush, Herbert Field | |
| 16:23 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 16:23 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 16:23 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman makes the 3rd free throw | 23-35 |
| 16:07 | Wake Forest | Terry Phillips is called for the reach on Lawrence Stone - foul #1 on Terry Phillips, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Boris Baginski (PF) Brian Zusman | |
| 15:48 | Wake Forest | Bobbie Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Roberts - foul #2 on Steven Roberts, team foul #3 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Arthur Straub (SG) Ali Guerin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Teague (C) Boris Baginski | |
| 15:48 | Wake Forest | Bobbie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 15:48 | Wake Forest | Bobbie Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 15:48 | Saint Louis | Dale Moody pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lawrence Stone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Straub (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Stolz (fresh) PF - Bobbie Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Terry Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McCammack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Moody (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Teague (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-35 |
| 15:29 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague grabs the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 15:21 | Saint Louis | William McCammack is whistled for a carry | 24-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Cotter (PF) Lawrence Stone | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 15:10 | Wake Forest | Danny Cotter hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobbie Johnson and the foul's on Dale Moody - foul #2 on Dale Moody, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| 15:10 | Wake Forest | Danny Cotter misses the free throw | 26-35 |
| 15:10 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 14:59 | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley (PG) William McCammack | |
| 14:37 | Wake Forest | Arthur Straub drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bobbie Johnson | 28-35 |
| 14:33 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley is hacked by Danny Cotter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Cotter, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stone (PG), Ali Guerin (SF) Bobbie Johnson, Daniel Stolz | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Boris Baginski (SF), Herbert Field (PF) Steven Roberts, Dale Moody | |
| 14:23 | Saint Louis | Boris Baginski's pass is intercepted by Danny Cotter | 28-35 |
| 14:06 | Wake Forest | The jumper by Lawrence Stone is denied by Herbert Field | 28-35 |
| 14:04 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 14:02 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Heriberto Romano (C) James Moser | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Washington (SG) Terry Phillips | |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stone misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 13:42 | Saint Louis | William Washington pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 13:35 | Saint Louis | Boris Baginski can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 13:34 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Danny Cotter | 28-35 |
| 13:15 | Wake Forest | Arthur Straub comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 13:13 | Wake Forest | Ali Guerin grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 12:56 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stone is fouled on the floor by Herbert Field - foul #2 on Herbert Field, team foul #5 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Emil Beers (SG), Daniel Stolz (SF), Bobbie Johnson (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Arthur Straub, Ali Guerin, Danny Cotter, Heriberto Romano | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William McCammack (PG), Brian Zusman (SF), Richard Roudebush (PF), Dale Moody (C) Floyd Studley, Boris Baginski, Herbert Field, Edward Teague | |
| 12:36 | Wake Forest | Emil Beers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dustin Cox (SF) Lawrence Stone | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips (PG) William Washington | |
| 12:13 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Taylor | 28-35 |
| 12:12 | Wake Forest | Daniel Stolz grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 11:53 | Wake Forest | Bobbie Johnson is hacked by Terry Phillips - foul #2 on Terry Phillips, team foul #6 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ali Guerin (SG), Danny Cotter (PF) Bobbie Johnson, Daniel Stolz | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Herbert Field (C) Dale Moody | |
| 11:39 | Wake Forest | Gary Taylor connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Emil Beers | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Emil Beers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ali Guerin (fresh) 6 reb. SF - Dustin Cox (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Danny Cotter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Terry Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William McCammack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Zusman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Roudebush (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Field (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Saint Louis | William McCammack is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 11:21 | Wake Forest | Dustin Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 10:58 | Wake Forest | Emil Beers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dustin Cox | 32-35 |
| 10:29 | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips hits a floater from the left side set up by Brian Zusman | 32-37 |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | William McCammack is called for the reach on Emil Beers - foul #1 on William McCammack, team foul #7 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Arthur Straub (SG), Daniel Stolz (SF), Bobbie Johnson (PF), James Moser (C) Ali Guerin, Dustin Cox, Danny Cotter, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley (PG), William Washington (SG), Steven Roberts (SF), Dale Moody (PF), Edward Teague (C) Terry Phillips, William McCammack, Brian Zusman, Richard Roudebush, Herbert Field | |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Emil Beers makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:21 | Wake Forest | Emil Beers misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:21 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 09:53 | Saint Louis | Steven Roberts buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Floyd Studley | 33-40 |
| 09:29 | Wake Forest | Arthur Straub can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 09:27 | Wake Forest | Bobbie Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 09:19 | Wake Forest | William Washington picks off the pass by Arthur Straub | 33-40 |
| 09:15 | Saint Louis | Steven Roberts hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Washington | 33-42 |
| 09:09 | Wake Forest | William Washington steps in front of the Bobbie Johnson pass | 33-42 |
| 08:40 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Moser - foul #2 on James Moser, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stone (PG), Ali Guerin (SF), Danny Cotter (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Emil Beers, Daniel Stolz, Bobbie Johnson, James Moser | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Herbert Field (PF) Dale Moody | |
| 08:40 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 08:40 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 08:12 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stone hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 08:08 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd Studley, team foul #8 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips (SG), Boris Baginski (SF), Richard Roudebush (PF) William Washington, Steven Roberts, Edward Teague | |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Gary Taylor knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Lawrence Stone | 35-44 |
| 07:35 | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 07:33 | Wake Forest | Danny Cotter grabs the board | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lawrence Stone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Straub (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ali Guerin (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Danny Cotter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Floyd Studley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Baginski (fresh) PF - Richard Roudebush (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Field (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Wake Forest | Arthur Straub hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Cotter | 38-44 |
| 07:18 | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dustin Cox (SF), James Moser (C) Ali Guerin, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William McCammack (SG), Brian Zusman (SF) Floyd Studley, Boris Baginski | |
| 07:03 | Wake Forest | Dustin Cox is hacked by Herbert Field - foul #3 on Herbert Field, team foul #9 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Washington (SG), Edward Teague (C) Terry Phillips, Herbert Field | |
| 07:03 | Wake Forest | Dustin Cox misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 07:03 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 06:54 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague is whistled for a carry | 38-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobbie Johnson (PF) Danny Cotter | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | James Moser hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on William Washington - foul #1 on William Washington, team foul #10 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Daniel Stolz (SG) Arthur Straub | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Boris Baginski (PF) Richard Roudebush | |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | James Moser makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | James Moser misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 06:38 | Wake Forest | Bobbie Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 06:20 | Wake Forest | Bobbie Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 06:05 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 42-44 |
| 06:04 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 05:51 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 05:41 | Wake Forest | Dustin Cox connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Stone | 44-47 |
| 05:39 | Saint Louis | William Washington is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Washington, team foul #11 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ali Guerin (SG), Danny Cotter (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Daniel Stolz, Bobbie Johnson, James Moser | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley (PG), Terry Phillips (SG), Steven Roberts (SF), Herbert Field (PF), Dale Moody (C) William McCammack, William Washington, Brian Zusman, Boris Baginski, Edward Teague | |
| 05:14 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stone knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Steven Roberts misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Cotter - foul #3 on Danny Cotter, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Emil Beers (SG) Dustin Cox | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush (PF) Dale Moody | |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Steven Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:53 | Saint Louis | Steven Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:43 | Wake Forest | Emil Beers loses the ball out of bounds | 47-49 |
| 04:20 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Herbert Field is denied by Gary Taylor | 47-49 |
| 04:19 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Roberts | 47-49 |
| 04:07 | Saint Louis | Herbert Field misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 04:05 | Wake Forest | Ali Guerin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 03:46 | Wake Forest | Danny Cotter lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence Stone | 49-49 |
| 03:19 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Phillips | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Lawrence Stone (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Emil Beers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ali Guerin (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - Danny Cotter (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Floyd Studley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Richard Roudebush (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Herbert Field (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Wake Forest | Danny Cotter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 03:04 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 03:04 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobbie Johnson (PG), Arthur Straub (SG), Dustin Cox (SF) Lawrence Stone, Ali Guerin, Danny Cotter | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Washington (SG), Brian Zusman (SF), Edward Teague (C) Terry Phillips, Steven Roberts, Herbert Field | |
| 02:41 | Saint Louis | William Washington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 02:40 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague hits the follow up shot | 49-53 |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | Dustin Cox misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brian Zusman - foul #2 on Brian Zusman, team foul #12 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Moser (C) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | Dustin Cox misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:22 | Wake Forest | Dustin Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:22 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 02:18 | Saint Louis | Bobbie Johnson is called for the reach on Floyd Studley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bobbie Johnson, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley's pass is intercepted by Arthur Straub | 49-53 |
| 02:11 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stone (PG) Emil Beers | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 01:55 | Wake Forest | Dustin Cox hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Dustin Cox takes the ball from Floyd Studley in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Arthur Straub can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Washington - foul #3 on William Washington, team foul #13 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Danny Cotter (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Bobbie Johnson, James Moser | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Arthur Straub misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:33 | Wake Forest | Arthur Straub misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:33 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Richard Roudebush | 52-53 |
| 01:31 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Cox - foul #2 on Dustin Cox, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| 01:11 | Saint Louis | William Washington connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Danny Cotter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lawrence Stone | 55-55 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Richard Roudebush | 55-57 |
| 00:20 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stone makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dustin Cox and he's fouled by Floyd Studley - foul #2 on Floyd Studley, team foul #14 | 57-57 |
| 00:20 | Wake Forest | Lawrence Stone makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:08 | Saint Louis | William Washington can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Gary Taylor - foul #2 on Gary Taylor, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 00:08 | Saint Louis | William Washington makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:08 | Saint Louis | William Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:08 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Gary Taylor comes up short on the shot from the right side | 58-59 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Richard Roudebush | 58-59 |