| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) PF - Thomas Block (fresh) C - George Debnam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Brad Wise (fresh) SG - Dan Folger (fresh) SF - Richard Alfano (fresh) PF - Jason Horace (fresh) C - Ward Joyce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Folger | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Louis Coronel - foul #1 on Louis Coronel, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:50 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Hill | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 2-1 |
| 18:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Horace - foul #1 on Jason Horace, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 18:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-1 |
| 17:45 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-1 |
| 17:44 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise snags the offensive board | 4-1 |
| 17:17 | Wake Forest | Jesse Hill is called for the reach on Dan Folger - foul #1 on Jesse Hill, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 16:53 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger double dribbles | 4-1 |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts is hacked by Richard Alfano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Alfano, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 16:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block blows the wide open layup | 4-1 |
| 16:33 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Brad Wise | 4-1 |
| 16:14 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ward Joyce, team foul #3 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Robert Steele (SG), Tommie Kuzma (SF), Charles Doherty (C) Brad Wise, Dan Folger, Richard Alfano, Ward Joyce | |
| 15:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel's floater is knocked away by Charles Doherty | 4-1 |
| 15:57 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma grabs the board | 4-1 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Ross Boykin (fresh) SG - Robert Steele (fresh) SF - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) PF - Jason Horace (fresh) C - Charles Doherty (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Wake Forest | Louis Coronel steals the ball from Robert Steele | 4-1 |
| 15:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Ross Boykin steals the ball from Louis Coronel | 4-1 |
| 15:38 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin lays it up and in | 4-3 |
| 15:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Steele steps in front of the Jesse Hill pass in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 15:25 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty misses the lay-in | 4-3 |
| 15:23 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Steele takes the ball from Thomas Block | 4-3 |
| 14:46 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Alfred Roberts - foul #1 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), Charles White (SF), Gerard Cordeiro (PF), David Hanning (C) Louis Coronel, Alfred Roberts, Thomas Block, George Debnam | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG), Dan Folger (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), Ward Joyce (C) Ross Boykin, Robert Steele, Jason Horace, Charles Doherty | |
| 14:46 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:46 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:34 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Harold Clark | 6-5 |
| 14:22 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 14:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro slams it home | 8-5 |
| 13:47 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Alfano and the foul's on David Hanning - foul #1 on David Hanning, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF) Jesse Hill, Charles White | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Steele (SF) Richard Alfano | |
| 13:47 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:47 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder (SF) Alfred Roberts | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (SG) Dan Folger | |
| 13:32 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce misses the shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 13:31 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to David Hanning | 8-7 |
| 13:20 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 8-7 |
| 13:18 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:12 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brad Wise | 8-10 |
| 13:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 13:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 12:42 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 12:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ross Boykin - foul #1 on Ross Boykin, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG), Charles White (SF), Thomas Block (PF), George Debnam (C) Harold Clark, Frank Holder, Gerard Cordeiro, David Hanning | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Folger (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), Jason Horace (PF), Charles Doherty (C) Ross Boykin, Robert Steele, Tommie Kuzma, Ward Joyce | |
| 12:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:29 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:15 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Charles White - foul #1 on Charles White, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG) Arthur Kayser | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 12:15 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:15 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block lays it in set up by Charles White and he's fouled by Charles Doherty - foul #1 on Charles Doherty, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles White (fresh) PF - Thomas Block (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Brad Wise (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Folger (fresh) SF - Richard Alfano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Horace (fresh) C - Charles Doherty (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano misses long on a shot near the basket | 14-12 |
| 11:40 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace tips it home | 14-14 |
| 11:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles Doherty picks off the pass by George Debnam in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| 11:27 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dan Folger | 14-16 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dan Folger - foul #1 on Dan Folger, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder (PF), Jack Hall (C) Thomas Block, George Debnam | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Tommie Kuzma (SF), Gerald Backus (C) Brad Wise, Dan Folger, Richard Alfano, Charles Doherty | |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:48 | Wake Forest | Charles White picks off the pass by Tommie Kuzma | 15-16 |
| 10:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel slams it home on a great pass from Charles White | 17-16 |
| 10:31 | Wake Forest | Gerald Backus hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Charles White - foul #2 on Charles White, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), Arthur Kayser (SG), Gerard Cordeiro (PF) Louis Coronel, Jesse Hill, Charles White | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Steele (SG), Ward Joyce (C) Ross Boykin, Jason Horace | |
| 10:31 | Wake Forest | Gerald Backus makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:31 | Wake Forest | Gerald Backus makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark hits a wide open turnaround in the lane | 19-18 |
| 09:53 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG), Thomas Block (PF) Frank Holder, Jack Hall | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG), Dan Folger (SG), Jason Horace (PF) Gerald Backus, Joseph Jones, Tommie Kuzma | |
| 09:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill is hacked by Jason Horace in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Horace, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano (SF) Jason Horace | |
| 09:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:29 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 21-18 |
| 09:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser is fouled on the floor by Brad Wise - foul #1 on Brad Wise, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam (C) Gerard Cordeiro | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty (PF) Robert Steele | |
| 09:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:24 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:06 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG) Arthur Kayser | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (PG), Tommie Kuzma (PF) Brad Wise, Ward Joyce | |
| 08:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 08:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block tips it home | 23-18 |
| 08:34 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin comes up short on the shot from the left block | 23-18 |
| 08:33 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 08:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 08:28 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 08:06 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Dan Folger | 23-20 |
| 07:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Coronel | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Louis Coronel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Block (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Debnam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Ross Boykin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dan Folger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Alfano (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Tommie Kuzma (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Doherty (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Wake Forest | The 3pt attempt by Richard Alfano is denied by Harold Clark | 26-20 |
| 07:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 07:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 07:28 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 07:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block misses the easy dunk attempt | 26-20 |
| 07:14 | Wake Forest | Charles Doherty snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:56 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 06:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel loses the dribble to Richard Alfano in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 06:43 | Wake Forest | Dan Folger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (SG), Frank Holder (SF), Gerard Cordeiro (PF), David Hanning (C) Jesse Hill, Harold Clark, Thomas Block, George Debnam | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG), Robert Steele (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), Ward Joyce (C) Ross Boykin, Dan Folger, Richard Alfano, Charles Doherty | |
| 06:29 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| 06:29 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:29 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:12 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma misses the lay-in | 28-20 |
| 06:10 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma tips it home | 28-22 |
| 05:45 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning loses the dribble to Robert Steele | 28-22 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Steele | 28-24 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Steele is called for the reach on Arthur Kayser in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Steele, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG), Harold Clark (SF) Louis Coronel, Frank Holder | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Folger (SG) Joseph Jones | |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:23 | Wake Forest | David Hanning is called for the reach on Ward Joyce - foul #2 on David Hanning, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall (C) David Hanning | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano (SF) Robert Steele | |
| 05:23 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Clark, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gerald Backus (C) Ward Joyce | |
| 05:11 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano makes the jumper from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall is hacked by Gerald Backus - foul #1 on Gerald Backus, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG), Thomas Block (PF) Arthur Kayser, Gerard Cordeiro | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Jack Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:48 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-26 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 04:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Backus - foul #2 on Gerald Backus, team foul #12 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder (SF) Harold Clark | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin (SG), Joseph Jones (SF), Ward Joyce (C) Dan Folger, Richard Alfano, Gerald Backus | |
| 04:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:05 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Brad Wise | 33-28 |
| 03:59 | Middle Tenn. State | The refs have stopped play. Louis Coronel is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 33-28 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (PG), Charles White (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF), David Hanning (C) Louis Coronel, Jesse Hill, Thomas Block, Jack Hall | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Steele (SG), Jason Horace (PF) Brad Wise, Tommie Kuzma | |
| 03:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser loses the dribble to Ross Boykin | 33-28 |
| 03:46 | Wake Forest | Joseph Jones lays it in set up by Ross Boykin | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Arthur Kayser (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles White (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) PF - Frank Holder (fresh) C - David Hanning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Ross Boykin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Steele (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Horace (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ward Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Steele picks off the pass by Arthur Kayser in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 03:43 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele misses the dunk attempt | 33-30 |
| 03:41 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by David Hanning - foul #3 on David Hanning, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro (PF), George Debnam (C) Frank Holder, David Hanning | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG) Joseph Jones | |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Robert Steele gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 03:06 | Wake Forest | Ward Joyce misses the dunk attempt | 33-30 |
| 03:05 | Wake Forest | Jason Horace hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 02:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Charles White buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-32 |
| 02:47 | Wake Forest | Arthur Kayser picks off the pass by Brad Wise in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 02:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts banks in the layup set up by Arthur Kayser | 38-32 |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | Alfred Roberts is called for the reach on Ross Boykin - foul #3 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #11 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), Jesse Hill (SG), Thomas Block (PF) Arthur Kayser, Alfred Roberts, Gerard Cordeiro | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Folger (SG), Richard Alfano (SF), Gerald Backus (C) Brad Wise, Robert Steele, Ward Joyce | |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 02:27 | Wake Forest | Ross Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 02:06 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam blows the layup | 38-34 |
| 02:04 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano lays it up and in and he's hacked by Charles White - foul #3 on Charles White, team foul #12 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser (PG), Jack Hall (C) Charles White, George Debnam | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brad Wise (PG), Joseph Jones (SG) Ross Boykin, Dan Folger | |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Richard Alfano makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Arthur Kayser banks in the layup | 40-37 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise is hacked by Arthur Kayser - foul #1 on Arthur Kayser, team foul #13 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder (SF), Gerard Cordeiro (PF) Arthur Kayser, Thomas Block | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dan Folger (SG), Tommie Kuzma (SF), Ward Joyce (C) Joseph Jones, Richard Alfano, Gerald Backus | |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 01:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 01:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Clark | 43-38 |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | Tommie Kuzma scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Holder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 00:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro gets the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Brad Wise | 43-40 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Brad Wise misses long on a fullcourt shot | 43-40 |