| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Salters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Kott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Howell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julius Hayward (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Fogarty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Love (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Love | 22-29 |
| 19:16 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ronald Fogarty - foul #3 on Ronald Fogarty, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG) Ronald Fogarty | |
| 19:16 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 19:16 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:59 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Paul Sellers | 24-32 |
| 18:31 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Salters | 26-32 |
| 18:15 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love buries a turnaround near the basket set up by John Tarleton | 26-34 |
| 17:53 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters is whistled for traveling | 26-34 |
| 17:30 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Julius Hayward - foul #1 on Julius Hayward, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| 17:30 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:30 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:11 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott lays it in on a great pass from Rene Esposito | 28-36 |
| 16:45 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 16:22 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott misses the easy layup | 28-39 |
| 16:20 | Wake Forest | Rene Esposito grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 16:00 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters is fouled on the floor by John Tarleton - foul #2 on John Tarleton, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Carl Greig (PG), Clarence Knight (SG), Robert Byrnes (SF), Robert Kirk (PF), James Lindsey (C) Paul Salters, Jason Kott, Johnny Howell, Julius Hayward, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty (SG), Sallu Abdulaziz (PF), Timothy Tweedy (C) Paul Sellers, Zhuang Huang, Thomas Love | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Carl Greig (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clarence Knight (fresh) SF - Robert Byrnes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Kirk (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Fogarty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sallu Abdulaziz (fresh) C - Timothy Tweedy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Wake Forest | Timothy Tweedy takes the ball from Robert Kirk | 28-39 |
| 15:29 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz is fouled on the floor by Robert Byrnes - foul #1 on Robert Byrnes, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger (SF) Mark Hughes | |
| 15:14 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-39 |
| 15:12 | Wake Forest | Clarence Knight grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 14:44 | Wake Forest | Carl Greig hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Byrnes | 31-39 |
| 14:22 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-39 |
| 14:20 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Robert Kirk | 31-39 |
| 13:52 | Wake Forest | Robert Byrnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Salters (PG), Jason Kott (SG), Johnny Howell (SF), Julius Hayward (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Carl Greig, Clarence Knight, Robert Byrnes, Robert Kirk, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG), Mark Hughes (SF), Zhuang Huang (PF), Thomas Love (C) John Tarleton, Barry Geiger, Sallu Abdulaziz, Timothy Tweedy | |
| 13:32 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 13:13 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 13:11 | Wake Forest | Rene Esposito hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 12:58 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love hits the finger roll | 33-41 |
| 12:38 | Wake Forest | Johnny Howell travels with the ball | 33-41 |
| 12:19 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes is hacked by Johnny Howell - foul #2 on Johnny Howell, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| 12:03 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Julius Hayward | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Salters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Kott (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Howell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julius Hayward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ronald Fogarty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Sellers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Love (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Hughes - foul #2 on Mark Hughes, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| 11:56 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:56 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 11:35 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty clanks a runner from the left block | 35-41 |
| 11:34 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 11:27 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 11:25 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 11:05 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Salters | 37-41 |
| 10:55 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Salters - foul #1 on Paul Salters, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Kirk (PF) Julius Hayward | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton (PG), Timothy Tweedy (C) Paul Sellers, Thomas Love | |
| 10:55 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:55 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:55 | Wake Forest | Johnny Howell pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 10:30 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Tarleton - foul #3 on John Tarleton, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Lindsey (C) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz (SF) Ronald Fogarty | |
| 10:30 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:30 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 10:17 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Tweedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Byrnes (SF) Johnny Howell | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 09:59 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott clanks a shot from the left side | 39-42 |
| 09:57 | Wake Forest | Robert Kirk can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 09:55 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Tweedy gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:45 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang scores on a 3 from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 09:23 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters misses the floater from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 09:22 | Wake Forest | James Lindsey hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 09:13 | Virginia Tech | James Lindsey steals the ball from John Tarleton | 41-45 |
| 08:46 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 41-45 |
| 08:45 | Wake Forest | Robert Kirk tips it home | 43-45 |
| 08:32 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-45 |
| 08:31 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Tweedy | 43-45 |
| 08:23 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Zhuang Huang | 43-47 |
| 07:59 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Hughes - foul #3 on Mark Hughes, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Carl Greig (PG), Johnny Howell (SF), Julius Hayward (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Paul Salters, Robert Byrnes, Robert Kirk, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty (SG), Barry Geiger (SF), Thomas Love (C) Mark Hughes, Zhuang Huang, Timothy Tweedy | |
| 07:59 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:59 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Carl Greig (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jason Kott (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julius Hayward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Fogarty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Barry Geiger (fresh) PF - Sallu Abdulaziz (fresh) C - Thomas Love (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger is hacked by Carl Greig - foul #3 on Carl Greig, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Clarence Knight (SG) Jason Kott | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG) John Tarleton | |
| 07:30 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love comes up short on the shot from the right block | 45-47 |
| 07:29 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Johnny Howell | 45-47 |
| 07:02 | Wake Forest | Carl Greig misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 07:00 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 06:43 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love misses the jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 06:42 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers tips it home | 45-49 |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | Rene Esposito banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Greig | 47-49 |
| 05:54 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 05:52 | Wake Forest | Johnny Howell pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 05:26 | Wake Forest | Carl Greig makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 05:26 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Paul Salters (PG), Jason Kott (SG) Carl Greig, Clarence Knight | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton (PG), Mark Hughes (SF), Zhuang Huang (PF) Paul Sellers, Barry Geiger, Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| 05:13 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-49 |
| 05:12 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 05:06 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 04:54 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters throws it down set up by Jason Kott | 52-52 |
| 04:36 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang scores on a shot from the left side | 52-54 |
| 04:17 | Wake Forest | Johnny Howell is hacked by Mark Hughes - foul #4 on Mark Hughes, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| 03:57 | Wake Forest | Zhuang Huang is called for the reach on Paul Salters - foul #1 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| 03:57 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:57 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Paul Salters (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Kott (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Julius Hayward (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Fogarty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Love (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Julius Hayward - foul #2 on Julius Hayward, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| 03:34 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:34 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | Rene Esposito drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Julius Hayward | 54-56 |
| 03:05 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty hits a shot from the left side | 54-58 |
| 02:48 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters is fouled on the floor by Thomas Love - foul #2 on Thomas Love, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy Tweedy (C) Thomas Love | |
| 02:48 | Wake Forest | Paul Salters misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:48 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Tweedy pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:38 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Tarleton | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:30 | Wake Forest | Johnny Howell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Tweedy - foul #1 on Timothy Tweedy, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Kirk (PF), James Lindsey (C) Julius Hayward, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:30 | Wake Forest | Johnny Howell makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:30 | Wake Forest | Johnny Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:13 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | Robert Kirk grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Julius Hayward (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Robert Kirk, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love (C) Timothy Tweedy | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:45 | Wake Forest | Jason Kott misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 01:43 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:23 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton blows the layup | 56-60 |
| 01:21 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang tips it but misses | 56-60 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | Julius Hayward pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | The jump hook by Paul Salters is blocked by Thomas Love | 56-60 |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Rene Esposito tips it home | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Virginia Tech | Jason Kott steals the ball from Ronald Fogarty | 58-60 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Rene Esposito misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 58-60 |
| 00:01 | Wake Forest | Rene Esposito snags the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | The clock runs out | 58-60 |