| Lineup | Samford | PG - Warren Leyva (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jesse Best (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Tatom (fresh) 4 pts. C - Herbert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raul Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Register (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nathan Penix (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Hutchinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Jesse Best inbounds the ball | 18-22 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Samford | Warren Leyva hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 18-22 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Edward Tatom grabs the offensive board | 18-22 |
| 19:21 | Samford | Jesse Best is whistled for traveling | 18-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), Jeff Rizzuto (SF), Steve Soriano (C) Scott Gaines, Jesse Best, Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 19:05 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Steve Soriano - foul #2 on Steve Soriano, team foul #1 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Scott Gaines (SF), James Mendonca (C) Boyd Waters, Herbert Wilson, Steve Soriano | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 19:05 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 19:05 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Warren Leyva is called for traveling | 18-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), Edward Tatom (PF), Steve Soriano (C) Edward Lakes, Scott Gaines, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Boyd Waters steals the ball from Nathan Penix | 18-22 |
| 18:08 | Samford | Boyd Waters hits the finger roll | 20-22 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | Raul Garcia is open and scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Henderson | 20-24 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Edward Tatom misses short on a floater from the right side | 20-24 |
| 17:43 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto can't finish the layup | 20-24 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto tips it but misses | 20-24 |
| 17:19 | Wake Forest | Jason Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 17:13 | Wake Forest | Raul Garcia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Scott Gaines (SG), Jesse Best (SF), Herbert Wilson (PF), James Mendonca (C) Warren Leyva, Boyd Waters, Jeff Rizzuto, Edward Tatom, Steve Soriano | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 16:58 | Samford | James Mendonca is hacked by Nathan Penix - foul #1 on Nathan Penix, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| 16:37 | Samford | Jesse Best scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 16:17 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 22-24 |
| 16:15 | Wake Forest | Jason Hutchinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 15:56 | Wake Forest | Raul Garcia misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 15:55 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix tips it back up and in | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Lakes (fresh) SG - Scott Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jesse Best (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mendonca (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raul Garcia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Register (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Nathan Penix (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Samford | James Mendonca blows the layup | 22-26 |
| 15:29 | Wake Forest | Gary Henderson grabs the board | 22-26 |
| 15:14 | Wake Forest | Jason Hutchinson's fadeaway is rejected by Herbert Wilson | 22-26 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Scott Gaines pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 14:44 | Samford | James Mendonca misses the fadeaway from the right side | 22-26 |
| 14:43 | Wake Forest | Jason Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 14:29 | Wake Forest | Brian Register buries a 3 from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 14:11 | Samford | Herbert Wilson knocks in the shot near the basket set up by James Mendonca | 24-29 |
| 13:49 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix hits the finger roll set up by Brian Register | 24-31 |
| 13:20 | Samford | Herbert Wilson is denied on a layup by Nathan Penix | 24-31 |
| 13:18 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 12:58 | Wake Forest | Gary Henderson blows the wide open layup but the foul's on Scott Gaines - foul #1 on Scott Gaines, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Warren Leyva (PG), Boyd Waters (SG), Jeff Rizzuto (SF), Edward Tatom (PF), Steve Soriano (C) Edward Lakes, Scott Gaines, Jesse Best, Herbert Wilson, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki (PF), Mauro Ricci (C) Nathan Penix, Jason Hutchinson | |
| 12:58 | Wake Forest | Gary Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 12:58 | Wake Forest | Gary Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 12:37 | Samford | Edward Tatom hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Boyd Waters | 26-32 |
| 12:08 | Wake Forest | Brian Register loses the ball out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Gaines (SG), Herbert Wilson (C) Boyd Waters, Steve Soriano | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 11:39 | Samford | Brian Register steps in front of the Jeff Rizzuto pass | 26-32 |
| 11:36 | Wake Forest | Gary Henderson banks in the layup set up by Brian Register | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Warren Leyva (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Tatom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Herbert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raul Garcia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Register (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Henderson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andre Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mauro Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Samford | Warren Leyva hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-34 |
| 11:20 | Samford | Herbert Wilson tips it in | 28-34 |
| 11:16 | Wake Forest | Brian Register works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 11:14 | Samford | Herbert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 10:45 | Samford | Edward Tatom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), Steve Soriano (C) Scott Gaines, Herbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | Brian Register connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mauro Ricci | 28-37 |
| 09:53 | Samford | Edward Tatom misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Andre Arakaki - foul #4 on Andre Arakaki, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Gaines (SG), Herbert Wilson (C) Boyd Waters, Steve Soriano | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix (PF), Jason Hutchinson (C) Andre Arakaki, Mauro Ricci | |
| 09:53 | Samford | Edward Tatom misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 09:53 | Samford | Edward Tatom misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 09:53 | Wake Forest | Jason Hutchinson snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 09:24 | Wake Forest | Raul Garcia is fouled on the floor by Edward Tatom - foul #1 on Edward Tatom, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Soriano (C) Edward Tatom | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 09:03 | Wake Forest | Herbert Wilson is called for the reach on Nathan Penix - foul #2 on Herbert Wilson, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Samford | James Mendonca (C) Steve Soriano | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:44 | Wake Forest | Herbert Wilson is called for the reach on Gary Henderson - foul #3 on Herbert Wilson, team foul #5 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Jesse Best (SF) James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Vincent Harmon (SG) Brian Register | |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Gary Henderson | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:13 | Samford | Warren Leyva hits the finger roll | 30-39 |
| 07:46 | Wake Forest | Raul Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Samford | Boyd Waters (SG), Edward Tatom (PF), Steve Soriano (C) Jesse Best, Jeff Rizzuto, Herbert Wilson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brian Register (SG), Andre Arakaki (PF), Mauro Ricci (C) Vincent Harmon, Nathan Penix, Jason Hutchinson | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:18 | Samford | Warren Leyva hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Warren Leyva (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boyd Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Gaines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Tatom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Soriano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Raul Garcia (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Register (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Henderson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Andre Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mauro Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:52 | Wake Forest | Gary Henderson is alone and drills a jumper in the lane | 33-41 |
| 06:31 | Samford | Scott Gaines misses the turnaround from close range | 33-41 |
| 06:30 | Wake Forest | Gary Henderson snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 06:13 | Wake Forest | Raul Garcia hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 33-41 |
| 06:12 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Raul Garcia | 33-41 |
| 05:50 | Wake Forest | Scott Gaines steps in front of the Gary Henderson pass | 33-41 |
| 05:29 | Samford | Edward Tatom misses the jumpshot from the left side | 33-41 |
| 05:28 | Wake Forest | Mauro Ricci pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 05:03 | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki drills a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Edward Tatom - foul #2 on Edward Tatom, team foul #6 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Jesse Best (SF), Jeff Rizzuto (PF), Herbert Wilson (C) Boyd Waters, Scott Gaines, Edward Tatom, Steve Soriano | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Dunn (SF), Jason Hutchinson (C) Gary Henderson, Mauro Ricci | |
| 05:03 | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Samford | Herbert Wilson scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Edward Lakes | 35-44 |
| 04:24 | Wake Forest | Raul Garcia clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Herbert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Raul Garcia - foul #3 on Raul Garcia, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Gaines (SG), James Mendonca (C) Edward Lakes, Jesse Best | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Lykins (PG), Vincent Harmon (SG) Raul Garcia, Brian Register | |
| 04:05 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 04:05 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 03:43 | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki loses the ball out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Samford | Warren Leyva comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 03:20 | Samford | Herbert Wilson tips it home | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Warren Leyva (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Gaines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Rizzuto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herbert Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Mendonca (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Robert Lykins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Harmon (fresh) SF - Joseph Dunn (fresh) PF - Andre Arakaki (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jason Hutchinson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Wake Forest | Vincent Harmon is hacked by Warren Leyva - foul #1 on Warren Leyva, team foul #7 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Jesse Best (SF) Jeff Rizzuto | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Raul Garcia (PG) Robert Lykins | |
| 03:00 | Wake Forest | Vincent Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 03:00 | Samford | The rebound goes to Herbert Wilson | 39-44 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Samford | Vincent Harmon is called for the reach on Scott Gaines - foul #1 on Vincent Harmon, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brian Register (SG), Gary Henderson (SF) Vincent Harmon, Joseph Dunn | |
| 02:19 | Samford | Warren Leyva travels with the ball | 39-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Jeff Rizzuto (SF) Scott Gaines, Jesse Best | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Wake Forest | Edward Lakes is called for the reach on Andre Arakaki in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Lakes, team foul #8 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Vincent Harmon (SG) Brian Register | |
| 02:16 | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 02:16 | Samford | James Mendonca gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Herbert Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 39-44 |
| 01:58 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Andre Arakaki | 39-44 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki is hacked by Edward Lakes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Lakes, team foul #9 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Gaines (SG), Jesse Best (SF), Edward Tatom (PF) Edward Lakes, Jeff Rizzuto, James Mendonca | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Dunn (SF) Gary Henderson | |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 01:57 | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:47 | Samford | Scott Gaines scores on a runner from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 01:47 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-46 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Scott Gaines is called for the reach on Andre Arakaki in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Gaines, team foul #10 | 41-46 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 01:46 | Wake Forest | Andre Arakaki makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 01:33 | Samford | Jesse Best hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Gaines | 43-48 |
| 01:30 | Wake Forest | Vincent Harmon is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Leyva - foul #2 on Warren Leyva, team foul #11 | 43-48 |
| 01:30 | Wake Forest | Vincent Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 01:30 | Wake Forest | Vincent Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Samford | Scott Gaines misses the floater in the paint | 43-49 |
| 01:04 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dunn gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 01:04 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| 01:03 | Wake Forest | Scott Gaines is called for the reach on Joseph Dunn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Gaines, team foul #12 | 43-49 |
| 01:03 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 01:03 | Wake Forest | Joseph Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Herbert Wilson gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Herbert Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Wake Forest | Vincent Harmon makes the wide open floater from the right block on a nice dish by Raul Garcia | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Herbert Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jason Hutchinson | 46-51 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Brian Register (SG), Gary Henderson (SF), Nathan Penix (PF) Vincent Harmon, Joseph Dunn, Andre Arakaki | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Warren Leyva is called for the reach on Nathan Penix in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Leyva, team foul #13 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Vincent Harmon (SG), Joseph Dunn (SF) Brian Register, Gary Henderson | |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:11 | Wake Forest | Nathan Penix makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Samford | Nathan Penix steals it from Scott Gaines | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Raul Garcia runs out the clock | 46-53 |