| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fresh) SG - Dave Heavner (fresh) SF - Marc Klarberg (fresh) PF - Melvin Kappel (fresh) C - James Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Cook (fresh) SG - David White (fresh) SF - Daryl Jackson (fresh) PF - Dean Broussard (fresh) C - Jesse Breeze (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:38 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Lynch | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Henry Lynch | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Pepperdine | Dave Heavner steps out of bounds on the baseline | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Wake Forest | David White is fouled on the floor by Marc Klarberg - foul #1 on Marc Klarberg, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harry Cook | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:30 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | Pepperdine | James Patton misses the easy layup | 4-6 |
| 17:01 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:44 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 16:26 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel's fadeaway is rejected by Dean Broussard | 4-9 |
| 16:24 | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 16:03 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dave Heavner - foul #1 on Dave Heavner, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman (PG), Vladimir Zosel (SG), George Rhodes (SF), Kim Eugene (PF) Henry Lynch, Dave Heavner, Marc Klarberg, Melvin Kappel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Micheal Lino (PG), Morris Paulsen (SG), Jim Hart (SF), Ron Nation (C) Harry Cook, David White, Daryl Jackson, Jesse Breeze | |
| 16:03 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:03 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:46 | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dean Broussard - foul #1 on Dean Broussard, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Steven Bedford (C) James Patton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Ridlon (PF) Dean Broussard | |
| 15:46 | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:46 | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:46 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to James Ridlon | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Robert Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Vladimir Zosel (fresh) SF - George Rhodes (fresh) PF - Kim Eugene (fresh) C - Steven Bedford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Micheal Lino (fresh) SG - Morris Paulsen (fresh) SF - Jim Hart (fresh) PF - James Ridlon (fresh) C - Ron Nation (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Wake Forest | Robert Freeman is called for the reach on Morris Paulsen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Freeman, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| 15:37 | Wake Forest | Morris Paulsen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 15:36 | Pepperdine | Steven Bedford snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 15:16 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-11 |
| 14:47 | Wake Forest | Jim Hart misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 8-11 |
| 14:45 | Pepperdine | Kim Eugene gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:26 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 14:24 | Pepperdine | Kim Eugene tips it home | 10-11 |
| 14:06 | Wake Forest | Morris Paulsen is fouled on the floor by Kim Eugene - foul #1 on Kim Eugene, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Dave Heavner (SG), Marc Klarberg (SF), Melvin Kappel (PF), James Patton (C) Robert Freeman, Vladimir Zosel, George Rhodes, Kim Eugene, Steven Bedford | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Cook (PG), David White (SG), Daryl Jackson (SF), Jesse Breeze (C) Micheal Lino, Morris Paulsen, Jim Hart, Ron Nation | |
| 13:45 | Wake Forest | James Patton swats the shot by David White | 10-11 |
| 13:43 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook gets the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:22 | Wake Forest | Henry Lynch takes the ball from Jesse Breeze | 10-11 |
| 13:18 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Lynch | 12-11 |
| 13:16 | Wake Forest | Dave Heavner picks off the pass by David White in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 13:00 | Pepperdine | Harry Cook is called for the reach on Henry Lynch - foul #1 on Harry Cook, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Hart (SF), Dean Broussard (PF) Daryl Jackson, James Ridlon | |
| 12:31 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg is fouled on the floor by Jim Hart - foul #1 on Jim Hart, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ron Nation (C) Jesse Breeze | |
| 12:12 | Pepperdine | James Patton misses the jump hook in the lane | 12-11 |
| 12:10 | Wake Forest | David White pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:44 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard misses short on a runner near the basket | 12-11 |
| 11:42 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard tips it in | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dave Heavner (fairly fresh) SF - Marc Klarberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Kappel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David White (fresh) SF - Jim Hart (fresh) PF - Dean Broussard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ron Nation (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 11:16 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Ron Nation | 12-13 |
| 10:52 | Wake Forest | David White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman (PG), Vladimir Zosel (SG), George Rhodes (SF), Kim Eugene (PF), Steven Bedford (C) Henry Lynch, Dave Heavner, Marc Klarberg, Melvin Kappel, James Patton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Micheal Lino (PG), Morris Paulsen (SG), Daryl Jackson (SF), James Ridlon (PF), Jesse Breeze (C) Harry Cook, David White, Jim Hart, Dean Broussard, Ron Nation | |
| 10:23 | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| 10:20 | Wake Forest | Micheal Lino is hacked by Robert Freeman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Freeman, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG) Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 10:03 | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 12-13 |
| 10:02 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 09:39 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Ridlon - foul #1 on James Ridlon, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Patton (C) Henry Lynch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Cook (PG), David White (SG) Micheal Lino, Morris Paulsen | |
| 09:39 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:39 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:25 | Wake Forest | David White is hacked by George Rhodes - foul #1 on George Rhodes, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ron Nation (C) Jesse Breeze | |
| 09:08 | Wake Forest | David White is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David White, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dave Heavner (SG), Marc Klarberg (SF), Melvin Kappel (PF) Vladimir Zosel, Steven Bedford, Kim Eugene | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard (PF) James Ridlon | |
| 08:42 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 08:40 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 08:23 | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-16 |
| 08:00 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel clanks a floater from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 07:58 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel can't tip it in | 14-16 |
| 07:57 | Pepperdine | James Patton grabs the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 07:32 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 07:30 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Daryl Jackson | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - George Rhodes (fairly fresh) SG - Dave Heavner (fairly fresh) SF - Marc Klarberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Kappel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David White (fresh) SF - Daryl Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean Broussard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Nation (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Wake Forest | David White buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-18 |
| 06:53 | Pepperdine | James Patton makes the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Ron Nation - foul #1 on Ron Nation, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Vladimir Zosel (SG), Steven Bedford (SF), Kim Eugene (PF) George Rhodes, Dave Heavner, Marc Klarberg, Melvin Kappel | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Morris Paulsen (SG), Jim Hart (SF), James Ridlon (PF), Jesse Breeze (C) David White, Daryl Jackson, Dean Broussard, Ron Nation | |
| 06:53 | Pepperdine | James Patton makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:35 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Morris Paulsen | 17-20 |
| 06:07 | Pepperdine | James Patton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Patton, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brad Burks (C) James Patton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Micheal Lino (PG) Harry Cook | |
| 05:55 | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kim Eugene - foul #2 on Kim Eugene, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Larry Washburn (SF) Kim Eugene | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | David White (SG) Morris Paulsen | |
| 05:55 | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:55 | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:26 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Ridlon - foul #2 on James Ridlon, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard (PF) James Ridlon | |
| 05:26 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:26 | Pepperdine | Brad Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:26 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Jesse Breeze | 18-21 |
| 05:13 | Wake Forest | Brad Burks is called for the reach on David White - foul #1 on Brad Burks, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dave Heavner (SG), Marc Klarberg (SF), Melvin Kappel (PF), James Patton (C) Vladimir Zosel, Larry Washburn, Brad Burks, Steven Bedford | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Cook (PG) Micheal Lino | |
| 05:13 | Wake Forest | David White makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:13 | Wake Forest | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:13 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 04:49 | Pepperdine | Marc Klarberg drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Henry Lynch | 21-22 |
| 04:29 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook misses the 3 from straight away | 21-22 |
| 04:27 | Wake Forest | Jim Hart hits the follow up shot | 21-24 |
| 04:00 | Pepperdine | Jesse Breeze steals the ball from Dave Heavner | 21-24 |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Melvin Kappel - foul #1 on Melvin Kappel, team foul #10 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Freeman (PG), Vladimir Zosel (SG), George Rhodes (SF), Kim Eugene (PF), Steven Bedford (C) Henry Lynch, Dave Heavner, Marc Klarberg, Melvin Kappel, James Patton | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Morris Paulsen (SG), Daryl Jackson (SF), Ron Nation (C) David White, Jim Hart, Jesse Breeze | |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:31 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Robert Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Vladimir Zosel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Rhodes (fresh) PF - Kim Eugene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Bedford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Harry Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Paulsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daryl Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean Broussard (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Nation (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-26 |
| 03:10 | Wake Forest | Daryl Jackson snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 03:08 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook is hacked by Robert Freeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Freeman, team foul #11 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG) Robert Freeman | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Ridlon (PF) Dean Broussard | |
| 03:08 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:08 | Wake Forest | Harry Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:46 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Rhodes | 24-28 |
| 02:23 | Wake Forest | Morris Paulsen scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Harry Cook | 24-31 |
| 02:07 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 02:05 | Pepperdine | Kim Eugene tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 01:45 | Wake Forest | Morris Paulsen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-31 |
| 01:43 | Pepperdine | Steven Bedford pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:37 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dave Heavner (SG), Marc Klarberg (SF), Melvin Kappel (PF), James Patton (C) Vladimir Zosel, George Rhodes, Kim Eugene, Steven Bedford | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Micheal Lino (PG), David White (SG), Jesse Breeze (C) Harry Cook, Morris Paulsen, Ron Nation | |
| 01:26 | Wake Forest | James Ridlon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 01:24 | Wake Forest | James Ridlon tips it back up and in | 26-33 |
| 01:21 | Pepperdine | Micheal Lino is called for the reach on Henry Lynch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micheal Lino, team foul #8 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Jim Hart (SF) Daryl Jackson | |
| 01:21 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:21 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | David White is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Heavner - foul #2 on Dave Heavner, team foul #12 | 28-33 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | David White makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:19 | Wake Forest | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:04 | Pepperdine | James Patton is hacked by Micheal Lino - foul #2 on Micheal Lino, team foul #9 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard (PF) James Ridlon | |
| 01:04 | Pepperdine | James Patton misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:04 | Wake Forest | Dean Broussard gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Marc Klarberg - foul #2 on Marc Klarberg, team foul #13 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel (SG) Henry Lynch | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Jesse Breeze makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:25 | Pepperdine | Vladimir Zosel double dribbles | 28-36 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Harry Cook (PG), Ron Nation (C) Micheal Lino, Jesse Breeze | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Marc Klarberg takes the ball from Jim Hart | 28-36 |