| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eddie Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Seigler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Palmer (fresh) 2 blk. C - Claude Elsner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Houston Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip French (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Denney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Philip French inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Wake Forest | Philip French's pass is intercepted by Eddie Seigler | 27-22 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler hits the finger roll | 29-22 |
| 19:10 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer's pass is intercepted by Houston Reed | 29-25 |
| 18:30 | Wake Forest | Claude Elsner denies the turnaround by Gary Denney | 29-25 |
| 18:29 | Wake Forest | Gary Denney hits the follow up shot | 29-27 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico | Philip French is called for the reach on Eddie Seigler - foul #1 on Philip French, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | Bobby Brown steals the ball from Claude Elsner | 29-27 |
| 17:22 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico | Eddie Davis is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 29-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Ronnie Kirwin (PF) Eddie Davis, Jimmy Palmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Fults (SF), Gonzalo Bruno (C) Philip French, Bobby Brown | |
| 16:42 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Denney | 29-29 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 16:13 | Wake Forest | Gary Denney snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 15:51 | Wake Forest | Gary Denney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 15:49 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Seigler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harold Gaines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Kirwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Elsner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Houston Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fults (fresh) PF - Gary Denney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Wake Forest | Houston Reed scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Denney | 29-32 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | Steven Williams misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Denney - foul #1 on Gary Denney, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Davis (PG), Roy Blevins (PF) Eddie Seigler, Ronnie Kirwin | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (SG), Philip French (SF), Bobby Brown (C) Bobby Thomas, Michael Fults, Gonzalo Bruno | |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:28 | Wake Forest | Houston Reed makes the fadeaway from close range | 31-34 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins makes the floater from the right side | 33-34 |
| 13:55 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Houston Reed | 33-36 |
| 13:35 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Roy Blevins, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler (SG), Jimmy Palmer (PF) Steven Williams, Roy Blevins | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 13:14 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Houston Reed | 33-38 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Gary Denney steals it from Eddie Seigler | 33-38 |
| 12:25 | Wake Forest | Gary Denney banks in the layup | 33-40 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Harold Gaines | 35-40 |
| 11:55 | Wake Forest | Philip French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Frank Mitchell (SF), Ronnie Kirwin (C) Eddie Davis, Harold Gaines, Claude Elsner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas (SG), Michael Fults (SF), Gonzalo Bruno (PF), Joseph Nance (C) Karl Thoreson, Philip French, Gary Denney, Bobby Brown | |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 11:34 | Wake Forest | Joseph Nance pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Seigler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Mitchell (fresh) PF - Jimmy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Kirwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Houston Reed (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fults (fresh) PF - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Nance (fresh) | |
| 11:05 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-40 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler tips it in | 37-40 |
| 10:31 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Davis (PG), Claude Elsner (C) Eddie Seigler, Jimmy Palmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (PG), Gary Denney (PF) Houston Reed, Joseph Nance | |
| 10:09 | New Mexico | Gary Denney knocks away the 3 by Frank Mitchell | 37-40 |
| 10:08 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 09:39 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson clanks a turnaround in the lane | 37-40 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | Steven Williams loses the dribble to Gonzalo Bruno | 37-40 |
| 08:54 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson is fouled on the floor by Frank Mitchell - foul #1 on Frank Mitchell, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler (SG), Harold Gaines (SF), Jimmy Palmer (PF) Steven Williams, Frank Mitchell, Ronnie Kirwin | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Houston Reed (PG), Philip French (SF), Joseph Nance (PF), Bobby Brown (C) Bobby Thomas, Michael Fults, Gary Denney, Gonzalo Bruno | |
| 08:39 | Wake Forest | Philip French misses badly on a shot from the left block | 37-40 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Eddie Davis | 40-40 |
| 08:07 | Wake Forest | Philip French comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 40-40 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | Eddie Davis snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico | Claude Elsner is whistled for a carry | 40-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler (PG), Roy Blevins (PF) Eddie Davis, Claude Elsner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas (SG), Gary Denney (PF) Karl Thoreson, Joseph Nance | |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Roy Blevins knocks away the 3 by Houston Reed | 40-40 |
| 07:33 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Koehler (fresh) SG - Eddie Seigler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Harold Gaines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Blevins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Jimmy Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Houston Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip French (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Denney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Claude Elsner (C) Andrew Koehler, Jimmy Palmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:54 | Wake Forest | Gary Denney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 40-42 |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 06:22 | Wake Forest | Gary Denney snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 06:04 | Wake Forest | Gary Denney is fouled on the floor by Roy Blevins - foul #5 on Roy Blevins, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Davis (PG), Jimmy Palmer (PF), Ronnie Kirwin (C) Steven Williams, Roy Blevins, Claude Elsner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (PG), Michael Fults (SF), Gonzalo Bruno (PF), Joseph Nance (C) Houston Reed, Philip French, Gary Denney, Bobby Brown | |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno loses the dribble to Harold Gaines | 40-42 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler travels with the ball | 40-42 |
| 05:24 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 40-42 |
| 05:23 | Wake Forest | Joseph Nance grabs the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 05:01 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Karl Thoreson | 40-44 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Gonzalo Bruno - foul #1 on Gonzalo Bruno, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (SG), Claude Elsner (C) Eddie Seigler, Harold Gaines | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gary Denney (PF) Bobby Thomas | |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 04:13 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults misses the lay-in | 42-44 |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Claude Elsner - foul #2 on Claude Elsner, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Mitchell (SF) Jimmy Palmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Houston Reed (PG), Philip French (SF), Bobby Brown (C) Joseph Nance, Michael Fults, Gary Denney | |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 03:52 | Wake Forest | Philip French snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 03:30 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Philip French and he's fouled by Frank Mitchell - foul #2 on Frank Mitchell, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler (SG), Jimmy Palmer (PF) Steven Williams, Ronnie Kirwin | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 03:30 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer grabs the board | 42-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eddie Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Seigler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Mitchell (fresh) PF - Jimmy Palmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Elsner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Houston Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Karl Thoreson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip French (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Eddie Davis | 44-47 |
| 02:38 | Wake Forest | Houston Reed lays it in on a nice dish by Gonzalo Bruno and he's fouled by Eddie Seigler - foul #1 on Eddie Seigler, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Harold Gaines (SF) Eddie Davis, Frank Mitchell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas (SG), Gary Denney (PF) Karl Thoreson, Gonzalo Bruno | |
| 02:38 | Wake Forest | Houston Reed makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Davis (PG) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin (PF) Jimmy Palmer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Wake Forest | Houston Reed blows the wide open dunk | 44-50 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-50 |
| 01:35 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Philip French | 44-50 |
| 01:20 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Houston Reed | 44-52 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Eddie Davis is fouled on the floor by Houston Reed - foul #2 on Houston Reed, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer (PF) Ronnie Kirwin | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Elsner | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Eddie Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 00:53 | Wake Forest | Philip French pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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) | |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Philip French is hacked by Eddie Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Davis, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (SG) Bobby Thomas | |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Philip French makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Philip French makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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) | |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-54 |
| 00:45 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown is hacked by Eddie Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Davis, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:44 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 00:35 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown grabs the board | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Wake Forest | Eddie Davis steps in front of the Karl Thoreson pass in the backcourt | 44-55 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eddie Davis | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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) | |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Eddie Davis is called for the reach on Karl Thoreson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eddie Davis, team foul #9 | 46-55 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:30 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Philip French is hacked by Eddie Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eddie Davis, team foul #10 | 49-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG) Eddie Davis | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Philip French misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Philip French makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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) | |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas (SG) Karl Thoreson | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 00:15 | Wake Forest | Houston Reed snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Houston Reed is hacked by Steven Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Williams, team foul #11 | 49-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (SG) Bobby Thomas | |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Houston Reed makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Houston Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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 | New Mexico | Philip French blocks the short jumper by Jimmy Palmer | 49-59 |
| 00:04 | Wake Forest | Gary Denney grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Houston Reed runs out the clock | 49-59 |