| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Tidd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Carver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Franklin Shipman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Billy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gonzalo Bruno, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 19:24 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson buries a floater from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 19:03 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Bobby Thomas | 35-24 |
| 18:48 | Missouri State | John Haines comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bobby Thomas - foul #1 on Bobby Thomas, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| 18:48 | Missouri State | John Haines makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:48 | Missouri State | John Haines misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:48 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Mark Tidd | 35-25 |
| 18:30 | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd is hacked by John Haines - foul #1 on John Haines, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 18:03 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno misses badly on a shot near the basket | 35-25 |
| 18:01 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown gets the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | Patrick Carver picks off the pass by Mark Tidd | 35-25 |
| 17:13 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Patrick Carver is blocked by Claude Spence | 35-25 |
| 17:11 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Bruno | 35-25 |
| 16:53 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas makes the shot from the right side and the foul's on John Haines - foul #2 on John Haines, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Fults (SF) Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Manuel Miers (SG), John Bunnell (SF), Robert White (C) Patrick Carver, Franklin Shipman, Arthur Billy | |
| 16:53 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas makes the free throw | 38-25 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Gonzalo Bruno - foul #2 on Gonzalo Bruno, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip French (PF) Bobby Thomas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tracy Parker (C) Ronald Wilson | |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:18 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Philip French and he's hacked by John Haines - foul #3 on John Haines, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Pierson (PG) John Haines | |
| 16:18 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno misses the free throw | 40-27 |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | John Bunnell grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | John Bunnell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Pierson | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Gonzalo Bruno (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SG - Mark Tidd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fults (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip French (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Joseph Pierson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Miers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Bunnell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert White (fresh) C - Tracy Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-30 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Tracy Parker snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 15:36 | Missouri State | John Bunnell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 15:35 | Wake Forest | Claude Spence pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 15:22 | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Philip French | 42-30 |
| 15:00 | Missouri State | Tracy Parker's pass is intercepted by Philip French | 42-30 |
| 14:34 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults drills a jumper in the lane set up by Mark Tidd | 44-30 |
| 14:15 | Missouri State | Tracy Parker hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Pierson | 44-33 |
| 13:57 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Tracy Parker - foul #1 on Tracy Parker, team foul #4 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas (PG), Karl Thoreson (SG), Bobby Brown (SF) Mark Tidd, Michael Fults, Philip French | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Haines (PG), Patrick Carver (SG), Franklin Shipman (SF), Ronald Wilson (PF), Arthur Billy (C) Joseph Pierson, Manuel Miers, John Bunnell, Robert White, Tracy Parker | |
| 13:57 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:57 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 13:47 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 13:18 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-33 |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 46-33 |
| 12:54 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 12:35 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 12:33 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown tips it in | 48-33 |
| 12:22 | Missouri State | Karl Thoreson is called for the reach on Patrick Carver - foul #1 on Karl Thoreson, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd (SG), Michael Fults (PF), Philip French (C) Karl Thoreson, Gonzalo Bruno, Claude Spence | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:07 | Missouri State | Bobby Thomas steps in front of the John Haines pass | 48-33 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Ronald Wilson steals it from Philip French | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Tidd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Fults (fresh) 5 pts. C - Philip French (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Haines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Carver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Franklin Shipman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Billy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Tidd - foul #2 on Mark Tidd, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| 11:33 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 11:33 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 11:11 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown makes the turnaround in the lane | 50-35 |
| 10:56 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 50-35 |
| 10:55 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 10:34 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Nance (PG), Karl Thoreson (SG), Claude Spence (C) Bobby Thomas, Mark Tidd, Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Pierson (PG), Manuel Miers (SG), John Bunnell (SF), Robert White (PF), Tracy Parker (C) John Haines, Patrick Carver, Franklin Shipman, Ronald Wilson, Arthur Billy | |
| 10:15 | Missouri State | Robert White comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 50-35 |
| 10:14 | Wake Forest | Joseph Nance gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 09:50 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-35 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Manuel Miers | 50-35 |
| 09:25 | Missouri State | John Bunnell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 09:23 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Karl Thoreson | 50-35 |
| 08:58 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Philip French and he's hacked by John Bunnell - foul #2 on John Bunnell, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas (PG), Gonzalo Bruno (PF) Joseph Nance, Philip French | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Haines (PG), Patrick Carver (SG), Franklin Shipman (SF), Ronald Wilson (PF) Joseph Pierson, Manuel Miers, Robert White, Tracy Parker | |
| 08:58 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults makes the free throw | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Haines | 53-38 |
| 08:23 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults's pass is intercepted by John Bunnell | 53-38 |
| 08:11 | Missouri State | John Haines scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Carver | 53-41 |
| 07:42 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bobby Thomas | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Karl Thoreson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Fults (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Spence (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Haines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Carver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Shipman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Bunnell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | John Bunnell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 07:29 | Missouri State | John Bunnell gets the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson is fouled on the floor by Gonzalo Bruno - foul #3 on Gonzalo Bruno, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd (SG), Bobby Brown (SF), Philip French (C) Karl Thoreson, Michael Fults, Claude Spence | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Billy (C) John Bunnell | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy is fouled on the floor by Philip French - foul #1 on Philip French, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Manuel Miers (SF) Franklin Shipman | |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 06:40 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 55-43 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | John Haines gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | John Haines's pass is intercepted by Mark Tidd in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | John Haines is called for the reach on Bobby Brown - foul #4 on John Haines, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Nance (PG) Bobby Thomas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ryan Sheahan (SF), Robert White (PF) Patrick Carver, Ronald Wilson | |
| 05:55 | Wake Forest | Manuel Miers picks off the pass by Mark Tidd | 55-43 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ryan Sheahan and he's hacked by Joseph Nance - foul #2 on Joseph Nance, team foul #8 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (SG) Joseph Nance | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Franklin Shipman (SF), John Bunnell (PF) Ryan Sheahan, Robert White | |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Arthur Billy misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 05:39 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:19 | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd's pass is intercepted by Franklin Shipman | 55-45 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Gonzalo Bruno - foul #4 on Gonzalo Bruno, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas (PG), Claude Spence (C) Karl Thoreson, Philip French | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Pierson (PG), Ronald Wilson (PF) John Haines, John Bunnell | |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:34 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas hits a floater from the baseline set up by Bobby Brown and he's fouled by Ronald Wilson - foul #3 on Ronald Wilson, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (SF), Michael Fults (PF) Bobby Brown, Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Carver (SG), John Bunnell (C) Manuel Miers, Arthur Billy | |
| 04:34 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:25 | Missouri State | Patrick Carver buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 03:56 | Wake Forest | Claude Spence is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Claude Spence, team foul #10 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno (PF) Mark Tidd | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Haines (PG) Joseph Pierson | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson buries a jumper from the right block | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Karl Thoreson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Fults (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Claude Spence (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Haines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Carver (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Shipman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - John Bunnell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Wake Forest | John Bunnell is called for the reach on Michael Fults - foul #3 on John Bunnell, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Philip French (C) Claude Spence | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert White (C) Franklin Shipman | |
| 03:24 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:24 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:24 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 03:12 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson is fouled on the floor by Robert White - foul #3 on Robert White, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown (SF) Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Billy (C) Robert White | |
| 03:12 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 03:12 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | Philip French takes the ball from John Bunnell | 61-52 |
| 02:54 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd (SG), Gonzalo Bruno (PF) Karl Thoreson, Michael Fults | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Franklin Shipman (SF) John Bunnell | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 02:31 | Wake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Thomas | 61-52 |
| 02:12 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Philip French | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Ronald Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Franklin Shipman | 63-55 |
| 01:31 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bobby Thomas | 65-55 |
| 01:22 | Missouri State | Mark Tidd steals it from Patrick Carver | 65-55 |
| 00:57 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur Billy - foul #3 on Arthur Billy, team foul #10 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Claude Spence (C) Philip French | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Pierson (PG), Manuel Miers (SG), John Bunnell (SF), Robert White (PF), Tracy Parker (C) John Haines, Patrick Carver, Franklin Shipman, Ronald Wilson, Arthur Billy | |
| 00:57 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:57 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Robert White grabs the board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Bobby Brown takes the ball from Joseph Pierson | 66-55 |
| 00:47 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown hits the finger roll | 68-55 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Mark Tidd is called for the reach on Manuel Miers - foul #3 on Mark Tidd, team foul #11 | 68-55 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | The refs have stopped play. John Bunnell is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 68-57 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ryan Sheahan (SF) John Bunnell | |
| 00:19 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno misses the lay-in | 68-57 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Manuel Miers grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Tracy Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas runs out the clock | 68-57 |