| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Tidd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Claude Spence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Giorgi (fresh) SF - Christopher Thibodeau (fresh) PF - Larry Sumner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronnie Kirwin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau inbounds the ball | 32-19 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin lays it up and in | 32-21 |
| 19:26 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gonzalo Bruno | 35-21 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin is whistled for a carry | 35-21 |
| 18:42 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner grabs the defensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Bobby Giorgi knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Kirwin | 35-23 |
| 18:22 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno can't throw it down | 35-23 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-23 |
| 18:07 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 17:39 | Wake Forest | Claude Spence's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Giorgi | 35-23 |
| 17:38 | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd hits the follow up shot | 37-23 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin buries a shot from the left side | 37-25 |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | Claude Spence is called for traveling | 37-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (SF), Philip French (PF) Bobby Thomas, Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler (PG), Raymond Fagin (SG), Jimmy Palmer (SF), Kelly Binette (PF), Travis Bryan (C) Steven Williams, Bobby Giorgi, Christopher Thibodeau, Larry Sumner, Ronnie Kirwin | |
| 16:42 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer misses long on a shot near the basket | 37-25 |
| 16:40 | Wake Forest | Philip French snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 16:16 | Wake Forest | Kelly Binette is called for the reach on Mark Tidd - foul #3 on Kelly Binette, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Nance (PG) Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau (SF) Kelly Binette | |
| 15:56 | Wake Forest | Raymond Fagin steals the ball from Claude Spence | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Nance (fresh) SG - Mark Tidd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Thoreson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Philip French (fresh) 2 stl. C - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Koehler (fresh) SG - Raymond Fagin (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Christopher Thibodeau (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Travis Bryan (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Koehler | 37-27 |
| 15:13 | Wake Forest | Travis Bryan denies the turnaround by Karl Thoreson | 37-27 |
| 15:12 | Wake Forest | Philip French hits the follow up shot | 39-27 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Travis Bryan scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Andrew Koehler | 39-29 |
| 14:30 | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mark Tidd, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas (PG), Bobby Brown (SF), Gonzalo Bruno (PF) Joseph Nance, Karl Thoreson, Philip French | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Bobby Giorgi (SG), Ronnie Kirwin (PF) Andrew Koehler, Raymond Fagin, Christopher Thibodeau | |
| 14:15 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin misses the lay-in | 39-29 |
| 14:14 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 13:54 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown hits a fadeaway from close range | 41-29 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer scores on a turnaround near the basket | 41-31 |
| 13:24 | Wake Forest | Ronnie Kirwin is called for the reach on Bobby Thomas - foul #1 on Ronnie Kirwin, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (SG), Philip French (C) Mark Tidd, Claude Spence | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kelly Binette (SF), Larry Sumner (PF) Jimmy Palmer, Travis Bryan | |
| 13:02 | Wake Forest | Philip French misses short on a floater from the baseline | 41-31 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin blows the dunk | 41-31 |
| 12:41 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 12:22 | Wake Forest | Larry Sumner is called for the reach on Philip French - foul #1 on Larry Sumner, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau (SF) Kelly Binette | |
| 12:02 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-31 |
| 12:00 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown tips it in | 43-31 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Steven Williams and he's hacked by Karl Thoreson - foul #2 on Karl Thoreson, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Fults (SF), Claude Spence (C) Bobby Brown, Philip French | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Fagin (SG), Travis Bryan (C) Bobby Giorgi, Ronnie Kirwin | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Bobby Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Thoreson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fults (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Raymond Fagin (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Christopher Thibodeau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Sumner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno is denied on a layup by Travis Bryan | 43-34 |
| 11:22 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults tips it home | 45-34 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico | Steven Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Karl Thoreson - foul #3 on Karl Thoreson, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd (SG), Philip French (PF) Bobby Thomas, Karl Thoreson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer (PF) Larry Sumner | |
| 10:58 | New Mexico | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:40 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | Raymond Fagin gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico | Raymond Fagin clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-36 |
| 10:31 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:05 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno lays it up and in on a nice dish by Philip French | 47-36 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau is hacked by Gonzalo Bruno - foul #1 on Gonzalo Bruno, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas (PG), Bobby Brown (SF) Gonzalo Bruno, Claude Spence | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler (PG), Bobby Giorgi (SG), Ronnie Kirwin (C) Steven Williams, Christopher Thibodeau, Travis Bryan | |
| 09:18 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-36 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer tips it but misses | 47-36 |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 08:56 | Wake Forest | Philip French misses short on a jumper from the right side | 47-36 |
| 08:55 | Wake Forest | Philip French tips it in | 49-36 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico | Michael Fults is called for the reach on Jimmy Palmer - foul #4 on Michael Fults, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (SG), Gonzalo Bruno (PF), Claude Spence (C) Mark Tidd, Michael Fults, Philip French | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Larry Sumner (PF) Raymond Fagin | |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 08:08 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 08:03 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gonzalo Bruno and the foul's on Bobby Giorgi - foul #3 on Bobby Giorgi, team foul #4 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Christopher Thibodeau (SF) Andrew Koehler, Jimmy Palmer | |
| 08:03 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner misses the floater from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 07:52 | Wake Forest | Claude Spence pulls down the rebound | 52-36 |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Thibodeau - foul #1 on Christopher Thibodeau, team foul #5 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Nance (PG) Bobby Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 07:35 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Joseph Nance (fresh) SG - Karl Thoreson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Claude Spence (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Thibodeau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Sumner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Kirwin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 53-36 |
| 07:18 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 06:49 | Wake Forest | Claude Spence loses the dribble to Ronnie Kirwin | 53-36 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin misses the lay-in | 53-36 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Kirwin | 53-36 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-36 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau tips it home | 53-38 |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Claude Spence misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Ronnie Kirwin - foul #2 on Ronnie Kirwin, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas (PG), Mark Tidd (SG), Michael Fults (SF), Philip French (PF) Joseph Nance, Karl Thoreson, Bobby Brown, Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler (PG), Raymond Fagin (SG), Jimmy Palmer (SF), Kelly Binette (PF), Travis Bryan (C) Steven Williams, Bobby Giorgi, Christopher Thibodeau, Larry Sumner, Ronnie Kirwin | |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Claude Spence makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 06:08 | Wake Forest | Claude Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | Kelly Binette misses the jump hook in the lane | 55-38 |
| 05:56 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 05:27 | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd is fouled on the floor by Raymond Fagin - foul #1 on Raymond Fagin, team foul #7 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (SF) Claude Spence | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:27 | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 05:27 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 05:10 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Karl Thoreson | 58-38 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Mark Tidd is called for the reach on Andrew Koehler - foul #3 on Mark Tidd, team foul #6 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno (PF) Karl Thoreson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Christopher Thibodeau (SF) Andrew Koehler, Kelly Binette | |
| 04:36 | New Mexico | Raymond Fagin makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Thibodeau | 58-41 |
| 04:15 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Steven Williams - foul #2 on Steven Williams, team foul #8 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bobby Giorgi (SG), Ronnie Kirwin (C) Raymond Fagin, Travis Bryan | |
| 04:15 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno misses the free throw | 60-41 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Gonzalo Bruno - foul #2 on Gonzalo Bruno, team foul #7 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (SG) Mark Tidd | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 03:53 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Philip French | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:39 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Thibodeau - foul #2 on Christopher Thibodeau, team foul #9 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown (SF) Michael Fults | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Larry Sumner (PF) Jimmy Palmer | |
| 03:39 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 03:39 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Bobby Thomas picks off the pass by Ronnie Kirwin | 61-42 |
| 03:15 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas hits the finger roll | 63-42 |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Bobby Thomas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Thoreson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gonzalo Bruno (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Philip French (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Giorgi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Thibodeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Sumner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Kirwin (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | Larry Sumner loses the ball out of bounds | 63-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Joseph Nance (PG), Claude Spence (C) Bobby Thomas, Philip French | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler (PG), Kelly Binette (SF), Travis Bryan (C) Steven Williams, Christopher Thibodeau, Ronnie Kirwin | |
| 02:31 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno banks in the layup set up by Bobby Brown | 65-42 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | Karl Thoreson is called for the reach on Andrew Koehler - foul #4 on Karl Thoreson, team foul #8 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Mark Tidd (SG), Michael Fults (PF) Bobby Brown, Gonzalo Bruno | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Fagin (SG), Jimmy Palmer (SF) Bobby Giorgi, Larry Sumner | |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | Andrew Koehler misses the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 02:15 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults snags the defensive board | 65-42 |
| 01:52 | Wake Forest | Michael Fults misses the lay-in | 65-42 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Jimmy Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | Kelly Binette hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Mark Tidd - foul #4 on Mark Tidd, team foul #9 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas (PG), Bobby Brown (SF), Gonzalo Bruno (PF) Joseph Nance, Karl Thoreson, Michael Fults | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Bobby Giorgi (SG), Christopher Thibodeau (SF), Larry Sumner (PF) Andrew Koehler, Raymond Fagin, Jimmy Palmer, Travis Bryan | |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | Kelly Binette makes the free throw | 65-45 |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bobby Brown, team foul #10 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronnie Kirwin (C) Kelly Binette | |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Bobby Giorgi can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Tidd - foul #5 on Mark Tidd, team foul #11 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson (SG) Mark Tidd | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Bobby Giorgi misses the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Bobby Giorgi makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:57 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas's pass is intercepted by Larry Sumner in the backcourt | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Steven Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-46 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 00:50 | Wake Forest | Gonzalo Bruno's pass is intercepted by Steven Williams in the backcourt | 65-46 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Steven Williams is hacked by Gonzalo Bruno - foul #3 on Gonzalo Bruno, team foul #12 | 65-46 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Steven Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 00:48 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown pulls down the rebound | 65-47 |
| 00:23 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Bobby Thomas | 67-47 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | Bobby Brown steals the ball from Christopher Thibodeau | 67-47 |
| 00:12 | Wake Forest | Karl Thoreson dunks the ball set up by Bobby Brown | 69-47 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Christopher Thibodeau misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-47 |
| 00:05 | Wake Forest | Bobby Brown grabs the board | 69-47 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Bobby Thomas runs out the clock | 69-47 |