The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-2) had a sluggish first half, but went on a 13-0 run in the second half before ultimately defeating the UNC Greensboro Spartans (4-6) by a final score of 81-71. The Deacs were led offensively by Dinos Mitoglou, who scored 22 points on just 8 field goal attempts.
Wake Forest got off to an inspired start and led 9-2, but UNC Greensboro outscored the Demon Deacons 34-29 over the remainder of the first half and trailed only 38-36 at halftime. UNC Greensboro even fought back to take the lead in the first half, but then Wake Forest reasserted themselves to take a 9-point lead with just over 4 minutes to go.