| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Knepp (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan Hawks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) SG - Marion Cook (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Dingman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Oyama (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Colangelo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:49 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 19:48 | Rhode Island | David Knepp snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-24 |
| 19:26 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits the follow up shot | 28-24 |
| 19:15 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama comes up short on the jumper from close range | 28-24 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ashley Pauls, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:05 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano is fouled in the backcourt by Ashley Pauls - foul #2 on Ashley Pauls, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| 18:48 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marion Cook | 28-27 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks's pass is intercepted by Marion Cook | 28-27 |
| 18:28 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marion Cook | 28-29 |
| 18:10 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is called for a charge - foul #3 on Alan Hawks, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | Alan Hawks steals it from John Juliano | 28-29 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Marion Cook - foul #3 on Marion Cook, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (SG) Marion Cook | |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo is denied on a layup by Alan Hawks | 30-29 |
| 17:19 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 17:14 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 17:13 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 17:08 | Virginia Tech | Alan Hawks swats the shot by John Juliano | 30-29 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ashley Pauls | 32-29 |
| 16:21 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | David Thorn is called for the reach on Jack Morrisey - foul #2 on David Thorn, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Ashley Pauls, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 15:52 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-29 |
| 15:50 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Knepp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fairly fresh) SG - David Thorn (fresh) SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | David Knepp connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 15:29 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-29 |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 15:22 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks's pass is intercepted by George Oyama | 34-29 |
| 15:07 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Guenther - foul #2 on Rudolph Guenther, team foul #4 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (SG) David Thorn | |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Bryon Brooks - foul #3 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG) Jack Morrisey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 34-31 |
| 14:22 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 14:04 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bryon Brooks - foul #4 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #6 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Fred Ponte (SF), Michael Baker (PF) Bernard Vincent, David Knepp, Bryon Brooks | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 14:04 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:04 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:53 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 13:52 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 13:50 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:27 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Marion Cook | 34-35 |
| 13:12 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ashley Pauls | 37-35 |
| 12:57 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 37-35 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 12:30 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ashley Pauls | 39-35 |
| 12:02 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama scores on a jump hook in the paint | 39-37 |
| 11:37 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks tips it in | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Rudolph Guenther (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 5 reb. C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (tiring) SG - Marion Cook (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Dingman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Oyama (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Colangelo (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #7 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), David Knepp (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Rudolph Guenther, Fred Ponte, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Topolinski (SF), Phillip O'Haire (C) David Dingman, Charles Colangelo | |
| 11:26 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:26 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ashley Pauls | 44-37 |
| 11:01 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano is hacked by Bryon Brooks - foul #5 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #8 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF), Alan Hawks (C) Ashley Pauls, Bryon Brooks, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris (PF) George Oyama | |
| 11:01 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:01 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:01 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | David Knepp clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-38 |
| 10:45 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to David Knepp | 44-38 |
| 10:30 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-38 |
| 10:09 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Knepp - foul #1 on David Knepp, team foul #9 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SF) Kenneth Van Zant | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:09 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:09 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Morris - foul #3 on Daniel Morris, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Michael Baker (C) Bernard Vincent, Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF) John Juliano | |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:26 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Fred Ponte - foul #1 on Fred Ponte, team foul #10 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Oyama (PF) Daniel Morris | |
| 09:26 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:26 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:26 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman makes the 3rd free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 09:11 | Rhode Island | David Knepp hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 08:52 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 08:35 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 52-41 |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Topolinski and he's hacked by Fred Ponte - foul #2 on Fred Ponte, team foul #11 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG), Alan Hawks (C) Jack Morrisey, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), David Thorn (SG), Charles Colangelo (C) Michael Topolinski, Marion Cook, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 07:41 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano knocks in the shot from the right side set up by David Thorn | 52-46 |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | David Knepp's floater is tipped away by Charles Colangelo | 52-46 |
| 07:25 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Colangelo | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Ponte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Knepp (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Thorn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Dingman (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Oyama (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Thorn | 52-49 |
| 06:53 | Rhode Island | David Dingman is called for the reach on Fred Ponte - foul #2 on David Dingman, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF), Michael Baker (PF) Ashley Pauls, Fred Ponte, David Knepp | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris (PF), Phillip O'Haire (C) George Oyama, Charles Colangelo | |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 06:28 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:02 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Thorn | 52-52 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't finish the layup | 52-52 |
| 05:43 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Kenneth Van Zant is blocked by Daniel Morris | 52-52 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks tips it but misses | 52-52 |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 05:21 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Van Zant steals the ball from Daniel Morris | 52-52 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Jack Morrisey (SG), Fred Ponte (SF) Bernard Vincent, Rudolph Guenther, Kenneth Van Zant | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (SG), Michael Topolinski (SF), George Oyama (PF), Charles Colangelo (C) David Thorn, David Dingman, Daniel Morris, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 05:08 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 04:51 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo buries a floater in the lane set up by John Juliano | 54-54 |
| 04:31 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Fred Ponte | 57-54 |
| 04:12 | Virginia Tech | Michael Topolinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 04:10 | Virginia Tech | Michael Topolinski grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:05 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Juliano | 57-56 |
| 03:49 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Jack Morrisey is denied by Marion Cook | 57-56 |
| 03:48 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:19 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Topolinski | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 7 reb. C - Alan Hawks (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Cook (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Topolinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 02:49 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:34 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo makes the fadeaway from close range | 57-60 |
| 02:34 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (PF) Alan Hawks | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF) Michael Topolinski | |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | David Knepp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| 01:48 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks (C) Fred Ponte | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 01:29 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 01:28 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks tips it in | 59-60 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | John Juliano steals the ball from Alan Hawks | 59-60 |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano can't finish the layup | 59-60 |
| 01:06 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook snags the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 00:47 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-60 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | David Knepp scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Ashley Pauls | 61-60 |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 61-60 |
| 00:10 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo can't tip it in | 61-60 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alan Hawks | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:07 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is fouled in the backcourt by John Juliano - foul #3 on John Juliano, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| 00:04 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is hacked by George Oyama - foul #1 on George Oyama, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | George Oyama is called for the reach on Jack Morrisey - foul #2 on George Oyama, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook clanks a fullcourt shot | 63-60 |