| Lineup | VMI | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) SG - Thomas Pucci (fresh) SF - William Menjivar (fresh) PF - Samuel Gardner (fresh) C - Robert McConnaughhay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Paul Mannings (fresh) SG - Larry Bensen (fresh) SF - Gerald Sampson (fresh) PF - Tommie Leister (fresh) C - Lynn Viveros (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Samuel Gardner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | VMI | Samuel Gardner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Pucci | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Lamar | Larry Bensen is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | VMI | Larry Bensen steps in front of the Michael Cooper pass in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Lamar | Larry Bensen hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Lamar | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Sampson | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Lamar | Larry Bensen knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Tommie Leister | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | VMI | Robert McConnaughhay buries a turnaround from the right block | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Lamar | Paul Mannings misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Lamar | Lynn Viveros pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Lamar | Larry Bensen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | VMI | Robert McConnaughhay snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | VMI | Thomas Pucci drills a 3 from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:06 | Lamar | Paul Mannings buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Bensen | 8-5 |
| 16:42 | VMI | William Menjivar knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Cooper | 10-5 |
| 16:25 | Lamar | Larry Bensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 16:24 | VMI | Robert McConnaughhay grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 15:59 | VMI | Robert McConnaughhay misses the dunk but he's hacked by Lynn Viveros - foul #1 on Lynn Viveros, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | VMI | Steven Coleman (PG), Neil Bradley (SG), Terry Bartz (SF), Willie Bradshaw (PF) Michael Cooper, Thomas Pucci, William Menjivar, Samuel Gardner | |
| Subs | Lamar | Scott Ritch (C) Lynn Viveros | |
| 15:59 | VMI | Robert McConnaughhay makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:59 | VMI | Robert McConnaughhay makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Steven Coleman (fresh) SG - Neil Bradley (fresh) SF - Terry Bartz (fresh) PF - Willie Bradshaw (fresh) C - Robert McConnaughhay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Paul Mannings (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Bensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Sampson (fresh) PF - Tommie Leister (fresh) C - Scott Ritch (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Fassett (PG) Robert McConnaughhay | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel (SG) Larry Bensen | |
| 15:21 | VMI | Steven Coleman knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Bradshaw | 15-5 |
| 15:04 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel buries a floater from the right side set up by Tommie Leister | 15-7 |
| 14:49 | VMI | Steven Coleman makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Willie Bradshaw | 17-7 |
| 14:32 | Lamar | Tommie Leister clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Willie Bradshaw - foul #1 on Willie Bradshaw, team foul #1 | 17-7 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Cooper (PG), Thomas Pucci (SG) Robert Fassett, Steven Coleman | |
| Subs | Lamar | Larry Bensen (SG), Joseph Richards (C) Paul Mannings, Gerald Sampson | |
| 14:32 | Lamar | Tommie Leister misses the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 14:32 | Lamar | Tommie Leister makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 14:21 | VMI | Joseph Richards is called for the reach on Terry Bartz - foul #1 on Joseph Richards, team foul #2 | 17-8 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Samuel Hill (SF) Tommie Leister | |
| 14:16 | VMI | Willie Bradshaw's floater is tipped away by Joseph Richards | 17-8 |
| 14:15 | Lamar | Joseph Richards pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 14:10 | Lamar | Samuel Hill lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Bensen | 17-10 |
| 13:56 | VMI | Samuel Hill takes the ball from Michael Cooper | 17-10 |
| 13:53 | Lamar | Samuel Hill hits the finger roll | 17-12 |
| 13:38 | VMI | Thomas Pucci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 13:37 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Samuel Hill | 17-12 |
| 13:32 | Lamar | Larry Bensen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-12 |
| 13:30 | VMI | Terry Bartz snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 13:20 | VMI | Neil Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | VMI | William Menjivar (SF), Samuel Gardner (PF), Robert McConnaughhay (C) Neil Bradley, Terry Bartz, Willie Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Lamar | Gerald Sampson (SF), Lynn Viveros (C) Samuel Hill, Joseph Richards | |
| 12:57 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 12:56 | VMI | William Menjivar grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:42 | VMI | Gerald Sampson takes the ball from Michael Cooper | 17-12 |
| 12:25 | Lamar | Larry Bensen scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gerald Sampson | 17-15 |
| 12:03 | VMI | Michael Cooper clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 12:01 | Lamar | Lynn Viveros grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Michael Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pucci (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Menjivar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert McConnaughhay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jeffrey Siegel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Bensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Sampson (fresh) PF - Scott Ritch (fairly fresh) C - Lynn Viveros (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Lamar | Scott Ritch's pass is intercepted by William Menjivar | 17-15 |
| 11:43 | VMI | Thomas Pucci can't finish the layup | 17-15 |
| 11:42 | VMI | Robert McConnaughhay grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:25 | VMI | William Menjivar clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 11:24 | VMI | Thomas Pucci can't tip it in | 17-15 |
| 11:22 | Lamar | Scott Ritch grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:06 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Fassett (PG), Steven Coleman (SG), Neil Bradley (SF), Terry Bartz (PF), Willie Bradshaw (C) Michael Cooper, Thomas Pucci, William Menjivar, Samuel Gardner, Robert McConnaughhay | |
| Subs | Lamar | Paul Mannings (PG), Samuel Hill (SG), Ben Salvador (SF), Tommie Leister (PF), Joseph Richards (C) Jeffrey Siegel, Larry Bensen, Gerald Sampson, Scott Ritch, Lynn Viveros | |
| 10:57 | VMI | Tommie Leister steps in front of the Steven Coleman pass | 17-15 |
| 10:43 | Lamar | Ben Salvador hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 10:42 | Lamar | Tommie Leister tips it in | 17-17 |
| 10:24 | VMI | Neil Bradley clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Ben Salvador - foul #1 on Ben Salvador, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| 10:24 | VMI | Neil Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:24 | VMI | Neil Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:15 | Lamar | Ben Salvador hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-20 |
| 10:00 | VMI | Willie Bradshaw is whistled for a carry | 19-20 |
| Subs | VMI | Samuel Gardner (PF) Robert Fassett | |
| Subs | Lamar | Gerald Sampson (SF) Ben Salvador | |
| 09:46 | Lamar | Joseph Richards hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Paul Mannings | 19-22 |
| 09:32 | VMI | Neil Bradley jams it set up by Steven Coleman | 21-22 |
| 09:21 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Mannings | 21-24 |
| 08:59 | VMI | Willie Bradshaw is whistled for a carry | 21-24 |
| Subs | VMI | William Menjivar (SF), Robert McConnaughhay (C) Terry Bartz, Willie Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Lamar | Lynn Viveros (C) Joseph Richards | |
| 08:41 | Lamar | Tommie Leister comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-24 |
| 08:40 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 08:17 | Lamar | Samuel Hill is hacked by Neil Bradley - foul #1 on Neil Bradley, team foul #2 | 21-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Cooper (PG), Thomas Pucci (SG), Terry Bartz (PF) Steven Coleman, Neil Bradley, Samuel Gardner | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel (PG), Larry Bensen (SG), Scott Ritch (PF) Paul Mannings, Samuel Hill, Tommie Leister | |
| 08:04 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert McConnaughhay - foul #1 on Robert McConnaughhay, team foul #3 | 21-24 |
| 08:04 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:04 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:04 | VMI | Terry Bartz snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 07:48 | VMI | Robert McConnaughhay is whistled for a carry | 21-25 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Floyd Dyess (PF) Gerald Sampson | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Michael Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pucci (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Menjivar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Bartz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert McConnaughhay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jeffrey Siegel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Bensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Ritch (fresh) PF - Floyd Dyess (fresh) C - Lynn Viveros (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Lamar | Michael Cooper is called for the reach on Floyd Dyess - foul #1 on Michael Cooper, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Joseph Richards (PF) Lynn Viveros | |
| 07:08 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel is fouled on the floor by Michael Cooper - foul #2 on Michael Cooper, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Fassett (PG), Willie Bradshaw (PF) Michael Cooper, William Menjivar | |
| Subs | Lamar | Paul Mannings (PG), Tommie Leister (PF) Jeffrey Siegel, Floyd Dyess | |
| 06:49 | Lamar | Willie Bradshaw picks off the pass by Paul Mannings | 21-25 |
| 06:45 | VMI | Paul Mannings steals the ball from Robert Fassett in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 06:44 | Lamar | Paul Mannings misses the easy layup | 21-25 |
| 06:43 | VMI | Robert Fassett grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 06:22 | VMI | Terry Bartz knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 23-25 |
| 06:15 | Lamar | Tommie Leister misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 06:13 | Lamar | Joseph Richards gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:56 | Lamar | Tommie Leister is whistled for a carry | 23-25 |
| Subs | VMI | Steven Coleman (PG), Neil Bradley (SG), William Menjivar (SF), Samuel Gardner (PF) Robert Fassett, Thomas Pucci, Terry Bartz, Robert McConnaughhay | |
| Subs | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel (SG), Gerald Sampson (SF), Lynn Viveros (C) Larry Bensen, Scott Ritch, Joseph Richards | |
| 05:43 | VMI | Steven Coleman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 23-25 |
| 05:41 | VMI | Willie Bradshaw snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:22 | VMI | Samuel Gardner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 05:21 | Lamar | Paul Mannings gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:04 | Lamar | Paul Mannings comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 05:03 | VMI | Steven Coleman gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:58 | VMI | Steven Coleman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 04:56 | VMI | Steven Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:45 | VMI | William Menjivar is fouled on the floor by Gerald Sampson - foul #1 on Gerald Sampson, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Pucci (SG), Brent Brown (C) William Menjivar, Willie Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Lamar | Larry Bensen (SG), Scott Ritch (PF), Floyd Dyess (C) Paul Mannings, Tommie Leister, Lynn Viveros | |
| 04:35 | VMI | Scott Ritch is called for the reach on Steven Coleman - foul #1 on Scott Ritch, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| 04:14 | VMI | Steven Coleman scores on a floater from close range | 25-25 |
| 03:58 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 03:56 | VMI | Brent Brown gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 03:35 | VMI | Thomas Pucci makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-25 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Steven Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pucci (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brent Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Jeffrey Siegel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Bensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Sampson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Ritch (fresh) C - Floyd Dyess (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Lamar | Jeffrey Siegel scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Bensen | 28-27 |
| 03:09 | VMI | The jump hook by Thomas Pucci is blocked by Floyd Dyess | 28-27 |
| 03:08 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Gerald Sampson | 28-27 |
| 02:59 | Lamar | Thomas Pucci is called for the reach on Larry Bensen - foul #1 on Thomas Pucci, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Cooper (PG), Robert Fassett (SG), William Menjivar (SF), Terry Bartz (PF), Robert McConnaughhay (C) Steven Coleman, Thomas Pucci, Neil Bradley, Samuel Gardner, Brent Brown | |
| Subs | Lamar | Paul Mannings (PG), Samuel Hill (SG), Tommie Leister (PF), Lynn Viveros (C) Jeffrey Siegel, Larry Bensen, Scott Ritch, Floyd Dyess | |
| 02:44 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson loses the ball out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Ben Salvador (SF) Gerald Sampson | |
| 02:30 | VMI | Robert Fassett buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Cooper | 30-27 |
| 02:12 | Lamar | Samuel Hill drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommie Leister | 30-30 |
| 02:04 | VMI | William Menjivar is fouled on the floor by Ben Salvador - foul #2 on Ben Salvador, team foul #6 | 30-30 |
| Subs | VMI | Neil Bradley (SG) Robert Fassett | |
| Subs | Lamar | Scott Ritch (SF) Ben Salvador | |
| 01:50 | VMI | Michael Cooper comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Ritch - foul #2 on Scott Ritch, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Pucci (SG) Neil Bradley | |
| Subs | Lamar | Larry Bensen (SG), Gerald Sampson (SF) Samuel Hill, Scott Ritch | |
| 01:50 | VMI | Michael Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:50 | VMI | Michael Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:39 | Lamar | Tommie Leister misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 32-30 |
| 01:38 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson tips it but misses | 32-30 |
| 01:37 | VMI | Robert McConnaughhay snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 01:33 | VMI | The jump hook by Michael Cooper is blocked by Lynn Viveros | 32-30 |
| 01:32 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 01:09 | Lamar | Tommie Leister is hacked by William Menjivar - foul #1 on William Menjivar, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| Subs | VMI | Samuel Gardner (PF) Terry Bartz | |
| Subs | Lamar | Scott Ritch (C) Lynn Viveros | |
| 01:09 | Lamar | Tommie Leister makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:09 | Lamar | Tommie Leister misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:09 | VMI | Samuel Gardner snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 00:50 | VMI | Michael Cooper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 00:48 | VMI | Robert McConnaughhay hits the follow up shot | 34-31 |
| 00:34 | Lamar | Larry Bensen misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 00:32 | Lamar | Gerald Sampson grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 00:18 | Lamar | Tommie Leister throws it down on a great pass from Gerald Sampson | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Samuel Gardner loses the dribble to Larry Bensen | 34-33 |