| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edwin McAnany (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Micheal Kraft (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Tom Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Cecil Ware inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | VMI | Tom Dunn misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 38-32 |
| 19:41 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-32 |
| 19:24 | VMI | Cecil Ware snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 19:04 | VMI | The jumper by Edwin McAnany is denied by Thomas Fields | 38-32 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Thomas Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:57 | Samford | Ray Trost misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 18:56 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:34 | VMI | Edwin McAnany connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Cecil Ware and the foul's on Ray Trost - foul #1 on Ray Trost, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 18:34 | VMI | Edwin McAnany makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:14 | Samford | Thomas Fields comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 18:13 | VMI | Cecil Ware pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:49 | VMI | Tom Dunn hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Edwin McAnany and he's fouled by Ray Trost - foul #2 on Ray Trost, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 17:49 | VMI | Tom Dunn makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Randall Culbertson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 17:37 | VMI | Cecil Ware grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 17:20 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Micheal Kraft | 38-40 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Ray Trost is whistled for traveling | 38-40 |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (SF), Mladen Zarnick (C) John Krauss, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:49 | VMI | Edwin McAnany clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 16:47 | VMI | Tom Dunn tips it in | 38-42 |
| 16:27 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), Gerald Gibson (C) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, Ray Trost | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Gunderson (SG), Robert Booker (SF), Curtis Tengan (PF), Vincent Sikora (C) Micheal Kraft, Cecil Ware, Tom Dunn, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| 16:24 | VMI | Tyler Woody is called for the reach on Edwin McAnany in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Woody, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| 16:06 | VMI | Robert Booker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Pettaway - foul #2 on William Pettaway, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Heath (SG) Edwin McAnany | |
| 16:06 | VMI | Robert Booker makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:06 | VMI | Robert Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:52 | Samford | Curtis Tengan swats the layup by Mladen Zarnick | 38-44 |
| 15:50 | VMI | The rebound goes to Vincent Sikora | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cedric Larkin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Pettaway (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Gunderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Louis Heath (fresh) SF - Robert Booker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Tengan (fresh) 7 pts. C - Vincent Sikora (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | VMI | Vincent Sikora comes up short on the shot in the paint | 38-44 |
| 15:32 | VMI | Vincent Sikora grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:12 | VMI | Louis Heath is fouled on the floor by Gerald Gibson - foul #1 on Gerald Gibson, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Kenneth Devitt (SG), John Krauss (SF), Thomas Fields (C) Tyler Woody, Cedric Larkin, William Pettaway, Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | VMI | Edwin McAnany (PG), Micheal Kraft (SG), Cecil Ware (SF), Tom Dunn (PF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Gary Gunderson, Louis Heath, Robert Booker, Curtis Tengan, Vincent Sikora | |
| 14:58 | VMI | Tom Dunn drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edwin McAnany | 38-47 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Randall Culbertson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Ray Trost (PF) Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 14:41 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Devitt - foul #2 on Kenneth Devitt, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| 14:41 | VMI | Micheal Kraft makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:41 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Ray Trost snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 14:26 | Samford | Ray Trost scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Randall Culbertson | 40-48 |
| 14:05 | VMI | Cecil Ware scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 13:51 | Samford | Randall Culbertson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 13:49 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Fields | 40-51 |
| 13:40 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-51 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Thomas Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 13:22 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Trost | 43-51 |
| 13:03 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Fields - foul #2 on Thomas Fields, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Mladen Zarnick (PF), William Pettaway (C) Randall Culbertson, Ray Trost, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Gunderson (SG), Curtis Tengan (SF), Vincent Sikora (PF) Micheal Kraft, Cecil Ware, Tom Dunn | |
| 13:03 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 13:03 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Tyler Woody throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Heath (SG), Robert Booker (SF) Edwin McAnany, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| 12:32 | VMI | Louis Heath can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 12:31 | Samford | John Krauss gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Tyler Woody misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 12:21 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick tips it but misses | 43-52 |
| 12:19 | VMI | Vincent Sikora gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:00 | VMI | Louis Heath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (SG), Ray Trost (PF) Kenneth Devitt, John Krauss | |
| Subs | VMI | Edwin McAnany (PG), Micheal Kraft (SG), Cecil Ware (SF), Tom Dunn (PF) Gary Gunderson, Louis Heath, Robert Booker, Vincent Sikora | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Micheal Kraft - foul #2 on Micheal Kraft, team foul #1 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG) Tyler Woody | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Cedric Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 11:35 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 11:35 | VMI | Curtis Tengan grabs the board | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cedric Larkin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Pettaway (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edwin McAnany (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Micheal Kraft (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tom Dunn (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Tengan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | VMI | Mladen Zarnick steals the ball from Tom Dunn | 44-52 |
| 10:57 | Samford | Curtis Tengan blocks the short jumper by William Pettaway | 44-52 |
| 10:55 | VMI | Tom Dunn gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 10:43 | VMI | Mladen Zarnick is called for the reach on Cecil Ware - foul #1 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG), Thomas Fields (C) Cedric Larkin, Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes (C) Curtis Tengan | |
| 10:43 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:43 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 10:29 | Samford | Randall Culbertson hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Fields | 46-54 |
| 10:11 | VMI | Edwin McAnany knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 09:46 | Samford | Thomas Fields is hacked by Kelvin Hoopes - foul #3 on Kelvin Hoopes, team foul #2 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), John Krauss (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF) Randall Culbertson, William Pettaway, Ray Trost | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Gunderson (PG), Louis Heath (SG), Curtis Tengan (SF), Vincent Sikora (PF) Edwin McAnany, Micheal Kraft, Cecil Ware, Tom Dunn | |
| 09:30 | Samford | John Krauss is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Hoopes - foul #4 on Kelvin Hoopes, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Booker (SF) Kelvin Hoopes | |
| 09:09 | Samford | John Krauss misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 09:07 | VMI | Louis Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:53 | VMI | Gary Gunderson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Heath | 46-60 |
| 08:38 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Thomas Fields tips it home | 48-60 |
| 08:24 | VMI | Vincent Sikora makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:03 | Samford | Thomas Fields comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 48-63 |
| 08:02 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick snags the offensive board | 48-63 |
| 07:48 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt is fouled on the floor by Vincent Sikora - foul #1 on Vincent Sikora, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Ray Trost (PF), William Pettaway (C) Kenneth Devitt, Mladen Zarnick, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | VMI | Edwin McAnany (PG), Micheal Kraft (SG), Cecil Ware (SF), Tom Dunn (PF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Gary Gunderson, Louis Heath, Robert Booker, Curtis Tengan, Vincent Sikora | |
| 07:39 | Samford | John Krauss misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Cecil Ware - foul #1 on Cecil Ware, team foul #5 | 48-63 |
| 07:39 | Samford | John Krauss makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 07:39 | Samford | John Krauss misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 07:39 | VMI | Cecil Ware grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Pettaway (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edwin McAnany (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Micheal Kraft (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tom Dunn (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | VMI | Tom Dunn misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 07:18 | VMI | Cecil Ware snags the offensive board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:56 | VMI | Tom Dunn misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-63 |
| 06:55 | Samford | William Pettaway snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 06:42 | Samford | William Pettaway hits the finger roll set up by Randall Culbertson and he's fouled by Edwin McAnany - foul #1 on Edwin McAnany, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG), Mladen Zarnick (C) Tyler Woody, John Krauss | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 06:42 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the free throw | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:25 | VMI | Tom Dunn connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 06:15 | Samford | Tom Dunn takes the ball from William Pettaway | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:54 | VMI | Tom Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 05:43 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt is whistled for traveling | 52-66 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Fields (C) Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 05:19 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses short on a floater from the left side | 52-66 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:02 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 05:00 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:55 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-66 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Ray Trost grabs the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 04:35 | Samford | Randall Culbertson hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Pettaway | 57-66 |
| 04:25 | VMI | Micheal Kraft buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edwin McAnany | 57-68 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Culbertson | 60-68 |
| 03:48 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 60-68 |
| 03:47 | VMI | Cecil Ware snags the offensive board | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | VMI | Edwin McAnany knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Kelvin Hoopes | 60-70 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Pettaway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Fields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edwin McAnany (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. SG - Micheal Kraft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cecil Ware (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tom Dunn (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Samford | Thomas Fields blows the dunk but he's hacked by Kelvin Hoopes - foul #5 on Kelvin Hoopes, team foul #7 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), John Krauss (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, William Pettaway, Ray Trost | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Gunderson (PG), Louis Heath (SG), Robert Booker (SF), Curtis Tengan (PF), Vincent Sikora (C) Edwin McAnany, Micheal Kraft, Cecil Ware, Tom Dunn, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| 03:11 | Samford | Thomas Fields makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:11 | Samford | Thomas Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:11 | VMI | Robert Booker snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 02:53 | VMI | Gary Gunderson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-70 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Thomas Fields snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG) Cedric Larkin | |
| Subs | VMI | Edwin McAnany (PG), Micheal Kraft (SG), Tom Dunn (PF) Gary Gunderson, Louis Heath, Robert Booker | |
| 02:35 | Samford | Thomas Fields comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 02:34 | VMI | Curtis Tengan gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 02:34 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Ray Trost (PF) Tyler Woody, Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | VMI | Cecil Ware (SF) Vincent Sikora | |
| 02:11 | VMI | Tom Dunn connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-73 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Thomas Fields | 64-73 |
| 01:40 | VMI | Tom Dunn misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-73 |
| 01:39 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Krauss | 64-73 |
| 01:32 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 01:30 | VMI | Tom Dunn gets the rebound | 64-73 |
| 01:02 | VMI | Tom Dunn buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Micheal Kraft and he's hacked by Ray Trost - foul #3 on Ray Trost, team foul #9 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), William Pettaway (SF), Mladen Zarnick (PF), Gerald Gibson (C) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, John Krauss, Ray Trost, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Gunderson (PG), Louis Heath (SG), Vincent Sikora (C) Edwin McAnany, Micheal Kraft, Cecil Ware | |
| 01:02 | VMI | Tom Dunn makes the free throw | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Samford | Cedric Larkin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-76 |
| 00:54 | VMI | Tom Dunn grabs the board | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | VMI | Louis Heath misses the driving attempt in the paint | 64-76 |
| 00:24 | Samford | The rebound goes to Mladen Zarnick | 64-76 |
| 00:16 | Samford | William Pettaway misses the lay-in | 64-76 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Tyler Woody grabs the offensive board | 64-76 |
| 00:11 | Samford | Gerald Gibson misses the lay-in | 64-76 |
| 00:09 | VMI | Curtis Tengan pulls down the rebound | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Gary Gunderson runs out the clock | 64-76 |