| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edwin McAnany (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Micheal Kraft (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Carl Bell (fresh) SG - Mark Porcaro (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde White (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Cecil Ware inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Micheal Kraft | 46-32 |
| 19:26 | McNeese State | Carl Bell misses the easy layup | 46-32 |
| 19:25 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 19:06 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Micheal Kraft - foul #2 on Micheal Kraft, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| 19:06 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 19:06 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:42 | VMI | Dave Williams misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 46-34 |
| 18:40 | McNeese State | Clyde White grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 18:19 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner connects on the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Micheal Kraft - foul #3 on Micheal Kraft, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Gunderson (SG) Micheal Kraft | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 18:19 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:56 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-37 |
| 17:55 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:48 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-37 |
| 17:46 | VMI | Cecil Ware pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:33 | VMI | Dave Williams double dribbles | 46-37 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Booker (PF) Dave Williams | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Rigby (SF), Thomas Fanning (PF) Charles Tanner, Michael Anderson | |
| 17:22 | McNeese State | Carl Bell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 17:07 | VMI | Robert Booker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 17:06 | VMI | Edwin McAnany tips it home | 48-39 |
| 16:52 | McNeese State | John Rigby misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 16:50 | VMI | Gary Gunderson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 16:34 | VMI | Cecil Ware throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Heath (SG), Donald Watts (SF), Vincent Sikora (C) Edwin McAnany, Cecil Ware, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Herbert Oliver (PG), Michael Lesser (SF), Luther Adkins (C) Carl Bell, Mark Porcaro, Clyde White | |
| 16:16 | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning's floater is tipped away by Vincent Sikora | 48-39 |
| 16:14 | McNeese State | Herbert Oliver tips it but misses | 48-39 |
| 16:13 | VMI | Robert Booker gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 16:09 | VMI | John Rigby is called for the reach on Louis Heath - foul #2 on John Rigby, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Anderson (PF) Luther Adkins | |
| 15:56 | VMI | Vincent Sikora can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-39 |
| 15:55 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Gunderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Heath (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Watts (fresh) PF - Robert Booker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Sikora (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Herbert Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Rigby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lesser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Fanning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | McNeese State | Louis Heath takes the ball from Thomas Fanning | 48-39 |
| 15:30 | VMI | Gary Gunderson hits the finger roll set up by Louis Heath | 50-39 |
| 15:18 | McNeese State | John Rigby knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Herbert Oliver | 50-42 |
| 15:08 | VMI | Donald Watts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donald Watts, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | VMI | Edwin McAnany (PG), Micheal Kraft (SG), Cecil Ware (SF), Dave Williams (PF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Gary Gunderson, Louis Heath, Donald Watts, Robert Booker, Vincent Sikora | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carl Bell (PG), Mark Porcaro (SG), Charles Tanner (SF), Clyde White (C) Herbert Oliver, John Rigby, Michael Lesser, Thomas Fanning | |
| 14:55 | McNeese State | Clyde White misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kelvin Hoopes - foul #3 on Kelvin Hoopes, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Luther Adkins (PF) Michael Anderson | |
| 14:55 | McNeese State | Clyde White misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:55 | McNeese State | Clyde White misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:55 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 14:30 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 14:29 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Luther Adkins | 50-42 |
| 14:02 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro makes the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Cecil Ware - foul #1 on Cecil Ware, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning (PF) Luther Adkins | |
| 14:02 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:46 | VMI | Micheal Kraft can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 13:45 | VMI | Cecil Ware snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 13:24 | VMI | Mark Porcaro takes the ball from Edwin McAnany | 50-45 |
| 13:19 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro lays it in | 50-47 |
| 13:14 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses short on a floater from the left block | 50-47 |
| 13:13 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses the tip | 50-47 |
| 13:12 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Clyde White | 50-47 |
| 13:05 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 13:04 | McNeese State | Clyde White grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:45 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Tanner, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | VMI | Donald Watts (SF), Robert Booker (PF), Vincent Sikora (C) Cecil Ware, Dave Williams, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Herbert Oliver (SG), John Rigby (SF), Michael Anderson (PF) Mark Porcaro, Charles Tanner, Clyde White | |
| 12:37 | VMI | Vincent Sikora throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Gunderson (SG) Micheal Kraft | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 12:20 | McNeese State | John Rigby is whistled for traveling | 50-47 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Lesser (SF) Carl Bell | |
| 12:00 | VMI | Donald Watts is fouled on the floor by Michael Lesser - foul #1 on Michael Lesser, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Luther Adkins (C) Thomas Fanning | |
| 11:40 | VMI | Edwin McAnany can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 11:38 | McNeese State | John Rigby snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edwin McAnany (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Gunderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Watts (fresh) PF - Robert Booker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Sikora (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Herbert Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Rigby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lesser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | McNeese State | John Rigby buries a shot from the left side set up by Herbert Oliver | 50-49 |
| 10:51 | VMI | Robert Booker loses the ball out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | VMI | Micheal Kraft (SG), Cecil Ware (SF), Dave Williams (PF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Edwin McAnany, Donald Watts, Robert Booker, Vincent Sikora | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carl Bell (PG), Mark Porcaro (SG), Charles Tanner (SF), Clyde White (C) Herbert Oliver, John Rigby, Michael Lesser, Luther Adkins | |
| 10:22 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning (PF) Michael Anderson | |
| 10:05 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses the fadeaway from the right side | 50-49 |
| 10:03 | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 09:58 | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Fanning, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| 09:42 | VMI | Dave Williams knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gary Gunderson | 52-49 |
| 09:18 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Bell | 52-51 |
| 08:57 | VMI | Cecil Ware hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 52-51 |
| 08:55 | McNeese State | Thomas Fanning grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 08:36 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro's pass is intercepted by Cecil Ware | 52-51 |
| 08:11 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Clyde White - foul #1 on Clyde White, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | VMI | Edwin McAnany (PG), Louis Heath (SG), Robert Booker (SF), Vincent Sikora (PF) Gary Gunderson, Micheal Kraft, Cecil Ware, Dave Williams | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Herbert Oliver (SG), John Rigby (SF), Michael Anderson (PF) Mark Porcaro, Charles Tanner, Clyde White | |
| 08:11 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:11 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:50 | McNeese State | Louis Heath steps in front of the Thomas Fanning pass | 54-51 |
| 07:47 | VMI | Louis Heath banks in the layup | 56-51 |
| 07:22 | McNeese State | Herbert Oliver is hacked by Louis Heath - foul #1 on Louis Heath, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | VMI | Donald Watts (SF) Kelvin Hoopes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Lesser (SF), Clyde White (C) Carl Bell, Thomas Fanning | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edwin McAnany (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Louis Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Watts (fresh) PF - Robert Booker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Sikora (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Herbert Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Rigby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lesser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde White (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:03 | McNeese State | Herbert Oliver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-51 |
| 07:01 | VMI | Robert Booker pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:38 | VMI | Vincent Sikora comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 06:36 | VMI | Vincent Sikora grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:25 | VMI | Robert Booker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 06:23 | VMI | Louis Heath can't tip it in | 56-51 |
| 06:21 | McNeese State | Clyde White grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:16 | McNeese State | John Rigby knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clyde White | 56-54 |
| 06:04 | VMI | Robert Booker misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Michael Lesser - foul #2 on Michael Lesser, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Micheal Kraft (SG), Cecil Ware (SF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Louis Heath, Donald Watts, Vincent Sikora | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Carl Bell (PG), Mark Porcaro (SG), Thomas Fanning (PF) Herbert Oliver, Michael Lesser, Michael Anderson | |
| 06:04 | VMI | Robert Booker makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:04 | VMI | Robert Booker misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:04 | McNeese State | Clyde White gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:53 | McNeese State | John Rigby is hacked by Kelvin Hoopes - foul #4 on Kelvin Hoopes, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Wesley Byrd (PF) Robert Booker | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Luther Adkins (C) Clyde White | |
| 05:53 | McNeese State | John Rigby makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:53 | McNeese State | John Rigby makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:39 | VMI | Edwin McAnany hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-56 |
| 05:38 | VMI | Wesley Byrd tips it home | 59-56 |
| 05:22 | McNeese State | Carl Bell misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 05:21 | VMI | Cecil Ware grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 04:52 | VMI | A charge is called on Kelvin Hoopes - foul #5 on Kelvin Hoopes, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Dave Williams (PF), Vincent Sikora (C) Wesley Byrd, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Charles Tanner (SF), Michael Anderson (PF), Clyde White (C) John Rigby, Thomas Fanning, Luther Adkins | |
| 04:26 | McNeese State | Clyde White is fouled on the floor by Vincent Sikora - foul #1 on Vincent Sikora, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Gunderson (PG) Edwin McAnany | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 04:26 | McNeese State | Clyde White misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:26 | VMI | Vincent Sikora gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:09 | VMI | Gary Gunderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Carl Bell - foul #2 on Carl Bell, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| 04:09 | VMI | Gary Gunderson misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:09 | VMI | Gary Gunderson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:09 | VMI | Gary Gunderson makes the 3rd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:54 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 03:52 | VMI | The rebound goes to Dave Williams | 60-56 |
| 03:47 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 03:45 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:39 | McNeese State | Clyde White can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 60-56 |
| 03:37 | VMI | Gary Gunderson pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:22 | VMI | Dave Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 03:21 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Gunderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Micheal Kraft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dave Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Sikora (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Carl Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Porcaro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Clyde White (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:56 | McNeese State | Carl Bell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 02:55 | VMI | The rebound goes to Dave Williams | 60-56 |
| 02:55 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Edwin McAnany (PG) Gary Gunderson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 02:44 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 02:42 | McNeese State | Clyde White pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:31 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 02:30 | VMI | Cecil Ware pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:16 | VMI | Dave Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-56 |
| 02:15 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Kraft | 60-56 |
| 01:59 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses the dunk but he's hacked by Mark Porcaro - foul #1 on Mark Porcaro, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| 01:59 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:59 | VMI | Micheal Kraft misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 01:59 | McNeese State | Clyde White gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:53 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Anderson, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| 01:39 | VMI | Cecil Ware jams it on a nice dish by Edwin McAnany | 62-56 |
| 01:19 | McNeese State | Edwin McAnany picks off the pass by Mark Porcaro | 62-56 |
| 01:14 | VMI | Edwin McAnany lays it in | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | Charles Tanner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Bell | 64-59 |
| 00:44 | VMI | Micheal Kraft makes the floater from the baseline | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Cecil Ware - foul #2 on Cecil Ware, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | Clyde White grabs the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:34 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro clanks a 3 from straight away | 66-60 |
| 00:32 | VMI | The rebound goes to Dave Williams | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | VMI | Dave Williams is hacked by Mark Porcaro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Porcaro, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Gunderson (SG) Micheal Kraft | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:30 | VMI | Dave Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:30 | VMI | Dave Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:30 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 00:23 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-60 |
| 00:21 | VMI | Vincent Sikora snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 00:21 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | VMI | Micheal Kraft (SG) Gary Gunderson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:20 | VMI | Edwin McAnany is hacked by Carl Bell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Bell, team foul #11 | 67-60 |
| 00:20 | VMI | Edwin McAnany makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:20 | VMI | Edwin McAnany makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | McNeese State | Michael Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 00:10 | McNeese State | Carl Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:06 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Anderson | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | VMI | Mark Porcaro is called for the reach on Cecil Ware in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Porcaro, team foul #12 | 69-63 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Booker (PF) Dave Williams | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 00:05 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:05 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Mark Porcaro misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-63 |