| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Cage (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Jaeger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Luis Funke (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fresh) SG - Kirk Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 19:20 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 19:19 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:50 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:29 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson clanks a floater from the left side | 40-31 |
| 18:27 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to James Jaeger | 40-31 |
| 18:12 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-31 |
| 17:55 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-31 |
| 17:33 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-31 |
| 17:31 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:15 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 17:13 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Cage | 40-31 |
| 16:58 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses short on a floater from the right block | 40-31 |
| 16:57 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 16:51 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Luis Funke - foul #2 on Luis Funke, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall (PG), Michael Manis (SG), Leonard Schulze (PF), Jerry Boll (C) Gustavo Lombardi, Tommy Vincent, James Jaeger, Luis Funke | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (PG), Dale Carter (SG), Jerry Crespin (PF), Brian McCammon (C) Russell Nagel, Kirk Wells, Larry Bedell, Michael Walker | |
| 16:51 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:51 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 16:34 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Philip Hall, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG) Christopher Patterson | |
| 16:17 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| 15:58 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Cage | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Philip Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Manis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cage (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Schulze (fresh) C - Jerry Boll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ken Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Crespin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian McCammon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Western Carolina | Jerry Crespin clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 43-32 |
| 15:42 | Western Carolina | Jerry Crespin hits the follow up shot | 43-34 |
| 15:33 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 15:31 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage grabs the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 15:17 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Clark - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG), Luis Funke (C) Richard Cage, Jerry Boll | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Larry Bedell (PF), Michael Walker (C) James Clark, Ken Schneider, Brian McCammon | |
| 15:17 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:17 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:17 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Leonard Schulze - foul #3 on Leonard Schulze, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent (SG) Leonard Schulze | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells (SG), Christopher Patterson (SF) Dale Carter, Jerry Crespin | |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:51 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:31 | Virginia Tech | Russell Nagel steals it from Luis Funke | 43-36 |
| 14:19 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Walker | 43-39 |
| 14:04 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis hits the finger roll | 45-39 |
| 13:46 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 13:44 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:27 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Kirk Wells - foul #2 on Kirk Wells, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (SF), James Jaeger (PF), Jerry Boll (C) Philip Hall, Michael Manis, Luis Funke | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (PG), Dale Carter (SF), Jerry Crespin (PF), Brian McCammon (C) Russell Nagel, Christopher Patterson, Larry Bedell, Michael Walker | |
| 13:27 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:27 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:27 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:01 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter misses long on a floater from the left block | 45-39 |
| 13:00 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter tips it in | 45-41 |
| 12:39 | Virginia Tech | Jerry Boll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze (C) Richard Cage | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG) Kirk Wells | |
| 12:20 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brian McCammon, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson (SF), Larry Bedell (PF), Michael Walker (C) Ken Schneider, Jerry Crespin, Brian McCammon | |
| 11:55 | Virginia Tech | James Clark steps in front of the Gustavo Lombardi pass | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Vincent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Boll (fresh) PF - James Jaeger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonard Schulze (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Western Carolina | James Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 10:57 | Virginia Tech | Michael Walker steals it from James Jaeger | 45-44 |
| 10:42 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter is hacked by Gustavo Lombardi - foul #2 on Gustavo Lombardi, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall (PG), Michael Manis (SG), Richard Cage (SF), Luis Funke (C) Gustavo Lombardi, Tommy Vincent, Jerry Boll, Leonard Schulze | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Kirk Wells (SG), Jerry Crespin (PF), Brian McCammon (C) James Clark, Christopher Patterson, Larry Bedell, Michael Walker | |
| 10:29 | Western Carolina | Jerry Crespin misses long on a floater from the left side | 45-44 |
| 10:27 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:15 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-44 |
| 10:13 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger can't tip it in | 45-44 |
| 10:11 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 09:59 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 09:57 | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel can't tip it in | 47-44 |
| 09:55 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells tips it but misses | 47-44 |
| 09:54 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:36 | Western Carolina | Michael Manis steals it from Russell Nagel | 47-44 |
| 09:33 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Manis | 49-44 |
| 09:21 | Western Carolina | Jerry Crespin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 09:19 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 09:04 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis is fouled on the floor by Jerry Crespin - foul #1 on Jerry Crespin, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson (SF), Larry Bedell (PF), Michael Walker (C) Dale Carter, Jerry Crespin, Brian McCammon | |
| 08:53 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage misses the shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 08:51 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Funke | 49-44 |
| 08:34 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Kirk Wells - foul #3 on Kirk Wells, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leonard Schulze (PF) James Jaeger | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider (SG) Kirk Wells | |
| 08:34 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:34 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:34 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 08:14 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 07:51 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell can't connect on a runner from close range | 53-44 |
| 07:49 | Western Carolina | Michael Walker snags the offensive board | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Philip Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Manis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cage (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Schulze (fresh) 3 pf. C - Luis Funke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Russell Nagel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ken Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Bedell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Western Carolina | Ken Schneider clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | Ken Schneider steals the ball from Leonard Schulze | 53-44 |
| 06:58 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Ken Schneider | 53-47 |
| 06:37 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 06:35 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:16 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell clanks a jumper from the right block | 53-47 |
| 06:15 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 06:08 | Western Carolina | Michael Walker gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:52 | Western Carolina | Michael Manis takes the ball from Christopher Patterson | 53-47 |
| 05:52 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG), Tommy Vincent (SG), James Jaeger (PF), Jerry Boll (C) Michael Manis, Richard Cage, Leonard Schulze, Luis Funke | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (PG), Kirk Wells (SG) Russell Nagel, Ken Schneider | |
| 05:26 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi is fouled on the floor by James Clark - foul #3 on James Clark, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (SF) Philip Hall | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:14 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 04:56 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Clark | 55-49 |
| 04:49 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Tommy Vincent | 58-49 |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Christopher Patterson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 04:33 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to James Jaeger | 58-49 |
| 04:13 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 04:11 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | Kirk Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | Michael Walker grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 03:44 | Western Carolina | Larry Bedell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 03:43 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Tommy Vincent | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cage (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Jaeger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Boll (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - James Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kirk Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Patterson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Bedell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 03:24 | Virginia Tech | James Jaeger tips it back up and in | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Western Carolina | James Clark is called for 5 seconds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SG), Philip Hall (SF), Leonard Schulze (PF), Luis Funke (C) Tommy Vincent, Richard Cage, James Jaeger, Jerry Boll | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Russell Nagel (PG), Ken Schneider (SG), Dale Carter (SF), Jerry Crespin (PF), Brian McCammon (C) James Clark, Kirk Wells, Christopher Patterson, Larry Bedell, Michael Walker | |
| 02:45 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Philip Hall | 62-49 |
| 02:36 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 02:34 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:28 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gustavo Lombardi | 65-49 |
| 02:16 | Western Carolina | Jerry Crespin is hacked by Leonard Schulze - foul #4 on Leonard Schulze, team foul #5 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent (SG) Gustavo Lombardi | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Clark (PG) Russell Nagel | |
| 02:06 | Western Carolina | James Clark can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 65-49 |
| 02:04 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 01:50 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Hall | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Luis Funke - foul #3 on Luis Funke, team foul #6 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG), Richard Cage (SF), James Jaeger (PF) Philip Hall, Michael Manis, Leonard Schulze | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:31 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:31 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:31 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter misses the 3rd free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke grabs the board | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi connects on the 3 from the left corner | 71-49 |
| 01:07 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 01:05 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Gustavo Lombardi | 71-49 |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Dale Carter is called for the reach on Richard Cage - foul #1 on Dale Carter, team foul #7 | 71-49 |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage makes the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage misses the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 00:45 | Western Carolina | Jerry Crespin grabs the defensive rebound | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Western Carolina | Jerry Crespin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Luis Funke | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Tommy Vincent | 74-49 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Luis Funke is called for the reach on Dale Carter - foul #4 on Luis Funke, team foul #7 | 74-49 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Dale Carter misses the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 00:05 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-49 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Brian McCammon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-49 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Tommy Vincent grabs the board | 74-49 |