| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Sneed (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Melvin Shuck (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 38-40 |
| 19:34 | VMI | Mark Brown gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 19:15 | VMI | Melvin Shuck misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Quist - foul #2 on Raymond Quist, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 19:15 | VMI | Melvin Shuck misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:15 | VMI | Melvin Shuck makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 18:59 | VMI | Mark Brown gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:47 | VMI | Theodore Levine steps in front of the Gary Sneed pass | 38-41 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 18:41 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| 17:48 | VMI | Mark Brown is hacked by John Marsh - foul #1 on John Marsh, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Benefield (C) John Marsh | |
| Subs | VMI | Theodore Nolen (PG), Charles Zephier (PF) Harold Capone, Melvin Shuck | |
| 17:42 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Zephier | 38-43 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine hits a driving attempt in the paint | 40-43 |
| 17:14 | VMI | Mark Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 17:13 | VMI | George Westbrooks snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 17:06 | VMI | George Westbrooks misses the easy layup | 40-43 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:48 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 16:47 | VMI | Charles Zephier gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:43 | VMI | Theodore Nolen loses the dribble to Raymond Quist | 40-43 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas State | Charles Zephier is called for the reach on William Benefield - foul #2 on Charles Zephier, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (PG), Earl McClory (SG), Weston Morris (SF), John Marsh (C) Ben Burns, Theodore Levine, Ronald Whitmore, Raymond Quist | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Melvin Shuck (PF), Charles Mines (C) Gary Sneed, George Westbrooks, Mark Brown | |
| 16:03 | Arkansas State | Theodore Nolen takes the ball from Weston Morris | 40-43 |
| 16:00 | VMI | Theodore Nolen hits the finger roll | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Milton Farr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Earl McClory (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Weston Morris (fresh) PF - William Benefield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Nolen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Zephier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Shuck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Mines (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Weston Morris and the foul's on Harold Capone - foul #3 on Harold Capone, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves (SF) William Benefield | |
| Subs | VMI | Luister Awai (SG) Theodore Nolen | |
| 15:33 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 15:24 | VMI | Luister Awai misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 15:23 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Marsh | 46-45 |
| 14:46 | VMI | Charles Mines comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 14:45 | VMI | Charles Zephier tips it but misses | 46-45 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas State | John Marsh grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 14:37 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr misses the lay-in | 46-45 |
| 14:35 | VMI | Charles Zephier snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 14:19 | VMI | Charles Mines knocks in the jumper from the left block | 46-47 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr drills a jumper from the left side set up by Earl McClory | 48-47 |
| 14:05 | VMI | Luister Awai misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 14:04 | VMI | Charles Zephier grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:57 | VMI | Charles Mines's pass is intercepted by Weston Morris | 48-47 |
| 13:33 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-47 |
| 13:32 | VMI | Charles Zephier snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:25 | VMI | Charles Mines can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Milton Farr - foul #2 on Milton Farr, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Theodore Levine (SG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), Raymond Quist (PF), William Benefield (C) Milton Farr, Earl McClory, Glen Reaves, Weston Morris, John Marsh | |
| Subs | VMI | Theodore Nolen (PG), Gary Sneed (SG), George Westbrooks (SF), Mark Brown (C) Harold Capone, Luister Awai, Charles Zephier, Melvin Shuck | |
| 13:25 | VMI | Charles Mines misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:25 | VMI | Charles Mines misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:25 | Arkansas State | William Benefield pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas State | George Westbrooks blocks the short jumper by Raymond Quist | 48-47 |
| 13:18 | VMI | Mark Brown grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 13:00 | VMI | Ben Burns is called for the reach on Theodore Nolen - foul #2 on Ben Burns, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Strock (PF) Charles Mines | |
| 12:43 | VMI | George Westbrooks scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Gary Sneed | 48-49 |
| 12:28 | Arkansas State | William Benefield buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ben Burns | 50-49 |
| 12:14 | VMI | Theodore Nolen hits a jump hook from the left block | 50-51 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns lays it in on a nice dish by William Benefield | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Benefield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Theodore Nolen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Sneed (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Strock (fresh) C - Mark Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | VMI | Mark Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 11:23 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 11:10 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 10:46 | VMI | Theodore Nolen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 10:45 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Westbrooks - foul #2 on George Westbrooks, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves (SF), Weston Morris (PF), John Marsh (C) Ronald Whitmore, Raymond Quist, William Benefield | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Luister Awai (SG), Charles Zephier (SF), Melvin Shuck (PF), Charles Mines (C) Theodore Nolen, Gary Sneed, George Westbrooks, Kenneth Strock, Mark Brown | |
| 10:39 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:22 | VMI | Charles Zephier can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 10:14 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:09 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves connects on the shot from the right block set up by Ben Burns | 59-51 |
| 09:53 | VMI | Charles Mines misses the easy layup | 59-51 |
| 09:51 | VMI | Melvin Shuck tips it but misses | 59-51 |
| 09:50 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas State | Charles Mines is called for the reach on John Marsh - foul #2 on Charles Mines, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (PG), Earl McClory (SG) Ben Burns, Theodore Levine | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (SG), George Westbrooks (SF) Luister Awai, Melvin Shuck | |
| 09:13 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves's floater is tipped away by Charles Mines | 59-51 |
| 09:11 | VMI | Charles Mines snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 09:00 | VMI | Milton Farr steals the ball from Charles Mines | 59-51 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-51 |
| 08:45 | VMI | Harold Capone gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:28 | VMI | Charles Zephier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas State | Earl McClory grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves drills a jump hook from close range set up by Weston Morris and the foul's on George Westbrooks - foul #3 on George Westbrooks, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine (SG), Raymond Quist (PF), Ronald Whitmore (C) Earl McClory, Weston Morris, John Marsh | |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Strock (PG), Melvin Shuck (PF), Mark Brown (C) Harold Capone, Charles Zephier, Charles Mines | |
| 08:23 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 07:56 | VMI | Gary Sneed can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Milton Farr - foul #3 on Milton Farr, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), William Benefield (C) Milton Farr, Glen Reaves | |
| Subs | VMI | Theodore Nolen (PG) George Westbrooks | |
| 07:56 | VMI | Gary Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:56 | VMI | Gary Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 07:46 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns is hacked by Theodore Nolen - foul #1 on Theodore Nolen, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas State | William Benefield misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Luister Awai (SG) Gary Sneed | |
| 07:32 | Arkansas State | William Benefield makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas State | William Benefield misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:32 | VMI | Mark Brown gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Benefield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Theodore Nolen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luister Awai (fresh) SF - Kenneth Strock (fresh) PF - Melvin Shuck (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | VMI | Kenneth Strock scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Ben Burns - foul #3 on Ben Burns, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Charles Zephier (PF) Luister Awai, Melvin Shuck | |
| 07:09 | VMI | Kenneth Strock makes the free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:52 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-55 |
| 06:51 | VMI | Kenneth Strock grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 06:46 | VMI | Theodore Nolen clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Benefield - foul #1 on William Benefield, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (SG) Theodore Levine | |
| Subs | VMI | George Westbrooks (SF) Kenneth Strock | |
| 06:46 | VMI | Theodore Nolen makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:46 | VMI | Theodore Nolen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:25 | Arkansas State | Mark Brown takes the ball from William Benefield | 63-57 |
| 06:05 | VMI | Charles Zephier connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Theodore Nolen | 63-59 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore is fouled on the floor by Theodore Nolen - foul #2 on Theodore Nolen, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine (SG), Glen Reaves (SF), John Marsh (C) Ben Burns, Raymond Quist, William Benefield | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (SG), Melvin Shuck (PF), Charles Mines (C) Harold Capone, Theodore Nolen, Mark Brown | |
| 05:47 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:47 | VMI | Melvin Shuck grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 05:28 | VMI | George Westbrooks misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Milton Farr - foul #4 on Milton Farr, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Weston Morris (PF) Ronald Whitmore | |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Strock (PG) Charles Zephier | |
| 05:28 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:28 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:08 | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-61 |
| 04:48 | VMI | Charles Mines clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas State | John Marsh snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 66-61 |
| 04:20 | VMI | Kenneth Strock grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:05 | VMI | George Westbrooks misses the easy layup | 66-61 |
| 04:03 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Strock | 66-61 |
| 03:48 | VMI | Milton Farr is called for the reach on Gary Sneed - foul #5 on Milton Farr, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Ronald Whitmore (SF), Raymond Quist (PF) Milton Farr, Glen Reaves, John Marsh | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Charles Zephier (SF), Mark Brown (C) Kenneth Strock, George Westbrooks, Melvin Shuck | |
| 03:48 | VMI | Gary Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:48 | VMI | Gary Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 66-63 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Whitmore | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Levine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Weston Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Sneed (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Zephier (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Mines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 66-63 |
| 03:06 | VMI | Charles Mines grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 02:56 | VMI | Charles Mines buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Zephier | 66-65 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Glen Reaves (SF), John Marsh (C) Ronald Whitmore, Weston Morris | |
| Subs | VMI | George Westbrooks (SF), Melvin Shuck (PF) Charles Zephier, Charles Mines | |
| 02:32 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns is hacked by Harold Capone - foul #4 on Harold Capone, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:32 | VMI | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:22 | VMI | Gary Sneed misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 02:20 | VMI | Melvin Shuck snags the offensive board | 67-65 |
| 01:56 | VMI | Mark Brown is denied on a layup by Ben Burns | 67-65 |
| 01:54 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ben Burns | 69-65 |
| 01:22 | VMI | Mark Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by John Marsh - foul #2 on John Marsh, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| 01:22 | VMI | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:22 | VMI | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine misses the 3 from straight away | 69-67 |
| 01:02 | VMI | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:47 | VMI | Melvin Shuck misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 00:46 | VMI | Mark Brown gets the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:27 | VMI | Gary Sneed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Capone - foul #5 on Harold Capone, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Theodore Nolen (PG) Harold Capone | |
| 00:24 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | VMI | George Westbrooks is fouled on the floor by Glen Reaves - foul #4 on Glen Reaves, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| 00:17 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:17 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | Gary Sneed is called for the reach on Theodore Levine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Sneed, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | VMI | Mark Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist runs out the clock | 72-69 |