| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) SG - Gary Sneed (fresh) SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) PF - Melvin Shuck (fresh) C - Mark Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - George Lohman (fresh) SG - Vance Dehaan (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Derek Sexton (fresh) C - Matthew Coburn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Mark Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | VMI | Derek Sexton swats the short shot by Gary Sneed | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Niagara | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Niagara | Derek Sexton makes the floater from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | VMI | Gary Sneed drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Capone | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Niagara | Derek Sexton drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Vance Dehaan | 3-4 |
| 18:44 | VMI | Gary Sneed's pass is intercepted by George Lohman in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | Niagara | Derek Sexton loses the dribble to Melvin Shuck | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | VMI | George Westbrooks clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by George Lohman - foul #1 on George Lohman, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:14 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | VMI | George Westbrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | VMI | Melvin Shuck pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | VMI | George Westbrooks is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | Niagara | Matthew Coburn snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:25 | Niagara | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 17:23 | VMI | Mark Brown snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | VMI | Melvin Shuck is fouled on the floor by Derek Sexton - foul #1 on Derek Sexton, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | VMI | Theodore Nolen (PG), Luister Awai (SG), Kenneth Strock (SF), Charles Zephier (PF), Charles Mines (C) Harold Capone, Gary Sneed, George Westbrooks, Melvin Shuck, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steven Brown (PG), Joseph Howley (SF), Walter Kinney (PF), Robert Schwein (C) George Lohman, Richard Smith, Derek Sexton, Matthew Coburn | |
| 17:12 | VMI | Charles Zephier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Niagara | Robert Schwein snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Niagara | Vance Dehaan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | Niagara | Steven Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | Niagara | Walter Kinney knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Steven Brown | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | VMI | Theodore Nolen clanks a floater from the right side | 4-7 |
| 16:10 | Niagara | Robert Schwein grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:54 | Niagara | Charles Zephier is called for the reach on Steven Brown - foul #1 on Charles Zephier, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (SG), George Westbrooks (SF) Luister Awai, Kenneth Strock | |
| Subs | Niagara | George Lohman (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Matthew Coburn (C) Steven Brown, Vance Dehaan, Robert Schwein | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Theodore Nolen (fresh) SG - Gary Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Zephier (fresh) C - Charles Mines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - George Lohman (fresh) SG - Joseph Howley (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Walter Kinney (fresh) 3 pts. C - Matthew Coburn (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Niagara | George Westbrooks steps in front of the Joseph Howley pass | 4-7 |
| 15:20 | VMI | Charles Mines can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:19 | VMI | Charles Zephier can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 15:17 | VMI | Charles Zephier grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:59 | VMI | Charles Mines hits a wide open runner from the left block | 6-7 |
| 14:43 | Niagara | George Westbrooks picks off the pass by George Lohman | 6-7 |
| 14:37 | VMI | Matthew Coburn picks off the pass by Charles Mines in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 14:17 | Niagara | Walter Kinney drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from George Lohman | 6-9 |
| 14:14 | VMI | Gary Sneed is hacked by Joseph Howley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Howley, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Luister Awai (SG), Kenneth Strock (SF), Melvin Shuck (PF), Mark Brown (C) Theodore Nolen, Gary Sneed, George Westbrooks, Charles Zephier, Charles Mines | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steven Brown (PG), Vance Dehaan (SG), Derek Sexton (PF), Robert Schwein (C) George Lohman, Joseph Howley, Walter Kinney, Matthew Coburn | |
| 13:59 | VMI | Melvin Shuck is open and buries a floater from close range | 8-9 |
| 13:43 | Niagara | Robert Schwein drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Derek Sexton | 8-12 |
| 13:15 | VMI | Melvin Shuck misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 13:14 | VMI | Kenneth Strock tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 13:01 | Niagara | Vance Dehaan makes the jump hook in the lane | 10-14 |
| 12:52 | VMI | Kenneth Strock knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Melvin Shuck | 12-14 |
| 12:23 | Niagara | Derek Sexton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Melvin Shuck - foul #1 on Melvin Shuck, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (SG), George Westbrooks (SF), James Conley (C) Luister Awai, Melvin Shuck, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Niagara | George Lohman (PG), Joseph Howley (SF), Matthew Coburn (C) Steven Brown, Richard Smith, Robert Schwein | |
| 12:23 | Niagara | Derek Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:23 | Niagara | Derek Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:21 | VMI | George Westbrooks is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Coburn - foul #1 on Matthew Coburn, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Zephier (PF) Harold Capone | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 12:01 | VMI | Gary Sneed is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Sneed, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Charles Mines (C) Kenneth Strock, James Conley | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 11:51 | Niagara | Joseph Howley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 11:50 | VMI | Charles Mines snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Zephier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Mines (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - George Lohman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vance Dehaan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Howley (fresh) PF - Derek Sexton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Matthew Coburn (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | VMI | Charles Mines makes the turnaround from close range | 14-16 |
| 11:20 | Niagara | Joseph Howley misses short on a floater from the right side | 14-16 |
| 11:19 | Niagara | George Lohman grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 11:00 | Niagara | Derek Sexton clanks a shot from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 10:58 | VMI | Charles Zephier gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:35 | VMI | George Westbrooks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 10:33 | Niagara | Joseph Howley snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:20 | Niagara | Matthew Coburn clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 14-16 |
| 10:18 | VMI | The rebound goes to Charles Zephier | 14-16 |
| 10:07 | VMI | Charles Mines comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Coburn - foul #2 on Matthew Coburn, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Theodore Nolen (PG), Luister Awai (SG), Kenneth Strock (SF), Mark Brown (C) Harold Capone, Gary Sneed, George Westbrooks, Charles Zephier | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steven Brown (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Walter Kinney (PF), Robert Schwein (C) George Lohman, Joseph Howley, Derek Sexton, Matthew Coburn | |
| 10:07 | VMI | Charles Mines makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:07 | VMI | Charles Mines makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:45 | Niagara | Robert Schwein hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 09:43 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Kinney | 16-16 |
| 09:35 | Niagara | Robert Schwein misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 09:33 | VMI | Mark Brown snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 09:19 | VMI | Kenneth Strock misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Melvin Shuck (PF) Charles Mines | |
| Subs | Niagara | Joseph Howley (SG) Vance Dehaan | |
| 09:19 | VMI | Kenneth Strock makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:19 | VMI | Kenneth Strock misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:19 | Niagara | Walter Kinney pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:55 | Niagara | Richard Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (SG) Luister Awai | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 08:33 | VMI | Theodore Nolen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Shuck | 19-16 |
| 08:12 | Niagara | Steven Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-16 |
| 08:10 | VMI | Kenneth Strock snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 08:08 | VMI | Steven Brown is called for the reach on Theodore Nolen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Brown, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | VMI | George Westbrooks (SF), James Conley (C) Kenneth Strock, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Niagara | George Lohman (PG), Vance Dehaan (SG), Derek Sexton (PF) Steven Brown, Joseph Howley, Robert Schwein | |
| 08:08 | VMI | Theodore Nolen misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:08 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Walter Kinney | 19-16 |
| 07:52 | Niagara | Walter Kinney clanks a turnaround from the left block | 19-16 |
| 07:50 | VMI | Gary Sneed gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Theodore Nolen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Shuck (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Conley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - George Lohman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vance Dehaan (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (tiring) PF - Derek Sexton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Walter Kinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | VMI | Melvin Shuck misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 19-16 |
| 07:36 | VMI | James Conley hits the follow up shot | 21-16 |
| 07:13 | Niagara | Vance Dehaan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Luister Awai (SG), Charles Zephier (PF) Theodore Nolen, Gary Sneed, Melvin Shuck | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 07:07 | VMI | Walter Kinney is called for the reach on George Westbrooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Kinney, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| 07:07 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:07 | VMI | George Westbrooks misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:07 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Zephier | 22-16 |
| 06:59 | VMI | George Westbrooks misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Lohman - foul #2 on George Lohman, team foul #9 | 22-16 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Davenport (PG), Joseph Howley (SF) George Lohman, Richard Smith | |
| 06:59 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:59 | VMI | George Westbrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:44 | Niagara | Walter Kinney hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Howley | 24-18 |
| 06:42 | VMI | Luister Awai is hacked by Charles Davenport in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Davenport, team foul #10 | 24-18 |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Brown (C) James Conley | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Schwein (C) Walter Kinney | |
| 06:42 | VMI | Luister Awai makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 06:42 | VMI | Luister Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:24 | Niagara | Joseph Howley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 06:22 | VMI | Charles Zephier grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 06:11 | VMI | George Westbrooks connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Harold Capone | 28-18 |
| 05:59 | Niagara | A charge is called on Robert Schwein - foul #1 on Robert Schwein, team foul #11 | 28-18 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (SG), Kenneth Strock (SF), Charles Mines (PF) Harold Capone, Luister Awai, George Westbrooks | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steven Brown (PG), Richard Smith (SF) Charles Davenport, Vance Dehaan | |
| 05:38 | VMI | Mark Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-18 |
| 05:36 | Niagara | Robert Schwein grabs the defensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:28 | Niagara | Richard Smith's pass is intercepted by Charles Zephier | 28-18 |
| 05:25 | VMI | Gary Sneed lays it in on a great pass from Charles Zephier | 30-18 |
| 04:59 | Niagara | Joseph Howley is hacked by Gary Sneed - foul #2 on Gary Sneed, team foul #4 | 30-18 |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Luister Awai (SG), Melvin Shuck (PF) Charles Zephier, Gary Sneed, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Niagara | Vance Dehaan (SG), Walter Kinney (C) Joseph Howley, Robert Schwein | |
| 04:46 | Niagara | Vance Dehaan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-18 |
| 04:44 | Niagara | Walter Kinney grabs the offensive board | 30-18 |
| 04:34 | Niagara | Walter Kinney misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Luister Awai - foul #1 on Luister Awai, team foul #5 | 30-18 |
| Subs | VMI | George Westbrooks (SF) Kenneth Strock | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Davenport (PG) Steven Brown | |
| 04:34 | Niagara | Walter Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:34 | Niagara | Walter Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:34 | VMI | Charles Mines grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 04:30 | VMI | Luister Awai's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-19 |
| 04:05 | Niagara | Derek Sexton buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Vance Dehaan | 30-22 |
| 03:50 | VMI | Luister Awai is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Walter Kinney - foul #2 on Walter Kinney, team foul #12 | 30-22 |
| Subs | VMI | Theodore Nolen (PG), James Conley (C) Harold Capone, Charles Mines | |
| Subs | Niagara | George Lohman (PG), Joseph Howley (SF), Matthew Coburn (C) Charles Davenport, Richard Smith, Derek Sexton | |
| 03:50 | VMI | Luister Awai makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:50 | VMI | Luister Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Theodore Nolen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luister Awai (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Melvin Shuck (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Conley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - George Lohman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vance Dehaan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Howley (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Kinney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Coburn (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | Niagara | Walter Kinney travels with the ball | 32-22 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (SG), Charles Zephier (PF) Luister Awai, Melvin Shuck | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 03:19 | VMI | Gary Sneed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 03:18 | Niagara | Walter Kinney snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 02:52 | Niagara | Walter Kinney scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Howley | 32-24 |
| 02:33 | VMI | Charles Zephier comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 02:31 | VMI | George Westbrooks snags the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 02:16 | VMI | Charles Zephier buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Sneed | 35-24 |
| 01:56 | Niagara | Matthew Coburn misses the lay-in | 35-24 |
| 01:55 | VMI | Gary Sneed grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 01:37 | VMI | Gary Sneed is fouled on the floor by Vance Dehaan - foul #1 on Vance Dehaan, team foul #13 | 35-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Kenneth Strock (SF), Melvin Shuck (PF), Mark Brown (C) Theodore Nolen, George Westbrooks, Charles Zephier, James Conley | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Davenport (PG), Steven Brown (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Robert Schwein (PF) George Lohman, Vance Dehaan, Joseph Howley, Walter Kinney | |
| 01:37 | VMI | Gary Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 01:37 | VMI | Gary Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 01:21 | Niagara | Richard Smith connects on the shot in the paint | 37-26 |
| 00:59 | VMI | Gary Sneed is hacked by Charles Davenport - foul #2 on Charles Davenport, team foul #14 | 37-26 |
| 00:59 | VMI | Gary Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 00:59 | VMI | Gary Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 00:46 | Niagara | Steven Brown misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 00:44 | Niagara | Robert Schwein hits the follow up shot | 39-28 |
| 00:31 | VMI | Gary Sneed is called for traveling | 39-28 |
| Subs | VMI | Luister Awai (SG) Gary Sneed | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derek Sexton (PF) Richard Smith | |
| 00:16 | Niagara | Steven Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Niagara | George Lohman (PG) Charles Davenport | |
| 00:03 | VMI | Harold Capone misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 00:02 | Niagara | Derek Sexton grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Derek Sexton misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 39-28 |