| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph McCluney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Labounty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Karl Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Long (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Sneed (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Shuck (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | George Westbrooks inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | VMI | Mark Brown can't finish the layup | 31-36 |
| 19:48 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Brown | 31-36 |
| 19:30 | VMI | Harold Capone misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-36 |
| 19:28 | VMI | Melvin Shuck snags the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 19:09 | VMI | Mark Brown misses long on a jumper from the right block | 31-36 |
| 19:07 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:48 | Winthrop | Louis Adams connects on the turnaround in the paint | 33-36 |
| 18:38 | VMI | Melvin Shuck scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Sneed | 33-38 |
| 18:24 | Winthrop | Harold Capone picks off the pass by Louis Adams | 33-38 |
| 18:12 | VMI | William Labounty picks off the pass by Melvin Shuck | 33-38 |
| 17:54 | Winthrop | Melvin Shuck steps in front of the Louis Adams pass | 33-38 |
| 17:29 | VMI | Melvin Shuck hits a 3 from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 17:10 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-41 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roger Panek (SG), Israel Kirkland (SF), Richard Jones (PF), Murray Wilkerson (C) Louis Adams, William Labounty, Karl Paulson, John Long | |
| Subs | VMI | Theodore Nolen (PG), Charles Zephier (PF), Charles Mines (C) Harold Capone, Melvin Shuck, Mark Brown | |
| 16:44 | VMI | George Westbrooks lays it up and in | 33-43 |
| 16:32 | Winthrop | Roger Panek misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 16:30 | VMI | The rebound goes to Charles Zephier | 33-43 |
| 16:03 | VMI | Charles Mines misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-43 |
| 16:01 | Winthrop | Richard Jones grabs the board | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph McCluney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Panek (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Kirkland (fresh) PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Murray Wilkerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Theodore Nolen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Sneed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Westbrooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Zephier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Mines (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Winthrop | Roger Panek hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph McCluney | 36-43 |
| 15:31 | VMI | George Westbrooks clanks a floater from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 15:29 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Roger Panek | 36-43 |
| 15:24 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Louis Adams (SG), William Labounty (SF), Michael James (PF), John Long (C) Joseph McCluney, Israel Kirkland, Richard Jones, Murray Wilkerson | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Melvin Shuck (PF), Mark Brown (C) Gary Sneed, George Westbrooks, Charles Mines | |
| 15:09 | VMI | Harold Capone lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Zephier | 36-45 |
| 14:53 | Winthrop | William Labounty is hacked by Charles Zephier - foul #2 on Charles Zephier, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| 14:47 | Winthrop | William Labounty lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Panek | 38-45 |
| 14:34 | VMI | Harold Capone comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Michael James - foul #4 on Michael James, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney (PG), Karl Paulson (PF) Roger Panek, Michael James | |
| Subs | VMI | Luister Awai (SG) Theodore Nolen | |
| 14:34 | VMI | Harold Capone misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:34 | VMI | Harold Capone makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:11 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 14:09 | VMI | Luister Awai grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 13:53 | VMI | Mark Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 13:52 | VMI | Charles Zephier can't tip it in | 38-46 |
| 13:50 | Winthrop | John Long gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:35 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 13:33 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson tips it home | 40-46 |
| 13:12 | VMI | Mark Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 13:11 | VMI | Mark Brown gets the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:00 | VMI | Charles Zephier is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roger Panek (SG), Richard Jones (PF), Murray Wilkerson (C) Louis Adams, William Labounty, John Long | |
| Subs | VMI | Theodore Nolen (PG), Gary Sneed (SG), George Westbrooks (SF), Charles Mines (PF), James Conley (C) Harold Capone, Luister Awai, Charles Zephier, Melvin Shuck, Mark Brown | |
| 12:44 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson is fouled on the floor by Gary Sneed - foul #3 on Gary Sneed, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| 12:29 | Winthrop | Roger Panek misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 12:28 | VMI | Gary Sneed gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:22 | VMI | James Conley misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 12:20 | VMI | Gary Sneed misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 12:18 | VMI | James Conley misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 12:16 | VMI | Charles Mines tips it back up and in | 40-48 |
| 11:58 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 11:57 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney tips it in | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph McCluney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Panek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Paulson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Murray Wilkerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Theodore Nolen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Sneed (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Mines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Conley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | VMI | James Conley misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 42-48 |
| 11:32 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Murray Wilkerson | 42-48 |
| 11:28 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 11:11 | VMI | Theodore Nolen hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Gary Sneed and he's hacked by Joseph McCluney - foul #1 on Joseph McCluney, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Louis Adams (SG), William Labounty (SF), John Long (C) Joseph McCluney, Karl Paulson, Murray Wilkerson | |
| Subs | VMI | Melvin Shuck (PF), Mark Brown (C) Charles Mines, James Conley | |
| 11:11 | VMI | Theodore Nolen makes the free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:48 | Winthrop | Roger Panek can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-51 |
| 10:46 | VMI | Mark Brown grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 10:25 | VMI | Louis Adams is called for the reach on Gary Sneed - foul #1 on Louis Adams, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Karl Paulson (PF) Richard Jones | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG) Theodore Nolen | |
| 10:09 | VMI | Louis Adams steals it from Melvin Shuck | 45-51 |
| 10:06 | Winthrop | Roger Panek banks in the layup set up by Louis Adams | 47-51 |
| 09:52 | VMI | Harold Capone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 09:50 | VMI | Melvin Shuck tips it home | 47-53 |
| 09:22 | Winthrop | John Long misses short on a shot near the basket | 47-53 |
| 09:20 | Winthrop | Louis Adams grabs the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 09:14 | Winthrop | Roger Panek hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 09:13 | VMI | Melvin Shuck grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 08:51 | VMI | Melvin Shuck misses the driving attempt from the left block | 47-53 |
| 08:49 | Winthrop | Louis Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:30 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson blows the layup | 47-53 |
| 08:28 | VMI | The rebound goes to Melvin Shuck | 47-53 |
| 08:09 | VMI | Harold Capone clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 08:07 | VMI | Melvin Shuck snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 07:45 | VMI | Gary Sneed banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Capone | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Roger Panek (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Labounty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Karl Paulson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Sneed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Westbrooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Shuck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Winthrop | Karl Paulson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Karl Paulson, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney (PG), Thomas Richards (SG), Israel Kirkland (SF), Michael James (PF), Richard Jones (C) Roger Panek, Louis Adams, William Labounty, Karl Paulson, John Long | |
| 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 | |
| 07:04 | VMI | Luister Awai misses the lay-in | 47-55 |
| 07:03 | Winthrop | Michael James pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:55 | Winthrop | Richard Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-55 |
| 06:38 | VMI | Theodore Nolen misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 06:36 | VMI | Kenneth Strock hits the follow up shot | 47-57 |
| 06:17 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 47-57 |
| 06:15 | VMI | Kenneth Strock pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 06:08 | VMI | Theodore Nolen drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Zephier | 47-60 |
| 05:53 | Winthrop | A charge is called on Michael James - foul #5 on Michael James, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson (C) Michael James | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG) Luister Awai | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:40 | VMI | Theodore Nolen is fouled on the floor by Murray Wilkerson - foul #1 on Murray Wilkerson, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Louis Adams (SG) Thomas Richards | |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Brown (C) Kenneth Strock | |
| 05:27 | VMI | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Charles Zephier - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Winthrop | William Labounty (SF) Israel Kirkland | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (SG) Theodore Nolen | |
| 05:27 | VMI | Charles Zephier makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 05:27 | VMI | Charles Zephier misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 05:27 | Winthrop | Richard Jones grabs the board | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:11 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-61 |
| 05:09 | VMI | Charles Mines grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 05:04 | VMI | Charles Zephier knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Mines | 47-63 |
| 04:42 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Louis Adams | 49-63 |
| 04:16 | VMI | Charles Mines comes up short on the floater in the lane | 49-63 |
| 04:15 | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 04:09 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson is called for traveling | 49-63 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Roger Panek (SG), Karl Paulson (PF), John Long (C) Louis Adams, Richard Jones, Murray Wilkerson | |
| Subs | VMI | George Westbrooks (SF), Melvin Shuck (PF), James Conley (C) Charles Zephier, Charles Mines, Mark Brown | |
| 03:52 | VMI | Harold Capone drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Sneed and he's fouled by Karl Paulson - foul #4 on Karl Paulson, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Thomas Richards (PG), Israel Kirkland (SF), Richard Jones (C) Joseph McCluney, William Labounty, John Long | |
| Subs | VMI | Theodore Nolen (SG), Luister Awai (SF), Kenneth Strock (PF) Gary Sneed, George Westbrooks, Melvin Shuck | |
| 03:52 | VMI | Harold Capone makes the free throw | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Winthrop | Roger Panek scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Thomas Richards (fresh) SG - Roger Panek (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Israel Kirkland (fresh) PF - Karl Paulson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Theodore Nolen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luister Awai (fresh) PF - Kenneth Strock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Conley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | VMI | Luister Awai is fouled on the floor by Israel Kirkland - foul #2 on Israel Kirkland, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph McCluney (PG), John Long (C) Thomas Richards, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | VMI | George Westbrooks (SF), Melvin Shuck (PF) Harold Capone, Kenneth Strock | |
| 03:21 | VMI | Luister Awai makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 03:21 | VMI | Luister Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:09 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland blows the layup | 52-68 |
| 03:07 | VMI | James Conley pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:43 | VMI | James Conley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 02:42 | VMI | Melvin Shuck can't tip it in | 52-68 |
| 02:40 | Winthrop | Roger Panek pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:17 | Winthrop | Roger Panek knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph McCluney | 54-68 |
| 01:51 | VMI | Luister Awai comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Roger Panek - foul #3 on Roger Panek, team foul #10 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Thomas Richards (PG), Richard Jones (PF), Murray Wilkerson (C) Joseph McCluney, Israel Kirkland, John Long | |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Strock (SF), Charles Zephier (PF), Charles Mines (C) George Westbrooks, Melvin Shuck, James Conley | |
| 01:51 | VMI | Luister Awai misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:51 | VMI | Luister Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:38 | Winthrop | Charles Zephier steals the ball from Murray Wilkerson | 54-69 |
| 01:18 | VMI | Luister Awai is hacked by Karl Paulson - foul #5 on Karl Paulson, team foul #11 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland (SF) Karl Paulson | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 01:18 | VMI | Luister Awai misses the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:18 | VMI | Luister Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:10 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Mines - foul #2 on Charles Mines, team foul #3 | 54-70 |
| 01:10 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson misses the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 01:10 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 00:48 | VMI | Murray Wilkerson steals it from Theodore Nolen | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Winthrop | Roger Panek is whistled for traveling | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | VMI | Kenneth Strock misses the jumper from the baseline | 55-70 |
| 00:14 | Winthrop | Murray Wilkerson snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| 00:09 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Roger Panek and he's fouled by Charles Mines - foul #3 on Charles Mines, team foul #4 | 57-70 |
| 00:09 | Winthrop | Israel Kirkland makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Theodore Nolen runs out the clock | 58-70 |