| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Karst (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnny Mohn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Booker Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Tengan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Buchanan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Hirsch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan inbounds the ball | 43-28 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan is hacked by Thomas Campbell - foul #2 on Thomas Campbell, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Chris Saucedo - foul #2 on Chris Saucedo, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan misses the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 19:36 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Booker Sikes steps in front of the Michael Combs pass | 43-29 |
| 19:00 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan is fouled on the floor by Chris Saucedo - foul #3 on Chris Saucedo, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford (SF) Chris Saucedo | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 18:38 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-29 |
| 18:17 | Virginia Tech | Richard Tengan picks off the pass by Joseph Radford | 43-29 |
| 17:54 | Saint Louis | Johnny Mohn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Tengan | 43-31 |
| 17:34 | Virginia Tech | Booker Sikes steals the ball from Michael Combs | 43-31 |
| 17:19 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan misses short on a shot from the right block | 43-31 |
| 17:17 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| 17:11 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 17:09 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell grabs the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 16:52 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 16:50 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:27 | Saint Louis | Joseph Radford is called for the reach on Booker Sikes - foul #2 on Joseph Radford, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden (PG), Carl Covert (SF), Donald Hite (PF) Michael Wise, Joseph Radford, Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne (PG), William Zaidel (SG), Chad Moody (SF), Robert Wiley (PF), Richard Chapman (C) Johnny Mohn, Booker Sikes, Richard Tengan, Jim Buchanan, Dennis Hirsch | |
| 16:17 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Bolden - foul #2 on Thomas Bolden, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| 16:17 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:17 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:06 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden is hacked by Jonathan Champagne - foul #2 on Jonathan Champagne, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Rivers (C) Edward Karst | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 15:47 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Rivers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 15:45 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Bolden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Covert (fresh) PF - Donald Hite (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronnie Rivers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jonathan Champagne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Zaidel (fresh) SF - Chad Moody (fresh) PF - Robert Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Wiley | 43-35 |
| 15:27 | Virginia Tech | William Zaidel steps in front of the Thomas Bolden pass | 43-35 |
| 15:04 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Hite - foul #1 on Donald Hite, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Thomas Campbell (PF), Edward Karst (C) Michael Combs, Carl Covert, Donald Hite, Ronnie Rivers | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Mohn (PG), Booker Sikes (SG), Richard Tengan (SF), Jim Buchanan (PF) Jonathan Champagne, William Zaidel, Chad Moody, Richard Chapman | |
| 15:04 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:04 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:04 | Saint Louis | Johnny Mohn snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 14:46 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 14:44 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:40 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-36 |
| 14:38 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Johnny Mohn | 43-36 |
| 14:13 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Bolden - foul #3 on Thomas Bolden, team foul #7 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs (SG) Thomas Bolden | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dennis Hirsch (C) Robert Wiley | |
| 14:13 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:13 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:56 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs is fouled on the floor by Booker Sikes - foul #2 on Booker Sikes, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| 13:46 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 13:44 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 13:28 | Saint Louis | Dennis Hirsch grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 13:09 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 13:07 | Saint Louis | Dennis Hirsch snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 12:51 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan misses the easy layup | 43-38 |
| 12:50 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Campbell | 43-38 |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst jams it set up by Michael Combs | 45-38 |
| 12:22 | Saint Louis | Dennis Hirsch drills a shot from close range | 45-40 |
| 12:07 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Mohn - foul #2 on Johnny Mohn, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hite (PF) Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jonathan Champagne (PG), William Zaidel (SG), Chad Moody (SF), Robert Wiley (PF), Richard Chapman (C) Johnny Mohn, Booker Sikes, Richard Tengan, Jim Buchanan, Dennis Hirsch | |
| 12:07 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:07 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:07 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:46 | Saint Louis | Chad Moody scores on a fadeaway from close range | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Saucedo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Hite (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Karst (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Jonathan Champagne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Zaidel (fresh) SF - Chad Moody (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 11:19 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hite gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:12 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-42 |
| 11:10 | Saint Louis | Richard Chapman pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:05 | Saint Louis | Michael Combs is called for the reach on William Zaidel - foul #1 on Michael Combs, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden (PG), Joseph Radford (SG), Carl Covert (SF), Ronnie Rivers (C) Michael Wise, Michael Combs, Chris Saucedo, Edward Karst | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 11:05 | Saint Louis | William Zaidel misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:05 | Saint Louis | Richard Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:55 | Saint Louis | Chad Moody is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Chad Moody, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Mohn (PG) Jonathan Champagne | |
| 10:40 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Covert | 48-42 |
| 10:24 | Saint Louis | Chad Moody is fouled on the floor by Carl Covert - foul #1 on Carl Covert, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell (PF) Donald Hite | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan (SF), Jim Buchanan (PF), Dennis Hirsch (C) William Zaidel, Robert Wiley, Richard Chapman | |
| 10:24 | Saint Louis | Chad Moody misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:24 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:08 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Chad Moody | 48-44 |
| 09:48 | Virginia Tech | Ronnie Rivers drills a shot in the paint | 50-44 |
| 09:37 | Saint Louis | Joseph Radford steals the ball from Johnny Mohn | 50-44 |
| 09:24 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Bolden | 52-44 |
| 09:07 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 09:06 | Saint Louis | Johnny Mohn can't tip it in | 52-44 |
| 09:05 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| 08:50 | Virginia Tech | Carl Covert is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hirsch - foul #2 on Dennis Hirsch, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Edward Karst (C) Thomas Bolden, Joseph Radford, Carl Covert, Ronnie Rivers | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Zaidel (PG), Booker Sikes (SG) Johnny Mohn, Chad Moody | |
| 08:40 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-46 |
| 08:39 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise gets the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:28 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise is hacked by Jim Buchanan - foul #2 on Jim Buchanan, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Hite (PF) Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley (C) Dennis Hirsch | |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 08:15 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan banks in the layup on a great pass from William Zaidel | 52-48 |
| 07:53 | Virginia Tech | Donald Hite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnny Mohn (PG), John Slater (PF), Richard Chapman (C) William Zaidel, Richard Tengan, Jim Buchanan | |
| 07:39 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Johnny Mohn | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Hite (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Karst (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnny Mohn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Booker Sikes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Slater (fresh) C - Richard Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo is hacked by John Slater - foul #1 on John Slater, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell (PF) Donald Hite | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 07:18 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:18 | Saint Louis | Richard Chapman snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:52 | Saint Louis | Richard Chapman misses short on a jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 06:51 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Campbell | 52-50 |
| 06:32 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst misses the tip | 52-50 |
| 06:29 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell tips it in | 54-50 |
| 06:09 | Saint Louis | Robert Wiley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-50 |
| 06:07 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Chapman | 54-50 |
| 05:53 | Saint Louis | Richard Chapman scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 05:41 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan (SF), Jim Buchanan (PF), Dennis Hirsch (C) Robert Wiley, John Slater, Richard Chapman | |
| 05:25 | Saint Louis | Johnny Mohn misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 05:24 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:16 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 57-53 |
| 05:15 | Saint Louis | Johnny Mohn pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:55 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Booker Sikes and he's hacked by Edward Karst - foul #1 on Edward Karst, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| 04:55 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:43 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell banks in the layup set up by Michael Wise | 59-56 |
| 04:23 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan is whistled for traveling | 59-56 |
| 04:07 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-56 |
| 04:05 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:45 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Wise | 61-56 |
| 03:31 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Johnny Mohn | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Karst (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnny Mohn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Booker Sikes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Tengan (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jim Buchanan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Hirsch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 03:25 | Saint Louis | Dennis Hirsch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:56 | Saint Louis | Michael Wise picks off the pass by Richard Tengan | 61-59 |
| 02:36 | Virginia Tech | Johnny Mohn steals it from Edward Karst | 61-59 |
| 02:33 | Saint Louis | Richard Tengan misses the lay-in | 61-59 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Booker Sikes | 61-59 |
| 02:14 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 02:13 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:57 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise misses the fadeaway from the left side | 61-59 |
| 01:55 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:40 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Richard Tengan and the foul's on Chris Saucedo - foul #4 on Chris Saucedo, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| 01:40 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:16 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Chris Saucedo | 63-62 |
| 00:57 | Saint Louis | Booker Sikes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Edward Karst | 65-62 |
| 00:39 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan misses the shot from the right side | 65-62 |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo grabs the board | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo is fouled in the backcourt by Booker Sikes - foul #3 on Booker Sikes, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| 00:36 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:36 | Saint Louis | Jim Buchanan snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| 00:24 | Saint Louis | Johnny Mohn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jim Buchanan | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Combs | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Johnny Mohn misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-65 |