| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Campana (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Cangelosi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Waites (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Mead (fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | David Cook inbounds the ball | 44-45 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:55 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims is fouled in the backcourt by Guy Young - foul #3 on Guy Young, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges (SG) Guy Young | |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter double dribbles | 44-45 |
| 19:28 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 19:14 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Steve Townsend | 44-45 |
| 19:09 | Virginia Tech | David Cook makes the wide open fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Albert Sims | 46-45 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Waites | 46-48 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Rick Gilbert and the foul's on Daniel Hunter - foul #1 on Daniel Hunter, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (SG), Harvey Inman (SF), Eugene Robinson (PF) Albert Sims, David Cook, Joseph Campana | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (PG), William Perry (SF), William Smith (PF), Mark Hudson (C) Ronald Cangelosi, Donald Waites, Henry Mead, Daniel Hunter | |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend makes the free throw | 49-48 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Inman steals the ball from John Palmer | 49-48 |
| 18:08 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (PG), Danny Wrenn (SF) Rick Gilbert, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 17:50 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson lays it in set up by Michael Bridges and the foul's on Eugene Robinson - foul #3 on Eugene Robinson, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry (C) Eugene Robinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites (SF) Michael Bridges | |
| 17:50 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson misses the free throw | 49-50 |
| 17:50 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to William Burnham | 49-50 |
| 17:46 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 17:44 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry tips it home | 51-50 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Palmer, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims (SG), David Cook (SF), Joseph Campana (PF) Wayne Worthey, Danny Wrenn, Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead (SF), Daniel Hunter (C) Donald Waites, William Smith | |
| 17:10 | Virginia Tech | David Cook clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 17:08 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Hunter | 51-50 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer misses the 3 from straight away | 51-50 |
| 17:01 | Virginia Tech | David Cook gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 16:55 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana can't finish the layup | 51-50 |
| 16:54 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 16:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Burnham steals the ball from Henry Mead | 51-50 |
| 16:30 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 16:28 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 16:21 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 16:08 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana connects on the open turnaround from close range | 53-52 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter buries a jump hook in the lane | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - William Burnham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Campana (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harvey Inman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - John Palmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Perry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Mead (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mark Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Hunter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Burnham | 56-54 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Albert Sims - foul #2 on Albert Sims, team foul #2 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Danny Wrenn (SG), Chet Wall (SF), Eugene Robinson (PF), Steve Townsend (C) William Burnham, Albert Sims, David Cook, Joseph Campana, Harvey Inman | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Guy Young (SG), Steven Bell (SF), Frank Woolard (PF) John Palmer, William Perry, Henry Mead, Mark Hudson | |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 15:25 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter makes the 3rd free throw | 56-57 |
| 15:23 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert is hacked by Ronald Cangelosi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Cangelosi, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Smith (C) Daniel Hunter | |
| 15:09 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson connects on the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Ronald Cangelosi - foul #3 on Ronald Cangelosi, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| 15:09 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 14:59 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chet Wall | 61-57 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Cangelosi | 61-60 |
| 14:32 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter (C) William Smith | |
| 14:19 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard is whistled for a carry | 61-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites (SF) Steven Bell | |
| 14:12 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn is whistled for a carry | 61-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges (SG) Guy Young | |
| 13:57 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-60 |
| 13:56 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 13:50 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Townsend | 63-60 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Woolard | 63-63 |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Waites - foul #2 on Donald Waites, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (PG), Albert Sims (SG), Joseph Campana (PF), Lee Perry (C) Rick Gilbert, Danny Wrenn, Eugene Robinson, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young (SG) Ronald Cangelosi | |
| 13:21 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 13:20 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey grabs the offensive board | 63-63 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Chet Wall | 66-63 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young loses the dribble to Wayne Worthey | 66-63 |
| 12:51 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Worthey | 68-63 |
| 12:35 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 68-63 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites tips it but misses | 68-63 |
| 12:33 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites grabs the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Campana denies the turnaround by Frank Woolard | 68-63 |
| 12:21 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Chet Wall | 68-63 |
| 12:07 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Chet Wall | 70-63 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Illinois | Wayne Worthey takes the ball from Michael Bridges | 70-63 |
| 11:43 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry is fouled on the floor by Frank Woolard - foul #4 on Frank Woolard, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), David Cook (SG), Harvey Inman (SF), Steve Townsend (C) Wayne Worthey, Albert Sims, Chet Wall, Joseph Campana | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Steven Bell (SF), Henry Mead (PF), William Smith (C) Michael Bridges, Donald Waites, Frank Woolard, Daniel Hunter | |
| 11:43 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 11:43 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Smith | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harvey Inman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Cangelosi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Guy Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Mead (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell misses long on a shot from the right side | 70-63 |
| 11:36 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 11:30 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 11:15 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry can't finish the uncontested layup | 70-63 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell's floater is tipped away by Steve Townsend | 70-63 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell tips it in | 70-65 |
| 10:52 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert scores on a runner from the baseline | 72-65 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young's dunk attempt is rejected by Steve Townsend | 72-65 |
| 10:44 | Virginia Tech | Lee Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 10:40 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 10:32 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Steve Townsend | 72-65 |
| 10:25 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend loses the dribble to Henry Mead | 72-65 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Harvey Inman - foul #3 on Harvey Inman, team foul #3 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (PG), William Burnham (SG), Danny Wrenn (SF), Eugene Robinson (PF) Rick Gilbert, David Cook, Harvey Inman, Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (PG), William Perry (SG), Mark Hudson (PF) Ronald Cangelosi, Guy Young, William Smith | |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 09:54 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-66 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana (PF) Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:47 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson can't finish the layup | 72-66 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead grabs the offensive board | 72-66 |
| 09:25 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead can't connect on a floater in the lane | 72-66 |
| 09:23 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 09:19 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey clanks a floater from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Palmer | 72-66 |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 72-66 |
| 09:10 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 09:05 | Virginia Tech | The short jumper by Joseph Campana is denied by Henry Mead | 72-66 |
| 09:03 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana gets the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 08:51 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-66 |
| 08:50 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell lays it in on a great pass from Mark Hudson | 72-68 |
| 08:40 | Virginia Tech | William Perry is called for the reach on William Burnham in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Perry, team foul #8 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims (SG), David Cook (SF), Harvey Inman (PF), Steve Townsend (C) Wayne Worthey, Danny Wrenn, Joseph Campana, Eugene Robinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Michael Bridges (SG), Donald Waites (SF), Daniel Hunter (C) John Palmer, William Perry, Steven Bell, Mark Hudson | |
| 08:40 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Mead grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Cangelosi | 72-70 |
| 08:14 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Hunter picks off the pass by Steve Townsend in the backcourt | 72-70 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Bridges | 72-73 |
| 07:32 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 72-73 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - William Burnham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Inman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Ronald Cangelosi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Bridges (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Waites (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Mead (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hunter (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | Steve Townsend swats the shot by Donald Waites | 72-73 |
| 07:10 | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims grabs the board | 72-73 |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | David Cook scores on a shot from the left side set up by Steve Townsend and he's hacked by Donald Waites - foul #3 on Donald Waites, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Chet Wall (SF), Joseph Campana (PF), Eugene Robinson (C) William Burnham, Albert Sims, Harvey Inman, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young (SG), Steven Bell (SF), William Smith (PF), Mark Hudson (C) Michael Bridges, Donald Waites, Henry Mead, Daniel Hunter | |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | David Cook makes the free throw | 75-73 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Mark Hudson, team foul #10 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn (SG) David Cook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG) Ronald Cangelosi | |
| 06:40 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Guy Young - foul #4 on Guy Young, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (PG) Guy Young | |
| 06:40 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 06:40 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer is whistled for a carry | 77-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Woolard (PF), Daniel Hunter (C) William Smith, Mark Hudson | |
| 06:16 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 77-73 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 05:59 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn snags the defensive board | 77-73 |
| 05:52 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rick Gilbert | 79-73 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 05:38 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana gets the rebound | 79-73 |
| 05:34 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert is called for traveling | 79-73 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (PG), Albert Sims (SG), Steve Townsend (C) Rick Gilbert, Chet Wall, Eugene Robinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Guy Young (SG), Donald Waites (SF) John Palmer, William Perry, Steven Bell | |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Guy Young | 79-76 |
| 05:05 | Virginia Tech | Danny Wrenn knocks in the jumper from the left side | 81-76 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites hits a shot from the right wing set up by Frank Woolard | 81-78 |
| 04:47 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-78 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (SF), Harvey Inman (PF) Danny Wrenn, Joseph Campana | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges (PG), Mark Hudson (C) Ronald Cangelosi, Daniel Hunter | |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges misses badly on a floater from the right side | 81-78 |
| 04:29 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman gets the rebound | 81-78 |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Michael Bridges takes the ball from Wayne Worthey in the backcourt | 81-78 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Inman is called for the reach on Guy Young - foul #4 on Harvey Inman, team foul #4 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), Chet Wall (SF), Lee Perry (C) Wayne Worthey, Albert Sims, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG), Steven Bell (SF), William Smith (PF) Guy Young, Donald Waites, Frank Woolard | |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-78 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall snags the defensive board | 81-78 |
| 03:57 | Virginia Tech | David Cook is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 81-78 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 81-78 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Bridges | 81-81 |
| 03:46 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims (SG) David Cook | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Palmer (PG), Frank Woolard (PF) Ronald Cangelosi, Mark Hudson | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Bridges scores on a floater from the right wing | 81-83 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Sims (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chet Wall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Inman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Lee Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - John Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bridges (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Bell (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Woolard (tiring) 4 pf. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman is open and buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Rick Gilbert | 83-83 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Bell is hacked by Chet Wall - foul #4 on Chet Wall, team foul #5 | 83-83 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Worthey (PG), William Burnham (SG), Danny Wrenn (SF), Joseph Campana (PF), Eugene Robinson (C) Rick Gilbert, Albert Sims, Chet Wall, Harvey Inman, Lee Perry | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Perry (PG), Guy Young (SG), Donald Waites (SF), Mark Hudson (PF), Henry Mead (C) John Palmer, Michael Bridges, Steven Bell, Frank Woolard, William Smith | |
| 02:23 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Campana | 83-83 |
| 02:22 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana snags the defensive board | 83-83 |
| 02:22 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), David Cook (SF) Wayne Worthey, Danny Wrenn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:20 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 83-83 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 83-83 |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham grabs the defensive rebound | 83-83 |
| 02:02 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 83-83 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | William Perry pulls down the rebound | 83-83 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Albert Sims (SG), Chet Wall (SF), Steve Townsend (C) William Burnham, David Cook, Eugene Robinson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi (PG) Guy Young | |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Hudson comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 83-83 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites hits the follow up shot | 83-85 |
| 01:22 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert misses the floater from the baseline | 83-85 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Waites gets the rebound | 83-85 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-85 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young (SG), Steven Bell (SF), Frank Woolard (PF), Daniel Hunter (C) William Perry, Donald Waites, Henry Mead, Mark Hudson | |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Hunter drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Guy Young | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Rick Gilbert and he's hacked by Ronald Cangelosi - foul #4 on Ronald Cangelosi, team foul #12 | 85-87 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana makes the free throw | 86-87 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cangelosi hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 86-87 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Campana | 86-87 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert throws it down set up by Steve Townsend | 88-87 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | Guy Young connects on the jumper in the paint | 88-89 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Chet Wall hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 88-89 |