| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Carl Shipman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Valerio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Kahn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - John Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Nowacki (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Yamada (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Edward Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Tony Kahn inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Liberty | Tony Kahn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 19:35 | Liberty | Carl Shipman snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 19:13 | Liberty | Gary Whitmore steals it from Willie Valerio | 32-30 |
| 19:03 | VMI | Gary Whitmore is hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 18:55 | VMI | Ted Nowacki is hacked by Carl Shipman - foul #3 on Carl Shipman, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor (SF) Carl Shipman | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 18:38 | VMI | Wallace Carroll hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by John Crouch - foul #2 on John Crouch, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| 18:38 | VMI | Wallace Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:38 | VMI | Wallace Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:14 | Liberty | Tony Kahn makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jeff Yonakor | 35-32 |
| 18:01 | VMI | John Crouch is called for the reach on Wallace Carroll - foul #3 on John Crouch, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| 17:38 | VMI | Jeff Yonakor picks off the pass by Edward Knight | 35-32 |
| 17:11 | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Yamada - foul #2 on Richard Yamada, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Sears (SF), Richard Cochran (PF), Brian Whittaker (C) Richard Yamada, Edward Knight, Wallace Carroll | |
| 17:11 | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:11 | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:53 | VMI | Gary Whitmore misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-32 |
| 16:51 | VMI | Gary Whitmore tips it home | 37-34 |
| 16:30 | Liberty | Ted Nowacki steals the ball from Tony Kahn | 37-34 |
| 16:26 | VMI | Gary Whitmore drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Sears and he's hacked by Willie Valerio - foul #2 on Willie Valerio, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Ford (SG) Ted Nowacki | |
| 16:26 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:05 | Liberty | John Crouch is hacked by Brian Whittaker - foul #2 on Brian Whittaker, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Yamada (SF) Richard Cochran | |
| 15:38 | Liberty | Willie Valerio lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Tony Kahn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Valerio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Yonakor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - John Crouch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Ford (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Yamada (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Sears (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Whittaker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:11 | VMI | Gary Whitmore buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Whittaker | 39-39 |
| 14:47 | Liberty | Willie Valerio can't finish the layup | 39-39 |
| 14:46 | Liberty | John Crouch snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 14:27 | Liberty | Willie Valerio hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Tony Kahn and he's fouled by Brian Ford - foul #1 on Brian Ford, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Liberty | Carl Shipman (PG) Jeff Yonakor | |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (SG), Charles Gualtieri (SF), Edward Knight (PF), Wallace Carroll (C) Gary Whitmore, Richard Yamada, Thomas Sears, Brian Whittaker | |
| 14:27 | Liberty | Willie Valerio makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:09 | VMI | Edward Knight comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-39 |
| 14:08 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 42-39 |
| 13:51 | Liberty | Willie Valerio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 42-39 |
| 13:50 | VMI | The rebound goes to Edward Knight | 42-39 |
| 13:34 | VMI | Wallace Carroll misses short on a shot from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 13:32 | VMI | Ted Nowacki tips it home | 42-41 |
| 13:03 | Liberty | Willie Valerio knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 12:42 | VMI | Ted Nowacki hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 12:17 | Liberty | Carl Shipman is hacked by Edward Knight - foul #2 on Edward Knight, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Liberty | Henry Rosati (PF), Richard Halls (C) Joseph Smith, John Crouch | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Richard Yamada (SF) Brian Ford, Charles Gualtieri | |
| 12:00 | Liberty | Tony Kahn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 11:58 | VMI | Wallace Carroll snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 11:37 | VMI | Edward Knight knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ted Nowacki | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Carl Shipman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Valerio (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Kahn (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Rosati (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Halls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Nowacki (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Yamada (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Edward Knight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Wallace Carroll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Liberty | Henry Rosati's floater is tipped away by Edward Knight | 45-47 |
| 11:10 | Liberty | Richard Halls pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 10:46 | Liberty | Tony Kahn drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Rosati and he's hacked by Wallace Carroll - foul #3 on Wallace Carroll, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor (SF), Joseph Smith (PF), John Crouch (C) Willie Valerio, Henry Rosati, Richard Halls | |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Ford (SG), Thomas Sears (PF), Brian Whittaker (C) Ted Nowacki, Edward Knight, Wallace Carroll | |
| 10:46 | Liberty | Tony Kahn misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:46 | VMI | Brian Whittaker grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 10:31 | VMI | Jeff Yonakor is called for the reach on Richard Yamada - foul #1 on Jeff Yonakor, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jay Lin (SF) Tony Kahn | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 10:18 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Yamada | 47-49 |
| 09:52 | Liberty | Carl Shipman is fouled on the floor by Gary Whitmore - foul #2 on Gary Whitmore, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 09:40 | Liberty | John Crouch is whistled for traveling | 47-49 |
| 09:21 | VMI | Gary Whitmore drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Richard Yamada | 47-51 |
| 08:53 | Liberty | Brian Whittaker denies the turnaround by Joseph Smith | 47-51 |
| 08:51 | VMI | Gary Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 08:37 | VMI | Richard Yamada hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 08:11 | Liberty | Carl Shipman is fouled on the floor by Gary Whitmore - foul #3 on Gary Whitmore, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Liberty | Willie Valerio (SG), Tony Kahn (SF), Henry Rosati (PF) Jeff Yonakor, Jay Lin, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (SG), Edward Knight (PF), Wallace Carroll (C) Brian Ford, Richard Yamada, Brian Whittaker | |
| 08:11 | Liberty | Carl Shipman makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:11 | Liberty | Carl Shipman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:56 | VMI | Ted Nowacki throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Halls (C) John Crouch | |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert (PG), Charles Gualtieri (SF) Gary Whitmore, Thomas Sears | |
| 07:49 | Liberty | Willie Valerio comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 07:48 | VMI | Edward Knight pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 07:26 | VMI | Edward Knight hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ted Nowacki | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Carl Shipman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Valerio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Kahn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Rosati (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Halls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kenneth Tolbert (fresh) SG - Ted Nowacki (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Gualtieri (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Knight (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Wallace Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 06:58 | Liberty | Henry Rosati hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 49-56 |
| 06:57 | VMI | The rebound goes to Edward Knight | 49-56 |
| 06:53 | VMI | Tony Kahn takes the ball from Ted Nowacki | 49-56 |
| 06:50 | Liberty | Tony Kahn lays it up and in | 51-56 |
| 06:37 | VMI | Charles Gualtieri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor (SF), Joseph Smith (PF), John Crouch (C) Carl Shipman, Henry Rosati, Richard Halls | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Thomas Sears (SF) Kenneth Tolbert, Charles Gualtieri | |
| 06:35 | Liberty | Tony Kahn's pass is intercepted by Ted Nowacki in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 06:21 | VMI | Edward Knight blows the layup | 51-56 |
| 06:19 | Liberty | Joseph Smith gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:07 | Liberty | Joseph Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wallace Carroll - foul #4 on Wallace Carroll, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Yamada (SF) Edward Knight | |
| 06:07 | Liberty | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:07 | Liberty | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:47 | VMI | Richard Yamada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Whittaker (C) Wallace Carroll | |
| 05:26 | Liberty | Tony Kahn misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 05:24 | VMI | Richard Yamada grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:13 | VMI | Jeff Yonakor blocks the short jumper by Brian Whittaker | 53-56 |
| 05:12 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Willie Valerio | 53-56 |
| 04:51 | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Gary Whitmore - foul #4 on Gary Whitmore, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | Carl Shipman (PG), Henry Rosati (PF) Tony Kahn, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Ford (SG), Edward Knight (PF) Ted Nowacki, Brian Whittaker | |
| 04:51 | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:51 | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:42 | VMI | Carl Shipman is called for the reach on Gary Whitmore - foul #4 on Carl Shipman, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VMI | Wallace Carroll (C) Thomas Sears | |
| 04:42 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:42 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:32 | Liberty | Willie Valerio misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 04:30 | VMI | Wallace Carroll pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:03 | VMI | Jeff Yonakor is called for the reach on Richard Yamada - foul #2 on Jeff Yonakor, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jay Lin (SF), Richard Halls (C) Willie Valerio, John Crouch | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 04:03 | VMI | Richard Yamada makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:03 | VMI | Richard Yamada misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:03 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Richard Halls | 55-59 |
| 03:41 | Liberty | Henry Rosati connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Carl Shipman | 57-59 |
| 03:18 | VMI | Jeff Yonakor is called for the reach on Brian Ford - foul #3 on Jeff Yonakor, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Liberty | Tony Kahn (SG), Joseph Smith (PF) Jeff Yonakor, Richard Halls | |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (SG), Thomas Sears (SF), Richard Cochran (PF), Brian Whittaker (C) Gary Whitmore, Richard Yamada, Edward Knight, Wallace Carroll | |
| 03:18 | VMI | Brian Ford makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:18 | VMI | Brian Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Carl Shipman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tony Kahn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Lin (fresh) PF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Henry Rosati (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Nowacki (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Sears (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Cochran (fresh) C - Brian Whittaker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Liberty | Joseph Smith drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jay Lin and he's hacked by Brian Ford - foul #2 on Brian Ford, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Liberty | Willie Valerio (SG), John Crouch (C) Jay Lin, Henry Rosati | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:57 | Liberty | Joseph Smith misses the free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:57 | VMI | Richard Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:57 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| 02:39 | VMI | Ted Nowacki hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Carl Shipman - foul #5 on Carl Shipman, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor (SF) Carl Shipman | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Richard Yamada (SF), Edward Knight (PF), Wallace Carroll (C) Brian Ford, Thomas Sears, Richard Cochran, Brian Whittaker | |
| 02:39 | VMI | Ted Nowacki makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:39 | VMI | Ted Nowacki misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:39 | Liberty | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 02:17 | Liberty | Willie Valerio drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Kahn | 61-62 |
| 02:01 | VMI | Richard Yamada hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gary Whitmore | 61-64 |
| 01:32 | Liberty | Tony Kahn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 01:31 | VMI | Wallace Carroll grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 01:13 | VMI | Ted Nowacki comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 01:12 | Liberty | John Crouch grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:52 | Liberty | Willie Valerio connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Yonakor | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | VMI | Joseph Smith steals it from Edward Knight | 63-64 |
| 00:01 | Liberty | Willie Valerio misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Wallace Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |