| Lineup | VMI | PG - Noel Tyler (fresh) SG - Chad Sheehy (fresh) SF - Greg Nelson (fresh) PF - Charles Tiedemann (fresh) C - Aaron Bustos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Marvin Hill (fresh) SG - James Bourgeois (fresh) SF - James Cremeans (fresh) PF - Emilio Hernandez (fresh) C - Richard Ricard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Aaron Bustos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | VMI | James Bourgeois is called for the reach on Chad Sheehy - foul #1 on James Bourgeois, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | VMI | Noel Tyler misses short on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Liberty | James Cremeans pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Liberty | Richard Ricard misses short on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Liberty | Marvin Hill tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | VMI | Chad Sheehy comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Liberty | Richard Ricard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chad Sheehy - foul #1 on Chad Sheehy, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Liberty | Richard Ricard misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Liberty | Richard Ricard makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | VMI | Aaron Bustos clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Liberty | Emilio Hernandez grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Liberty | Marvin Hill connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Noel Tyler - foul #1 on Noel Tyler, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Liberty | Marvin Hill makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:51 | VMI | Greg Nelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:50 | Liberty | Richard Ricard snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:28 | Liberty | James Cremeans connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-9 |
| 17:06 | VMI | Greg Nelson is hacked by James Cremeans - foul #1 on James Cremeans, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG) Noel Tyler | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 16:55 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Ricard - foul #1 on Richard Ricard, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Anthony Peterson (SG), Russell Lord (SF) Chad Sheehy, Greg Nelson | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 16:55 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:55 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:28 | Liberty | Richard Ricard is whistled for a carry | 4-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Terry McKean (SF) Aaron Bustos | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 16:03 | VMI | Russell Lord scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Peterson | 6-9 |
| 15:52 | Liberty | James Bourgeois clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terry McKean - foul #1 on Terry McKean, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Noel Tyler (PG), Chad Sheehy (SG), Greg Nelson (SF) Anthony Peterson, Terry McKean, Charles Tiedemann | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cliff Bagley (PF) Emilio Hernandez | |
| 15:52 | Liberty | James Bourgeois misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:52 | Liberty | James Bourgeois makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Noel Tyler (fresh) SG - Chad Sheehy (fresh) SF - Greg Nelson (fresh) PF - Russell Lord (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Marvin Hill (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Bourgeois (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Cremeans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cliff Bagley (fresh) C - Richard Ricard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:35 | VMI | Carlos Adams hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Noel Tyler | 9-10 |
| 15:10 | Liberty | James Cremeans is whistled for traveling | 9-10 |
| Subs | VMI | Aaron Bustos (C) Carlos Adams | |
| Subs | Liberty | Dan Flanagan (PG), Michael Plumb (SG) Marvin Hill, James Bourgeois | |
| 14:51 | VMI | Russell Lord misses the jumper from close range | 9-10 |
| 14:50 | VMI | Russell Lord tips it but misses | 9-10 |
| 14:49 | VMI | Russell Lord grabs the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:40 | VMI | Chad Sheehy connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Lord | 12-10 |
| 14:19 | Liberty | James Cremeans hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chad Sheehy - foul #2 on Chad Sheehy, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG), Anthony Peterson (SG), Terry McKean (SF), Charles Tiedemann (PF) Noel Tyler, Chad Sheehy, Greg Nelson, Russell Lord | |
| Subs | Liberty | Emilio Hernandez (PF) Cliff Bagley | |
| 14:19 | Liberty | James Cremeans makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:19 | Liberty | James Cremeans makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:57 | VMI | Anthony Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 13:56 | Liberty | Richard Ricard grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:42 | Liberty | Richard Ricard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Marvin Hill (PG), James Bourgeois (SG), Cliff Bagley (SF) Dan Flanagan, Michael Plumb, James Cremeans | |
| 13:34 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann makes the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by James Bourgeois - foul #2 on James Bourgeois, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Dan Flanagan (SG) James Bourgeois | |
| 13:34 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:22 | Liberty | Terry McKean steals it from Richard Ricard | 15-12 |
| 13:01 | VMI | Aaron Bustos hits a runner in the lane set up by Carlos Adams | 17-12 |
| 12:45 | Liberty | Richard Ricard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 12:44 | Liberty | Emilio Hernandez tips it home | 17-14 |
| 12:41 | VMI | Carlos Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Hill - foul #1 on Marvin Hill, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Noel Tyler (PG), Greg Nelson (SF), Russell Lord (C) Anthony Peterson, Terry McKean, Aaron Bustos | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 12:29 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 17-14 |
| 12:28 | Liberty | Marvin Hill grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 12:23 | Liberty | Emilio Hernandez is hacked by Charles Tiedemann - foul #1 on Charles Tiedemann, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| 12:01 | Liberty | Cliff Bagley scores on a shot from the right side | 17-16 |
| 11:39 | VMI | Noel Tyler is hacked by Marvin Hill - foul #2 on Marvin Hill, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Anthony Peterson (SG), Aaron Bustos (C) Carlos Adams, Russell Lord | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Plumb (SG), James Cremeans (SF) Marvin Hill, Cliff Bagley | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Noel Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Peterson (fresh) SF - Greg Nelson (fresh) PF - Charles Tiedemann (fresh) 7 pts. C - Aaron Bustos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dan Flanagan (fresh) SG - Michael Plumb (fresh) SF - James Cremeans (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Emilio Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ricard (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Peterson | 19-16 |
| 11:16 | Liberty | Dan Flanagan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 11:14 | VMI | Aaron Bustos snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 10:51 | VMI | Noel Tyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Russell Lord (PF) Charles Tiedemann | |
| Subs | Liberty | Larry Golden (PG) Dan Flanagan | |
| 10:27 | Liberty | Larry Golden comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 10:26 | Liberty | James Cremeans grabs the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:11 | Liberty | Michael Plumb comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 19-16 |
| 10:10 | VMI | Russell Lord pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:56 | VMI | Greg Nelson misses the easy layup | 19-16 |
| 09:54 | VMI | Anthony Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:30 | VMI | Aaron Bustos clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 09:28 | Liberty | James Cremeans pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:08 | Liberty | Greg Nelson steals it from James Cremeans | 19-16 |
| 08:50 | VMI | Anthony Peterson hits a floater from close range set up by Greg Nelson | 21-16 |
| 08:36 | Liberty | James Cremeans connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 08:21 | VMI | Russell Lord misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 21-18 |
| 08:19 | Liberty | James Cremeans gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:00 | Liberty | James Cremeans can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Russell Lord - foul #1 on Russell Lord, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Cortes (PG), Carlos Adams (SG), Terry McKean (SF), Charles Tiedemann (PF), Kurt Betts (C) Noel Tyler, Anthony Peterson, Greg Nelson, Russell Lord, Aaron Bustos | |
| Subs | Liberty | Dan Flanagan (SG), Cliff Bagley (PF) Michael Plumb, Emilio Hernandez | |
| 08:00 | Liberty | James Cremeans makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:00 | Liberty | James Cremeans makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:31 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann loses the ball out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Timothy Cortes (fresh) SG - Carlos Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry McKean (fresh) PF - Charles Tiedemann (fresh) 9 pts. C - Kurt Betts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Larry Golden (fairly fresh) SG - Dan Flanagan (fresh) SF - James Cremeans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cliff Bagley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Ricard (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Liberty | James Cremeans clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-20 |
| 07:18 | VMI | Carlos Adams grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 07:05 | VMI | Timothy Cortes is hacked by Larry Golden - foul #1 on Larry Golden, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| 07:05 | VMI | Timothy Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:05 | VMI | Timothy Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:54 | Liberty | Cliff Bagley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Terry McKean - foul #2 on Terry McKean, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | VMI | Greg Nelson (SF) Terry McKean | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 06:54 | Liberty | Cliff Bagley makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:54 | Liberty | Cliff Bagley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:46 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Cortes | 25-22 |
| 06:26 | Liberty | James Cremeans can't finish the layup | 25-22 |
| 06:25 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 06:06 | VMI | Carlos Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Greg Nelson | 28-22 |
| 05:41 | Liberty | James Cremeans misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 05:39 | VMI | Kurt Betts snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 05:34 | VMI | Timothy Cortes misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 28-22 |
| 05:33 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann tips it in | 30-22 |
| 05:04 | Liberty | Larry Golden is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Larry Golden, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | VMI | Noel Tyler (PG), Anthony Peterson (SG), Russell Lord (SF), Aaron Bustos (C) Timothy Cortes, Carlos Adams, Greg Nelson, Kurt Betts | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Plumb (SG), Emilio Hernandez (PF) Larry Golden, Cliff Bagley | |
| 04:46 | VMI | Anthony Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | VMI | Greg Nelson (SF) Charles Tiedemann | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 04:39 | Liberty | Michael Plumb misses long on a floater from the left side | 30-22 |
| 04:38 | VMI | Aaron Bustos grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:22 | VMI | Greg Nelson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 04:20 | VMI | Anthony Peterson grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 04:11 | VMI | Greg Nelson is whistled for traveling | 30-22 |
| 03:48 | Liberty | James Cremeans misses long on a floater from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 03:47 | VMI | Russell Lord grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 03:25 | VMI | Noel Tyler misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-22 |
| 03:23 | VMI | Russell Lord snags the offensive board | 30-22 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Noel Tyler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Greg Nelson (tiring) PF - Russell Lord (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Bustos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Dan Flanagan (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Plumb (fresh) SF - James Cremeans (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Emilio Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ricard (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | VMI | Anthony Peterson's pass is intercepted by Dan Flanagan | 30-22 |
| 02:57 | Liberty | Michael Plumb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG), Chad Sheehy (SG), Charles Tiedemann (PF) Noel Tyler, Anthony Peterson, Greg Nelson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Marvin Hill (PG), James Bourgeois (SG), Cliff Bagley (SF) Dan Flanagan, Michael Plumb, James Cremeans | |
| 02:41 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Carlos Adams | 32-22 |
| 02:29 | Liberty | James Bourgeois clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-22 |
| 02:28 | VMI | Carlos Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 02:19 | VMI | Carlos Adams hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chad Sheehy | 34-22 |
| 01:58 | Liberty | Marvin Hill knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Bourgeois | 34-25 |
| 01:39 | VMI | Emilio Hernandez is called for the reach on Carlos Adams - foul #1 on Emilio Hernandez, team foul #9 | 34-25 |
| Subs | VMI | Terry McKean (SF), Kurt Betts (C) Russell Lord, Aaron Bustos | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Cremeans (SF) Emilio Hernandez | |
| 01:39 | VMI | Carlos Adams makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:39 | VMI | Carlos Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:39 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Cliff Bagley | 35-25 |
| 01:21 | Liberty | Cliff Bagley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Cliff Bagley, team foul #10 | 35-25 |
| 01:06 | VMI | Terry McKean scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Chad Sheehy | 37-25 |
| 00:45 | Liberty | Charles Tiedemann swats the layup by Cliff Bagley | 37-25 |
| 00:44 | VMI | The rebound goes to Terry McKean | 37-25 |
| 00:39 | VMI | Chad Sheehy drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carlos Adams | 40-25 |
| 00:13 | Liberty | The jump hook by Marvin Hill is blocked by Terry McKean | 40-25 |
| 00:12 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann grabs the defensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 00:05 | VMI | Terry McKean misses the easy layup | 40-25 |
| 00:04 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann snags the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 00:02 | VMI | Chad Sheehy misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Richard Ricard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-25 |