| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Radford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Karst (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Lovett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Wienberg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Berndt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Dearmond (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Western Illinois | David Dearmond lays it up and in set up by Howard Berndt and he's fouled by Thomas Bolden - foul #3 on Thomas Bolden, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 19:52 | Western Illinois | David Dearmond makes the free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:39 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett is fouled on the floor by Howard Berndt - foul #1 on Howard Berndt, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 19:25 | Virginia Tech | David Dearmond is called for the reach on Edward Karst - foul #1 on David Dearmond, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| 19:15 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| 19:04 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Shaw | 35-44 |
| 18:46 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst's pass is intercepted by Stephen Patel | 35-44 |
| 18:22 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-44 |
| 18:20 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 18:09 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst buries a floater near the basket set up by Thomas Bolden | 37-44 |
| 17:50 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:43 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford travels with the ball | 37-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Grenz (SG), Thomas Campbell (C) Joseph Radford, Harold Lovett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Finch (SF) Howard Berndt | |
| 17:19 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook in the paint | 37-46 |
| 16:52 | Virginia Tech | Michael Grenz is hacked by David Dearmond - foul #2 on David Dearmond, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo (PG), Sergio Moreno (SF) Thomas Bolden, Jeffrey Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman (PG), Nathan Yancy (PF), Rafael Moyer (C) Robert Wienberg, David Dearmond, Stephen Patel | |
| 16:40 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Yancy is called for the reach on Michael Grenz - foul #1 on Nathan Yancy, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt (SF) William Finch | |
| 16:28 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Louis Balsamo | 39-46 |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Nathan Yancy is blocked by Thomas Campbell | 39-46 |
| 16:10 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 16:04 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Campbell | 41-46 |
| 15:48 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Louis Shaw | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Louis Balsamo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Grenz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sergio Moreno (fresh) PF - Edward Karst (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Paul Sherman (fresh) SG - Louis Shaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Berndt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nathan Yancy (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rafael Moyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell misses the jumper from close range | 41-49 |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Sergio Moreno tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 15:05 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman misses the shot from the right side | 43-49 |
| 15:04 | Western Illinois | Rafael Moyer snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt's floater is tipped away by Edward Karst | 43-49 |
| 14:42 | Western Illinois | Nathan Yancy misses the tip | 43-49 |
| 14:41 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 14:27 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sergio Moreno | 45-49 |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Berndt and he's hacked by Edward Karst - foul #1 on Edward Karst, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden (PG), Joseph Radford (SG), Jeffrey Smith (SF), Robert Perrotta (PF), Harold Lovett (C) Louis Balsamo, Michael Grenz, Sergio Moreno, Edward Karst, Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg (PG), William Finch (SF), David Dearmond (PF), Stephen Patel (C) Paul Sherman, Howard Berndt, Nathan Yancy, Rafael Moyer | |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw misses the free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:03 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 13:35 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford is denied on a layup by Stephen Patel | 45-51 |
| 13:33 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 13:16 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Patel | 45-53 |
| 12:59 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford is denied on a layup by Stephen Patel | 45-53 |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:49 | Western Illinois | David Dearmond scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Patel and he's hacked by Joseph Radford - foul #1 on Joseph Radford, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell (PF) Robert Perrotta | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman (SG) Louis Shaw | |
| 12:49 | Western Illinois | David Dearmond misses the free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:49 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Harold Lovett | 45-55 |
| 12:39 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell buries a floater near the basket | 47-55 |
| 12:15 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Radford - foul #2 on Joseph Radford, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst (PF) Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:15 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 12:15 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 12:01 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg misses the turnaround from the right block | 47-56 |
| 11:36 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Radford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Karst (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Lovett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Wienberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Sherman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Finch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Dearmond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Patel (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:13 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-56 |
| 11:02 | Western Illinois | Joseph Radford is called for the reach on Paul Sherman - foul #3 on Joseph Radford, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo (PG), Sergio Moreno (SF), Thomas Campbell (C) Thomas Bolden, Jeffrey Smith, Harold Lovett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Porfirio Russo (SG), Howard Berndt (SF), Nathan Yancy (PF), Rafael Moyer (C) Robert Wienberg, William Finch, David Dearmond, Stephen Patel | |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | Porfirio Russo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 10:51 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 10:35 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst can't finish the layup but the foul's on Howard Berndt - foul #2 on Howard Berndt, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Grenz (SG) Joseph Radford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw (SG) Porfirio Russo | |
| 10:35 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:35 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:35 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 10:13 | Virginia Tech | Louis Shaw takes the ball from Michael Grenz | 49-56 |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Louis Shaw | 49-58 |
| 09:35 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst can't finish the layup | 49-58 |
| 09:34 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 09:19 | Western Illinois | Michael Grenz takes the ball from Louis Shaw | 49-58 |
| 09:03 | Virginia Tech | Michael Grenz drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sergio Moreno | 51-58 |
| 08:58 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 08:56 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw snags the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 08:42 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 08:24 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Louis Shaw - foul #3 on Louis Shaw, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden (PG), Joseph Radford (SG), Jeffrey Smith (SF), Harold Lovett (C) Louis Balsamo, Michael Grenz, Sergio Moreno, Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg (PG), William Finch (SF), David Dearmond (PF), Stephen Patel (C) Paul Sherman, Howard Berndt, Nathan Yancy, Rafael Moyer | |
| 08:24 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:24 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:24 | Western Illinois | David Dearmond snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from William Finch | 52-60 |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett is hacked by David Dearmond - foul #3 on David Dearmond, team foul #7 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell (PF) Edward Karst | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Porfirio Russo (SF) Louis Shaw | |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Bolden - foul #4 on Thomas Bolden, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:27 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Radford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Lovett (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Wienberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Finch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Porfirio Russo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Dearmond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Patel (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Virginia Tech | Stephen Patel blocks the jumper by Joseph Radford | 54-61 |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell tips it in | 56-61 |
| 06:42 | Western Illinois | Thomas Campbell swats the short shot by William Finch | 56-61 |
| 06:40 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel tips it home | 56-63 |
| 06:33 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden is whistled for traveling | 56-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo (SG), Edward Karst (PF) Joseph Radford, Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw (SG), Howard Berndt (SF) William Finch, Porfirio Russo | |
| 06:10 | Western Illinois | Edward Karst steals it from Howard Berndt | 56-63 |
| 05:49 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-63 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | David Dearmond misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-63 |
| 05:39 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 05:18 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 56-63 |
| 05:16 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith misses the tip | 56-63 |
| 05:14 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo grabs the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Louis Shaw is called for the reach on Louis Balsamo - foul #4 on Louis Shaw, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Grenz (SG), Sergio Moreno (SF), Thomas Campbell (C) Thomas Bolden, Jeffrey Smith, Harold Lovett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman (PG), Nathan Yancy (PF), Rafael Moyer (C) Robert Wienberg, David Dearmond, Stephen Patel | |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Nathan Yancy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | Nathan Yancy gets the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:24 | Western Illinois | Rafael Moyer is hacked by Thomas Campbell - foul #2 on Thomas Campbell, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden (PG), Joseph Radford (SG), Robert Perrotta (C) Louis Balsamo, Sergio Moreno, Edward Karst | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Finch (SF) Howard Berndt | |
| 04:24 | Western Illinois | Rafael Moyer makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:24 | Western Illinois | Rafael Moyer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 04:24 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 04:09 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Sherman - foul #3 on Paul Sherman, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| 04:09 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:09 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:49 | Western Illinois | Rafael Moyer misses the driving attempt from the left block | 60-64 |
| 03:47 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:40 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Perrotta | 62-64 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Nathan Yancy buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rafael Moyer | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Bolden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Radford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Grenz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Perrotta (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Paul Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Louis Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Finch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nathan Yancy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden misses the runner in the paint | 62-66 |
| 02:48 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell tips it in | 64-66 |
| 02:48 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith (SF), Edward Karst (PF), Harold Lovett (C) Michael Grenz, Thomas Campbell, Robert Perrotta | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg (PG), Howard Berndt (SF), David Dearmond (PF), Stephen Patel (C) Paul Sherman, William Finch, Nathan Yancy, Rafael Moyer | |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Howard Berndt | 64-68 |
| 02:13 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-68 |
| 01:54 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Lovett | 66-68 |
| 01:53 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:33 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Thomas Bolden | 68-68 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Harold Lovett - foul #3 on Harold Lovett, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst loses the ball out of bounds | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Thomas Bolden picks off the pass by Robert Wienberg | 68-70 |
| 00:25 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden hits the finger roll | 70-70 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Bolden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Radford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Karst (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Lovett (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Wienberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Shaw (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Howard Berndt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dearmond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Patel (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 70-70 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Louis Shaw | 70-72 |
| 04:20 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 70-72 |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | David Dearmond grabs the board | 70-72 |
| 04:03 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel misses the dunk attempt | 70-72 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst's pass is intercepted by Robert Wienberg | 70-72 |
| 03:51 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Wienberg | 70-74 |
| 03:33 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Radford | 73-74 |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | David Dearmond hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Wienberg | 73-76 |
| 03:12 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo (PG), Michael Grenz (SG), Thomas Campbell (C) Thomas Bolden, Joseph Radford, Harold Lovett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Michael Grenz - foul #1 on Michael Grenz, team foul #9 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Finch (SF) Howard Berndt | |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw makes the free throw | 73-79 |
| 02:58 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-79 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett (C) Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt (SF) William Finch | |
| 02:44 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo is fouled on the floor by Howard Berndt - foul #3 on Howard Berndt, team foul #10 | 73-79 |
| 02:44 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 02:44 | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 02:37 | Western Illinois | David Dearmond misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 75-79 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-79 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel is hacked by Michael Grenz - foul #2 on Michael Grenz, team foul #10 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Bolden (PG), Joseph Radford (SG) Louis Balsamo, Michael Grenz | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 01:49 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-81 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | David Dearmond grabs the defensive rebound | 75-81 |
| 01:38 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Shaw | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 75-84 |
| 01:21 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel snags the defensive board | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-84 |
| 01:05 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith grabs the board | 75-84 |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Radford | 78-84 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Thomas Bolden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Radford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Karst (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Lovett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Wienberg (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Louis Shaw (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Howard Berndt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Dearmond (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Patel (fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bolden - foul #5 on Thomas Bolden, team foul #11 | 78-84 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Louis Balsamo (PG) Thomas Bolden | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman (SG) Louis Shaw | |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:54 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt makes the 2nd free throw | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith makes the 3 from the right corner | 81-86 |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt is hacked by Louis Balsamo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Balsamo, team foul #12 | 81-86 |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt misses the 2nd free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:48 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel grabs the offensive board | 81-87 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Harold Lovett is called for the reach on Stephen Patel - foul #4 on Harold Lovett, team foul #13 | 81-87 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel makes the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Stephen Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:46 | Virginia Tech | Harold Lovett grabs the board | 81-88 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Karst | 83-88 |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt is hacked by Louis Balsamo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Balsamo, team foul #14 | 83-88 |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt makes the 1st free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:40 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt makes the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-90 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman snags the defensive board | 83-90 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Radford - foul #4 on Joseph Radford, team foul #15 | 83-90 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 83-92 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford is fouled on the floor by Paul Sherman - foul #4 on Paul Sherman, team foul #11 | 83-92 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Louis Shaw (SG) Paul Sherman | |
| 00:26 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford misses the 1st free throw | 83-92 |
| 00:26 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 84-92 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt is hacked by Louis Balsamo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Balsamo, team foul #16 | 84-92 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Sherman (SG) Louis Shaw | |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt makes the 1st free throw | 84-93 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Howard Berndt makes the 2nd free throw | 84-94 |
| 00:18 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-94 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Louis Balsamo is called for the reach on Robert Wienberg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Balsamo, team foul #17 | 87-94 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Grenz (PG) Louis Balsamo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg misses the 1st free throw | 87-94 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg makes the 2nd free throw | 87-95 |
| 00:13 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 87-95 |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg pulls down the rebound | 87-95 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Michael Grenz is called for the reach on Robert Wienberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Grenz, team foul #18 | 87-95 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg misses the 1st free throw | 87-95 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Robert Wienberg misses the 2nd free throw | 87-95 |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Harold Lovett | 87-95 |
| 00:06 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 87-95 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Grenz | 87-95 |
| 00:02 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 87-95 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst snags the offensive board | 87-95 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | The clock runs out | 87-95 |