| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hecht (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Vrabel (fresh) PF - Jack Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Max Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - James Pauling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Vose (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Adam Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrance Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Newman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Charles Vrabel inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | VMI | Allen Cohn is hacked by Steve Newman - foul #1 on Steve Newman, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:31 | VMI | William Hecht double dribbles | 30-35 |
| 19:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Vose | 30-37 |
| 19:04 | VMI | Charles Vrabel buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Cohn | 32-37 |
| 18:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Boyd | 32-40 |
| 18:39 | VMI | Jack Jones misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-40 |
| 18:38 | Cal Poly SLO | William Vose gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:33 | Cal Poly SLO | James Pauling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 18:32 | Cal Poly SLO | William Vose misses the tip | 32-40 |
| 18:30 | VMI | Jack Jones gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:14 | VMI | William Hecht misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 18:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Adam Boyd snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 17:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes lays it in on a nice dish by William Vose | 32-42 |
| 17:25 | VMI | Jack Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | VMI | Claude Funk (SG), Roger Madrigal (PF), John Hill (C) William Hecht, Jack Jones, Max Rouse | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich (SG), James Anderson (C) William Vose, Steve Newman | |
| 17:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 32-42 |
| 17:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Adam Boyd misses the tip | 32-42 |
| 16:59 | VMI | John Hill snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 16:41 | VMI | Roger Madrigal comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Terrance Barnes - foul #1 on Terrance Barnes, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), Richard Rhodes (SF) Allen Cohn, Charles Vrabel | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Kim (SG), Michael Lawson (C) James Pauling, Adam Boyd | |
| 16:41 | VMI | Roger Madrigal misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:41 | VMI | Roger Madrigal makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Kim | 33-45 |
| 16:05 | VMI | John Hill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 16:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Lawson pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 15:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Kim | 33-47 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Sherman McCowin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Funk (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Rhodes (fresh) PF - Roger Madrigal (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Chad Rich (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Kim (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | VMI | John Hill connects on the turnaround from close range | 35-47 |
| 15:30 | Cal Poly SLO | James Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | VMI | William Hecht (SG), Jack Jones (PF), Max Rouse (C) Richard Rhodes, Roger Madrigal, John Hill | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | James Pauling (PG), William Vose (SG), Steve Newman (C) Chad Rich, Robert Kim, Terrance Barnes | |
| 15:14 | VMI | William Hecht drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jack Jones | 38-47 |
| 14:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Steve Newman comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 38-47 |
| 14:54 | VMI | William Hecht gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 14:49 | VMI | Claude Funk's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Lawson | 38-47 |
| 14:48 | Cal Poly SLO | James Pauling snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 14:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Steve Newman is whistled for a carry | 38-47 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG), Charles Vrabel (SF) Sherman McCowin, Claude Funk | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Adam Boyd (SF) James Anderson | |
| 14:04 | VMI | Max Rouse travels with the ball | 38-47 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes (PF) Michael Lawson | |
| 13:41 | Cal Poly SLO | William Vose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 13:39 | VMI | Charles Vrabel gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:29 | VMI | Jack Jones misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Pauling - foul #1 on James Pauling, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | VMI | Roger Madrigal (C) Max Rouse | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich (PG) James Pauling | |
| 13:29 | VMI | Jack Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:29 | VMI | Jack Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 13:02 | VMI | Jack Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:51 | VMI | Jack Jones is hacked by Adam Boyd - foul #2 on Adam Boyd, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | VMI | Claude Funk (SG), John Hill (C) William Hecht, Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Kim (SG), James Anderson (C) William Vose, Steve Newman | |
| 12:37 | VMI | Roger Madrigal can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Kim - foul #2 on Robert Kim, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| 12:37 | VMI | Roger Madrigal makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:37 | VMI | Roger Madrigal makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:25 | Cal Poly SLO | James Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrance Barnes | 42-50 |
| 12:08 | VMI | Charles Vrabel knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Madrigal | 45-50 |
| 11:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Hill - foul #1 on John Hill, team foul #1 | 45-50 |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), Richard Rhodes (SF), Max Rouse (C) Allen Cohn, Charles Vrabel, John Hill | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | James Pauling (PG), Michael Lawson (C) Robert Kim, Adam Boyd | |
| 11:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 11:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Sherman McCowin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Funk (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Rhodes (fresh) PF - Roger Madrigal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Max Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - James Pauling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Rich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terrance Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | VMI | Claude Funk is whistled for a carry | 45-52 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | William Vose (SG), Steve Newman (C) Chad Rich, Michael Lawson | |
| 11:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Max Rouse is called for the reach on Steve Newman - foul #2 on Max Rouse, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | VMI | William Hecht (SG), Robert Bundy (PF) Claude Funk, Roger Madrigal | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Lawson (PF) Terrance Barnes | |
| 11:04 | Cal Poly SLO | James Pauling is fouled on the floor by Sherman McCowin - foul #1 on Sherman McCowin, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| 10:52 | Cal Poly SLO | William Hecht is called for the reach on William Vose - foul #2 on William Hecht, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG), Charles Vrabel (SF), Jack Jones (PF) Sherman McCowin, Richard Rhodes, Robert Bundy | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Adam Boyd (SF) James Anderson | |
| 10:38 | Cal Poly SLO | Charles Vrabel is called for the reach on Adam Boyd - foul #1 on Charles Vrabel, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| 10:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Lawson drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steve Newman | 45-54 |
| 10:07 | VMI | William Hecht clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-54 |
| 10:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Steve Newman snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 09:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Lawson can't throw it down but the foul's on Charles Vrabel - foul #2 on Charles Vrabel, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Claude Funk (SG), Roger Madrigal (C) William Hecht, Max Rouse | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich (SG), Terrance Barnes (PF) William Vose, Steve Newman | |
| 09:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:21 | VMI | Adam Boyd denies the turnaround by Jack Jones | 45-56 |
| 09:19 | VMI | Allen Cohn grabs the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 08:56 | VMI | Jack Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 08:54 | VMI | Charles Vrabel misses the tip | 45-56 |
| 08:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Lawson gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 08:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 08:32 | VMI | Roger Madrigal snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 08:28 | VMI | Charles Vrabel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 08:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 08:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Adam Boyd buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chad Rich | 45-58 |
| 08:02 | VMI | Claude Funk buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Allen Cohn | 47-58 |
| 07:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Lawson hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Pauling | 47-60 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Funk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Vrabel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Madrigal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - James Pauling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Rich (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terrance Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Lawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | VMI | Charles Vrabel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 07:38 | VMI | Charles Vrabel grabs the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 07:10 | VMI | Allen Cohn is fouled on the floor by James Pauling - foul #2 on James Pauling, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), William Hecht (SG), Richard Rhodes (SF), Robert Bundy (PF), Max Rouse (C) Allen Cohn, Claude Funk, Charles Vrabel, Jack Jones, Roger Madrigal | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Kim (PG), William Vose (SG), James Anderson (SF), Steve Newman (C) James Pauling, Chad Rich, Adam Boyd, Michael Lawson | |
| 06:53 | VMI | Sherman McCowin is hacked by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| 06:53 | VMI | Sherman McCowin makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 06:53 | VMI | Sherman McCowin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 06:53 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Steve Newman | 48-60 |
| 06:36 | Cal Poly SLO | James Anderson drills a turnaround near the basket set up by William Vose | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:21 | VMI | Robert Bundy hits the finger roll set up by William Hecht | 50-62 |
| 06:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes scores on a driving attempt from close range | 50-64 |
| 05:42 | VMI | Richard Rhodes misses the easy layup | 50-64 |
| 05:40 | VMI | Max Rouse hits the follow up shot | 52-64 |
| 05:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes blows the layup | 52-64 |
| 05:26 | Cal Poly SLO | James Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:11 | Cal Poly SLO | The jump hook by Robert Kim is blocked by Max Rouse | 52-64 |
| 05:10 | VMI | The rebound goes to William Hecht | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:53 | VMI | Robert Bundy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG), Charles Vrabel (SF), Claude Funk (PF) Sherman McCowin, Richard Rhodes, Robert Bundy | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | James Pauling (PG), Adam Boyd (SF) Robert Kim, Terrance Barnes | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Adam Boyd is hacked by Charles Vrabel - foul #3 on Charles Vrabel, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | VMI | Roger Madrigal (PF), John Hill (C) William Hecht, Max Rouse | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 04:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Adam Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Adam Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:31 | VMI | Allen Cohn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 04:29 | VMI | Roger Madrigal grabs the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 04:24 | VMI | Claude Funk drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Vrabel | 54-66 |
| 03:58 | Cal Poly SLO | James Anderson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roger Madrigal - foul #1 on Roger Madrigal, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Jones (PF) John Hill | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich (SG), Michael Lawson (C) William Vose, Steve Newman | |
| 03:58 | Cal Poly SLO | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:58 | Cal Poly SLO | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 03:40 | VMI | Roger Madrigal can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Lawson - foul #1 on Michael Lawson, team foul #8 | 54-68 |
| Subs | VMI | William Hecht (SG) Claude Funk | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes (PF) James Anderson | |
| 03:40 | VMI | Roger Madrigal makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 03:40 | VMI | Roger Madrigal misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 03:40 | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hecht (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Vrabel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Madrigal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - James Pauling (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Rich (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terrance Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Lawson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-68 |
| 03:15 | VMI | William Hecht grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 03:03 | VMI | Allen Cohn connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-68 |
| 02:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | VMI | Max Rouse (C) Roger Madrigal | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | William Vose (SG), Steve Newman (C) Chad Rich, Michael Lawson | |
| 02:34 | Cal Poly SLO | James Pauling connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steve Newman | 57-70 |
| 02:26 | VMI | William Hecht misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-70 |
| 02:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 02:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes connects on the shot from the right block | 57-72 |
| 01:47 | VMI | William Vose picks off the pass by Max Rouse | 57-72 |
| 01:44 | Cal Poly SLO | James Pauling lays it in on a nice dish by William Vose | 57-74 |
| 01:28 | VMI | Allen Cohn can't connect on a floater from the left side | 57-74 |
| 01:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Steve Newman snags the defensive board | 57-74 |
| 01:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Terrance Barnes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-74 |
| 01:03 | VMI | Charles Vrabel pulls down the rebound | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | VMI | Charles Vrabel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-74 |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), Claude Funk (SG), Richard Rhodes (SF), Roger Madrigal (PF), John Hill (C) Allen Cohn, William Hecht, Charles Vrabel, Jack Jones, Max Rouse | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich (PG), Robert Kim (SG), James Anderson (SF), Michael Lawson (PF), Gerald Stacks (C) James Pauling, William Vose, Adam Boyd, Terrance Barnes, Steve Newman | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Kim knocks in the shot from the right block | 57-76 |
| 00:21 | VMI | John Hill's layup is rejected by Michael Lawson | 57-76 |
| 00:20 | Cal Poly SLO | James Anderson pulls down the rebound | 57-76 |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Chad Rich runs out the clock | 57-76 |