| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Randall Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ptaszynski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Ayers (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Russell Redford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeremiah Coffin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hester (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Gay (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Joseph Hester inbounds the ball | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Russell Redford, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill hits the finger roll set up by Randall Barker and he's fouled by Joseph Hester - foul #2 on Joseph Hester, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 19:05 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-43 |
| 19:04 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 18:41 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers double dribbles | 47-43 |
| 18:24 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin is whistled for a carry | 47-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas (SF) Wayne Hill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel (PG), Lance Bettencourt (SF), Donald Thorp (C) Russell Redford, Joseph Hester, Huang Huang | |
| 18:02 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Randall Barker | 49-43 |
| 17:56 | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-43 |
| 17:55 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 17:50 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ira Ayers - foul #3 on Ira Ayers, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz (PG), David Demars (SG), Gerardo Ramirez (C) Randall Barker, Kenneth Ptaszynski, Ira Ayers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman (SG) Jeremiah Coffin | |
| 17:50 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 17:50 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 17:50 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Jessie Smith | 49-44 |
| 17:33 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Demars | 51-44 |
| 17:27 | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Thorp | 51-47 |
| 17:13 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 17:11 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andy Hartz - foul #1 on Andy Hartz, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill (SF) Jessie Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson (PF), Huang Huang (C) Michael Gay, Donald Thorp | |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 17:07 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 16:56 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-48 |
| 16:54 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 16:45 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 16:43 | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 16:39 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker (PG), Kenneth Ptaszynski (SG), Jessie Smith (PF) Andy Hartz, David Demars, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Russell Redford (PG), Joseph Hester (SF) Wesley Seibel, Lance Bettencourt | |
| 16:23 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 16:09 | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | Huang Huang tips it home | 53-50 |
| 16:02 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 16:00 | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Randall Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Ptaszynski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerardo Ramirez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Russell Redford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Theodore McCaman (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Hester (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Huang Huang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Thompson | 53-52 |
| 15:34 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Russell Redford - foul #2 on Russell Redford, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Demars (SF), Ira Ayers (C) Wayne Hill, Gerardo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin (SG), Donald Thorp (C) Theodore McCaman, Huang Huang | |
| 15:34 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 15:34 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Demars - foul #1 on David Demars, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz (SG) Kenneth Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Todd Hill (PF) Matthew Thompson | |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 15:19 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 15:00 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Donald Thorp - foul #3 on Donald Thorp, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders (SG) Randall Barker | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel (PG) Russell Redford | |
| 15:00 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 15:00 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 15:00 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz makes the 3rd free throw | 56-53 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp connects on the jump hook from the left block | 56-55 |
| 14:43 | Virginia Tech | David Demars makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andy Hartz | 58-55 |
| 14:21 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Jessie Smith - foul #3 on Jessie Smith, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas (SF), Gerardo Ramirez (PF) Philip Sanders, Jessie Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt (SF), Michael Gay (PF) Joseph Hester, Todd Hill | |
| 14:21 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 14:21 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 14:21 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin makes the 3rd free throw | 58-57 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | Michael Gay is called for the reach on Gerardo Ramirez - foul #2 on Michael Gay, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski (SG) David Demars | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:56 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Ptaszynski | 60-57 |
| 13:44 | Western Michigan | Gerardo Ramirez steals it from Michael Gay | 60-57 |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker (PG), Wayne Hill (SF) Andy Hartz, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Russell Redford (PG), Todd Hill (C) Jeremiah Coffin, Donald Thorp | |
| 13:14 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 13:12 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Hill | 60-57 |
| 12:50 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Seibel | 60-60 |
| 12:28 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 12:23 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford loses the dribble to Kenneth Ptaszynski | 63-60 |
| 12:10 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 12:08 | Western Michigan | Todd Hill pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 12:01 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 63-60 |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Randall Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Ptaszynski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerardo Ramirez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. C - Ira Ayers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Russell Redford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Seibel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Gay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Hill (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kenneth Ptaszynski | 66-60 |
| 11:33 | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt is hacked by Wayne Hill - foul #2 on Wayne Hill, team foul #5 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz (PG), David Demars (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Jessie Smith (PF) Randall Barker, Kenneth Ptaszynski, Wayne Hill, Gerardo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman (PG), Jeremiah Coffin (SG), Huang Huang (SF), Matthew Thompson (PF), Donald Thorp (C) Russell Redford, Wesley Seibel, Lance Bettencourt, Michael Gay, Todd Hill | |
| 11:21 | Western Michigan | Huang Huang misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 66-60 |
| 11:20 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 66-60 |
| 11:15 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith can't finish the layup | 66-60 |
| 11:13 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas misses the tip | 66-60 |
| 11:12 | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 10:56 | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 10:41 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Thompson - foul #2 on Matthew Thompson, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders (SG) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Hester (SF) Donald Thorp | |
| 10:41 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 10:41 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 10:22 | Western Michigan | Huang Huang's fadeaway is rejected by Ira Ayers | 68-63 |
| 10:21 | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson grabs the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 10:11 | Western Michigan | Philip Sanders is called for the reach on Jeremiah Coffin - foul #1 on Philip Sanders, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker (PG) Philip Sanders | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:54 | Western Michigan | Huang Huang's pass is intercepted by Andy Hartz | 68-63 |
| 09:39 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Demars | 71-63 |
| 09:24 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-63 |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Huang Huang tips it home | 71-65 |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz is hacked by Jeremiah Coffin - foul #1 on Jeremiah Coffin, team foul #7 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Gerardo Ramirez (C) Randall Barker, David Demars, Ira Ayers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Russell Redford (PG), Todd Hill (PF), Donald Thorp (C) Theodore McCaman, Matthew Thompson, Huang Huang | |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 09:15 | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 09:11 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 09:10 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 08:49 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas travels with the ball | 72-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker (PG), Wayne Hill (SF) Andy Hartz, Jessie Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 08:25 | Western Michigan | Joseph Hester grabs the offensive board | 72-65 |
| 08:12 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-65 |
| 08:10 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 08:04 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Randall Barker | 75-65 |
| 07:55 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Russell Redford, team foul #8 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders (SG), Jessie Smith (PF) Kenneth Ptaszynski, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel (PG), Michael Gay (PF) Russell Redford, Todd Hill | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Randall Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Philip Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jessie Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerardo Ramirez (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wesley Seibel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Coffin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hester (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Gay (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Thorp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders is fouled on the floor by Michael Gay - foul #3 on Michael Gay, team foul #9 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Demars (SF) Wayne Hill | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson (SF) Joseph Hester | |
| 07:44 | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay snags the defensive board | 75-65 |
| 07:26 | Western Michigan | Randall Barker is called for the reach on Wesley Seibel - foul #2 on Randall Barker, team foul #7 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Todd Collins (PG), Ira Ayers (C) Randall Barker, Gerardo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt (SF) Matthew Thompson | |
| 07:26 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 07:26 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 07:08 | Virginia Tech | David Demars scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-65 |
| 07:04 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-65 |
| 07:02 | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt tips it in | 78-67 |
| 06:52 | Virginia Tech | Jeremiah Coffin steals it from Ira Ayers | 78-67 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeremiah Coffin | 78-70 |
| 06:29 | Virginia Tech | David Demars buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jessie Smith | 81-70 |
| 06:23 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 81-70 |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers grabs the board | 81-70 |
| 06:16 | Virginia Tech | Wesley Seibel is called for the reach on David Demars - foul #1 on Wesley Seibel, team foul #10 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski (SG), Wayne Hill (SF), Gerardo Ramirez (C) Todd Collins, Philip Sanders, Ira Ayers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Russell Redford (PG), Theodore McCaman (SG), Joseph Hester (SF), Matthew Thompson (PF), Huang Huang (C) Wesley Seibel, Jeremiah Coffin, Lance Bettencourt, Michael Gay, Donald Thorp | |
| 06:16 | Virginia Tech | David Demars makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 06:16 | Virginia Tech | David Demars misses the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 06:16 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Matthew Thompson | 82-70 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Russell Redford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-70 |
| 06:00 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez pulls down the rebound | 82-70 |
| 05:54 | Virginia Tech | David Demars's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker (PG) David Demars | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | Huang Huang loses the dribble to Wayne Hill | 82-70 |
| 05:12 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-70 |
| 05:11 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-70 |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 82-70 |
| 04:56 | Virginia Tech | Jessie Smith gets the offensive rebound | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:35 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski drills a shot in the paint set up by Gerardo Ramirez and the foul's on Huang Huang - foul #2 on Huang Huang, team foul #11 | 84-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas (PF), Ira Ayers (C) Jessie Smith, Gerardo Ramirez | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel (PG), Jeremiah Coffin (SG), Lance Bettencourt (SF), Michael Gay (PF), Todd Hill (C) Russell Redford, Theodore McCaman, Joseph Hester, Matthew Thompson, Huang Huang | |
| 04:35 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski makes the free throw | 85-70 |
| 04:27 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 85-70 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | Todd Hill tips it back up and in | 85-72 |
| 04:10 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Thomas | 88-72 |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 88-72 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 88-72 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill jams it on a great pass from Randall Barker | 90-72 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Randall Barker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Ptaszynski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ira Ayers (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Wesley Seibel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Coffin (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lance Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Gay (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 90-72 |
| 03:39 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin grabs the offensive rebound | 90-72 |
| 03:33 | Western Michigan | Jeremiah Coffin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 90-72 |
| 03:31 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers gets the rebound | 90-72 |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | Randall Barker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 90-72 |
| 03:24 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay gets the rebound | 90-72 |
| 03:20 | Western Michigan | Robert Thomas picks off the pass by Jeremiah Coffin | 90-72 |
| 03:06 | Virginia Tech | Ira Ayers makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Hill | 93-72 |
| 02:56 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 93-72 |
| 02:54 | Western Michigan | Lance Bettencourt tips it home | 93-74 |
| 02:28 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Ptaszynski lays it in | 95-74 |
| 02:14 | Western Michigan | Michael Gay misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 95-74 |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | Wayne Hill grabs the board | 95-74 |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | Robert Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 95-74 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz (PG), Philip Sanders (SG), David Demars (SF), Gerardo Ramirez (PF) Randall Barker, Kenneth Ptaszynski, Wayne Hill, Ira Ayers | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman (SG), Matthew Thompson (PF), Donald Thorp (C) Jeremiah Coffin, Michael Gay, Todd Hill | |
| 01:50 | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 95-74 |
| 01:49 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez snags the defensive board | 95-74 |
| 01:45 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Philip Sanders | 97-74 |
| 01:32 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 97-74 |
| 01:30 | Western Michigan | Theodore McCaman tips it home | 97-76 |
| 01:16 | Virginia Tech | David Demars misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 97-76 |
| 01:14 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez grabs the offensive rebound | 97-76 |
| 00:59 | Virginia Tech | David Demars misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 97-76 |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Donald Thorp | 97-76 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Wesley Seibel buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Theodore McCaman | 97-79 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders misses the wide open floater from close range | 97-79 |
| 00:47 | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson grabs the board | 97-79 |
| 00:39 | Western Michigan | Gerardo Ramirez blocks the short jumper by Lance Bettencourt | 97-79 |
| 00:38 | Virginia Tech | Philip Sanders pulls down the rebound | 97-79 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez is hacked by Matthew Thompson - foul #3 on Matthew Thompson, team foul #12 | 97-79 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez misses the 1st free throw | 97-79 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Gerardo Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 98-79 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Donald Thorp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 98-79 |
| 00:24 | Western Michigan | Matthew Thompson tips it in | 98-81 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Andy Hartz runs out the clock | 98-81 |