| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hecht (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Vrabel (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jack Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Max Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Harlan Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bradford Soria (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Sweat (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Charles Vrabel inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | VMI | Charles Vrabel clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 27-34 |
| 19:43 | Howard | Larry Sweat gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 19:38 | Howard | Harlan Shaw loses the ball out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 19:25 | VMI | William Hecht connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Max Rouse | 30-34 |
| 19:07 | Howard | Terry Bush hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harlan Shaw | 30-36 |
| 18:44 | VMI | Max Rouse blows the layup but he's hacked by Larry Sweat - foul #1 on Larry Sweat, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 18:44 | VMI | Max Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:44 | VMI | Max Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 18:42 | Howard | Harlan Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 18:25 | VMI | 3 seconds is called on Jack Jones | 32-36 |
| 18:23 | Howard | William Hecht is called for the reach on Harlan Shaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hecht, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 18:10 | Howard | Bradford Soria hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Harlan Shaw and he's hacked by Max Rouse - foul #3 on Max Rouse, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Roger Madrigal (C) Max Rouse | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 18:10 | Howard | Bradford Soria makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:52 | VMI | Jack Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bradford Soria - foul #2 on Bradford Soria, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 17:52 | VMI | Jack Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:52 | VMI | Jack Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:37 | Howard | Terry Bush misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Hecht - foul #3 on William Hecht, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | VMI | Claude Funk (SG) William Hecht | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:37 | Howard | Terry Bush makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:37 | Howard | Terry Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:37 | VMI | Jack Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:22 | VMI | Charles Vrabel drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 17:04 | Howard | Larry Sweat drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Brian Kelly | 37-42 |
| 16:46 | VMI | Charles Vrabel knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Cohn | 40-42 |
| 16:30 | Howard | Harlan Shaw misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 16:28 | VMI | The rebound goes to Charles Vrabel | 40-42 |
| 16:15 | VMI | Allen Cohn comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Kelly - foul #2 on Brian Kelly, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Rhodes (SF), John Hill (C) Charles Vrabel, Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Rodgers (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Michael Florez (PF), Carlos Johnson (C) Harlan Shaw, Terry Bush, Bradford Soria, Larry Sweat | |
| 16:15 | VMI | Allen Cohn misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:15 | VMI | Allen Cohn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:59 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 15:57 | VMI | Roger Madrigal gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Claude Funk (fresh) SF - Richard Rhodes (fresh) PF - Roger Madrigal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Christopher Rodgers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:38 | VMI | Michael Florez swats the layup by John Hill | 41-42 |
| 15:36 | Howard | Paul Davis gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:24 | Howard | Carlos Johnson lays it up and in and the foul's on John Hill - foul #3 on John Hill, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), William Hecht (SG), Robert Bundy (PF), Max Rouse (C) Allen Cohn, Richard Rhodes, Roger Madrigal, John Hill | |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Heard (SF) Brian Kelly | |
| 15:24 | Howard | Carlos Johnson makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:02 | VMI | Claude Funk scores on a 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 14:55 | Howard | Andrew Heard misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 44-45 |
| 14:53 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Johnson | 44-45 |
| 14:37 | Howard | Carlos Johnson can't finish the layup | 44-45 |
| 14:36 | Howard | Andrew Heard grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 14:24 | Howard | Sherman McCowin steals it from Andrew Heard | 44-45 |
| 14:04 | VMI | William Hecht is called for a charge - foul #4 on William Hecht, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Rhodes (SG), Charles Vrabel (SF), Jack Jones (PF) William Hecht, Claude Funk, Robert Bundy | |
| Subs | Howard | Harlan Shaw (PG), Terry Bush (SG), Brian Kelly (SF), Larry Sweat (C) Christopher Rodgers, Paul Davis, Andrew Heard, Carlos Johnson | |
| 13:46 | Howard | Larry Sweat can't finish the layup | 44-45 |
| 13:45 | Howard | Harlan Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:29 | Howard | Michael Florez is hacked by Jack Jones - foul #1 on Jack Jones, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG) Sherman McCowin | |
| Subs | Howard | Bradford Soria (PF) Michael Florez | |
| 13:08 | Howard | Larry Sweat can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 13:07 | VMI | Charles Vrabel grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 12:46 | VMI | Richard Rhodes scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Cohn | 46-45 |
| 12:24 | Howard | Brian Kelly hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Max Rouse - foul #4 on Max Rouse, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | VMI | Claude Funk (SG), Roger Madrigal (C) Richard Rhodes, Max Rouse | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 12:24 | Howard | Brian Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:24 | Howard | Brian Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:06 | VMI | Roger Madrigal misses the lay-in | 46-47 |
| 12:05 | Howard | Brian Kelly grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Roger Madrigal steals it from Terry Bush | 46-47 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Claude Funk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Vrabel (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jack Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Roger Madrigal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Harlan Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Bush (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bradford Soria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Sweat (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | VMI | Claude Funk clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 11:24 | Howard | Brian Kelly snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 11:19 | Howard | Terry Bush scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Brian Kelly | 46-49 |
| 10:53 | VMI | Charles Vrabel is hacked by Bradford Soria - foul #3 on Bradford Soria, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | VMI | John Hill (C) Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Rodgers (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Michael Florez (PF), Carlos Johnson (C) Harlan Shaw, Terry Bush, Bradford Soria, Larry Sweat | |
| 10:38 | VMI | John Hill misses the lay-in | 46-49 |
| 10:36 | VMI | Roger Madrigal grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 10:16 | VMI | Claude Funk clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 10:15 | Howard | The rebound goes to Michael Florez | 46-49 |
| 09:56 | Howard | Carlos Johnson makes the turnaround in the lane | 46-51 |
| 09:52 | VMI | Charles Vrabel hits the finger roll set up by Claude Funk | 48-51 |
| 09:34 | Howard | Carlos Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 09:33 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 09:13 | Howard | Paul Davis hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Christopher Rodgers | 48-54 |
| 08:58 | VMI | Claude Funk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 08:57 | VMI | Roger Madrigal tips it in | 50-54 |
| 08:37 | Howard | Michael Florez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), Richard Rhodes (SG), Robert Bundy (SF), Jack Jones (PF) Allen Cohn, Claude Funk, Charles Vrabel, Roger Madrigal | |
| Subs | Howard | Harlan Shaw (PG), Terry Bush (SG), Bradford Soria (PF), Larry Sweat (C) Paul Davis, Brian Kelly, Michael Florez, Carlos Johnson | |
| 08:26 | VMI | Sherman McCowin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 08:25 | VMI | Jack Jones grabs the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 08:10 | VMI | Jack Jones can't connect on a floater from the left block | 50-54 |
| 08:09 | VMI | Jack Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:58 | VMI | Richard Rhodes travels with the ball | 50-54 |
| Subs | VMI | William Hecht (SG), Max Rouse (C) Robert Bundy, John Hill | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 07:40 | Howard | Harlan Shaw drills a 3 from straight away set up by Terry Bush | 50-57 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Sherman McCowin (fresh) SG - William Hecht (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Max Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Harlan Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Bush (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Rodgers (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Bradford Soria (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Larry Sweat (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | VMI | The short jumper by Jack Jones is denied by Bradford Soria | 50-57 |
| 07:13 | VMI | Richard Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:58 | VMI | The jump hook by Max Rouse is blocked by Larry Sweat | 50-57 |
| 06:56 | Howard | The rebound goes to Larry Sweat | 50-57 |
| 06:38 | Howard | Terry Bush scores on a shot in the lane set up by Harlan Shaw and the foul's on William Hecht - foul #5 on William Hecht, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG), Charles Vrabel (SF) Sherman McCowin, William Hecht | |
| Subs | Howard | Brian Kelly (SF), Michael Florez (PF) Christopher Rodgers, Bradford Soria | |
| 06:38 | Howard | Terry Bush makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:26 | VMI | Allen Cohn is called for traveling | 50-60 |
| Subs | VMI | Claude Funk (SG) Richard Rhodes | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 06:11 | Howard | Allen Cohn is called for the reach on Harlan Shaw - foul #1 on Allen Cohn, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| 06:11 | Howard | Harlan Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:11 | Howard | Harlan Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:50 | VMI | Max Rouse clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Florez - foul #2 on Michael Florez, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | VMI | Roger Madrigal (PF) Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Edward Chaney (PG) Harlan Shaw | |
| 05:50 | VMI | Max Rouse misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:50 | VMI | Max Rouse misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 05:50 | Howard | Michael Florez grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 05:39 | Howard | Max Rouse blocks the short jumper by Edward Chaney | 50-62 |
| 05:38 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Kelly | 50-62 |
| 05:20 | Howard | Larry Sweat misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Max Rouse - foul #5 on Max Rouse, team foul #10 | 50-62 |
| Subs | VMI | John Hill (C) Max Rouse | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Rodgers (PG), Paul Davis (SG) Edward Chaney, Terry Bush | |
| 05:20 | Howard | Larry Sweat makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 05:20 | Howard | Larry Sweat makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:12 | VMI | Claude Funk comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 05:11 | Howard | The rebound goes to Christopher Rodgers | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:50 | Howard | Larry Sweat is called for a charge - foul #2 on Larry Sweat, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Howard | Bradford Soria (PF), Carlos Johnson (C) Michael Florez, Larry Sweat | |
| 04:40 | VMI | Allen Cohn misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 04:38 | Howard | Bradford Soria gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 04:18 | Howard | Roger Madrigal takes the ball from Bradford Soria | 50-64 |
| 03:57 | VMI | Roger Madrigal lays it up and in set up by Allen Cohn | 52-64 |
| 03:37 | Howard | Bradford Soria hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-64 |
| 03:35 | VMI | Claude Funk grabs the board | 52-64 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Allen Cohn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Claude Funk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Vrabel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roger Madrigal (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Hill (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Christopher Rodgers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradford Soria (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Carlos Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 03:23 | VMI | Roger Madrigal misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Kelly - foul #3 on Brian Kelly, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), Richard Rhodes (SG), Robert Bundy (SF), Jack Jones (PF) Allen Cohn, Claude Funk, Charles Vrabel, John Hill | |
| Subs | Howard | Harlan Shaw (PG), Terry Bush (SG), Michael Florez (PF), Larry Sweat (C) Christopher Rodgers, Paul Davis, Bradford Soria, Carlos Johnson | |
| 03:23 | VMI | Roger Madrigal makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:23 | VMI | Roger Madrigal makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:04 | Howard | Brian Kelly misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 03:02 | VMI | The rebound goes to Jack Jones | 54-64 |
| 02:58 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (PG), Charles Vrabel (SF) Sherman McCowin, Robert Bundy | |
| Subs | Howard | Bradford Soria (PF) Michael Florez | |
| 02:56 | VMI | Jack Jones misses the jumper in the lane | 54-64 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Harlan Shaw gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 02:36 | Howard | Bradford Soria lays it up and in | 54-66 |
| 02:23 | VMI | Allen Cohn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 02:22 | Howard | Bradford Soria grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 02:02 | Howard | Brian Kelly is hacked by Charles Vrabel - foul #2 on Charles Vrabel, team foul #11 | 54-66 |
| Subs | VMI | Sherman McCowin (PG), Claude Funk (SG), John Hill (C) Allen Cohn, Charles Vrabel, Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Rodgers (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Michael Florez (PF), Carlos Johnson (C) Harlan Shaw, Terry Bush, Bradford Soria, Larry Sweat | |
| 02:02 | Howard | Brian Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:02 | Howard | Brian Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:52 | VMI | John Hill is hacked by Carlos Johnson - foul #2 on Carlos Johnson, team foul #8 | 54-68 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Howard | Andrew Heard (SF) Brian Kelly | |
| 01:52 | VMI | John Hill makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 01:52 | VMI | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:27 | Howard | Roger Madrigal picks off the pass by Andrew Heard | 56-68 |
| 01:09 | VMI | Sherman McCowin loses the ball out of bounds | 56-68 |
| 01:01 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 01:00 | VMI | Claude Funk grabs the board | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | VMI | Christopher Rodgers is called for the reach on Sherman McCowin - foul #2 on Christopher Rodgers, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| 00:52 | VMI | Sherman McCowin makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:52 | VMI | Sherman McCowin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:52 | Howard | Michael Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Howard | Andrew Heard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Rodgers | 57-70 |
| 00:18 | VMI | John Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Christopher Rodgers runs out the clock | 57-70 |