| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ronald Fogarty (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Sallu Abdulaziz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Andrew Gustavson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Geno (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Gore (fresh) 5 reb. C - Justin Presson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes is hacked by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 19:40 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Fogarty | 36-27 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Gustavson | 36-30 |
| 18:59 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang misses long on a jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 18:57 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty hits the follow up shot | 38-30 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson scores on a 3 from straight away | 38-33 |
| 18:18 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes is fouled on the floor by Justin Presson - foul #2 on Justin Presson, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 17:59 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Tarleton | 41-33 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-33 |
| 17:51 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 17:30 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Geno - foul #2 on Eugene Geno, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| 17:30 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:30 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Andrew Gustavson | 41-36 |
| 16:52 | Virginia Tech | Andrew Gustavson steps in front of the Ronald Fogarty pass | 41-36 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Fogarty - foul #3 on Ronald Fogarty, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG), Barry Geiger (SF), Timothy Tweedy (PF), Thomas Love (C) Ronald Fogarty, Mark Hughes, Zhuang Huang, Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Bargas (PG), Charles Hoskins (SF), Jason Bubb (PF), Jerry Leung (C) Andrew Gustavson, James Wilson, Joseph Gore, Justin Presson | |
| 16:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:32 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Geno takes the ball from John Tarleton in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 15:51 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Bargas is called for the reach on John Tarleton - foul #2 on Ryan Bargas, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Anderson (PG) Eugene Geno | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Sellers (fresh) SF - Barry Geiger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Tweedy (fresh) C - Thomas Love (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Raymond Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ryan Bargas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hoskins (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jason Bubb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Leung (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Sellers | 44-40 |
| 15:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Leung is fouled on the floor by Thomas Love - foul #1 on Thomas Love, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty (PG), Mark Hughes (SF), Zhuang Huang (PF), Sallu Abdulaziz (C) John Tarleton, Barry Geiger, Timothy Tweedy, Thomas Love | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Gustavson (PG) Raymond Anderson | |
| 15:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Leung misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Fogarty - foul #4 on Ronald Fogarty, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton (PG) Ronald Fogarty | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson (SF) Ryan Bargas | |
| 15:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Leung makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Leung makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:45 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton travels with the ball | 44-42 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Bargas (SG), Joseph Gore (PF), Justin Presson (C) Jerry Leung, Charles Hoskins, Jason Bubb | |
| 14:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 14:23 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:21 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 14:07 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Bargas | 44-44 |
| 13:55 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gustavson - foul #3 on Andrew Gustavson, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger (SF) Paul Sellers | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno (SG) Ryan Bargas | |
| 13:46 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Sallu Abdulaziz | 46-44 |
| 13:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Gustavson and he's hacked by Mark Hughes - foul #3 on Mark Hughes, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love (C) Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 13:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:07 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 12:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno loses the dribble to Barry Geiger | 49-47 |
| 12:42 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eugene Geno - foul #3 on Eugene Geno, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy Tweedy (PF) Zhuang Huang | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Bargas (PG), Charles Hoskins (SF), Jason Bubb (PF), Jerry Leung (C) Andrew Gustavson, James Wilson, Joseph Gore, Justin Presson | |
| 12:42 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:42 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Bubb grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Hoskins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-47 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Hoskins grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Bargas scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Hoskins | 49-50 |
| 11:58 | Virginia Tech | Charles Hoskins steps in front of the Mark Hughes pass | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Barry Geiger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Tweedy (fresh) C - Thomas Love (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ryan Bargas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Geno (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Hoskins (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jason Bubb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Leung (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Hoskins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Leung | 49-52 |
| 11:21 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Hoskins pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Love blocks the short jumper by Charles Hoskins | 49-52 |
| 11:14 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:06 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-52 |
| 11:05 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Bargas makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Geno | 51-54 |
| 10:29 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Hoskins pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Leung comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 10:06 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 09:47 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love banks in the layup set up by John Tarleton and the foul's on Jerry Leung - foul #1 on Jerry Leung, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG), Zhuang Huang (PF) Barry Geiger, Timothy Tweedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Gustavson (PG), Dominic Magnuson (SG), James Wilson (SF), Joseph Gore (PF), Justin Presson (C) Ryan Bargas, Eugene Geno, Charles Hoskins, Jason Bubb, Jerry Leung | |
| 09:47 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love misses the free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:47 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Gore | 53-54 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Zhuang Huang is called for the reach on Joseph Gore - foul #1 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz (C) Thomas Love | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 09:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by John Tarleton - foul #3 on John Tarleton, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore makes the 3rd free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:02 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Tarleton | 56-57 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Zhuang Huang - foul #2 on Zhuang Huang, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:33 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Tarleton | 59-58 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore tips it but misses | 59-58 |
| 08:10 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 07:50 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 07:49 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers misses the tip | 59-58 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Sellers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Hughes (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. C - Sallu Abdulaziz (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Andrew Gustavson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dominic Magnuson (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Gore (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Justin Presson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Dominic Magnuson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty (PG), Barry Geiger (SF) John Tarleton, Mark Hughes | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Bargas (SG) Dominic Magnuson | |
| 07:17 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno (SG), Charles Hoskins (PF), Jason Bubb (C) Ryan Bargas, Joseph Gore, Justin Presson | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Bubb can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 59-58 |
| 06:57 | Virginia Tech | Ronald Fogarty grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 06:35 | Virginia Tech | Charles Hoskins picks off the pass by Barry Geiger | 59-58 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Hoskins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Fogarty - foul #5 on Ronald Fogarty, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton (PG), Mark Hughes (SF), Timothy Tweedy (PF), Thomas Love (C) Ronald Fogarty, Barry Geiger, Zhuang Huang, Sallu Abdulaziz | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Bargas (PG), Joseph Gore (PF), Justin Presson (C) Andrew Gustavson, James Wilson, Jason Bubb | |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Hoskins makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Hoskins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:52 | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers misses the jumper from the left side | 59-60 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson gets the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 05:32 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Thomas Love | 59-60 |
| 05:13 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Paul Sellers | 62-60 |
| 05:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Hoskins | 62-62 |
| 04:36 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes hits the finger roll | 64-62 |
| 04:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Ryan Bargas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 04:30 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Love snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 04:18 | Virginia Tech | Justin Presson is called for the reach on Timothy Tweedy - foul #3 on Justin Presson, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger (SF), Sallu Abdulaziz (C) Mark Hughes, Thomas Love | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Gustavson (PG), James Wilson (SF), Jason Bubb (PF), Jerry Leung (C) Eugene Geno, Charles Hoskins, Joseph Gore, Justin Presson | |
| 04:18 | Virginia Tech | Timothy Tweedy misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:18 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Bubb is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jason Bubb, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang (PF) Timothy Tweedy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 03:44 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 03:42 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz misses the tip | 64-62 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Sellers (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Barry Geiger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. C - Sallu Abdulaziz (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Andrew Gustavson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Bargas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Bubb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Leung (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 03:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Bubb snags the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson double dribbles | 64-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes (SF) Barry Geiger | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore (PF) Ryan Bargas | |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes misses the fadeaway from the right side | 64-62 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Jason Bubb grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger (SF) Paul Sellers | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno (SG), Justin Presson (C) Jerry Leung, Jason Bubb | |
| 02:09 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson snags the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Kentucky | John Tarleton is called for the reach on Eugene Geno - foul #4 on John Tarleton, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG) Barry Geiger | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:43 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-64 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Geno | 67-67 |
| 01:09 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 01:07 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Justin Presson | 67-67 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore hits the follow up shot | 67-69 |
| 00:44 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton's pass is intercepted by Eugene Geno | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson's pass is intercepted by Mark Hughes | 67-69 |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 69-69 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 69-69 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Zhuang Huang (fresh) 28 pts. 6 reb. C - Sallu Abdulaziz (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Andrew Gustavson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Geno (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Gore (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Justin Presson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Virginia Tech | Sallu Abdulaziz wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:42 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes double dribbles | 69-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Barry Geiger (SF) Paul Sellers | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 04:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Wilson | 69-72 |
| 04:13 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eugene Geno | 69-72 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Geno is whistled for a carry | 69-72 |
| 03:39 | Virginia Tech | James Wilson picks off the pass by Mark Hughes | 69-72 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 69-72 |
| 03:23 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Zhuang Huang | 69-72 |
| 03:04 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes can't finish the layup | 69-72 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-72 |
| 02:34 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang loses the dribble to Eugene Geno | 69-72 |
| 02:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Sallu Abdulaziz picks off the pass by Andrew Gustavson | 69-72 |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by John Tarleton and he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Sellers (SG) Barry Geiger | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Mark Hughes makes the free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Gustavson misses the 3 from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 01:40 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Paul Sellers | 72-72 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Gore steals it from John Tarleton | 72-72 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Kentucky | James Wilson can't connect on a floater in the paint | 72-72 |
| 01:14 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Mark Hughes | 72-72 |
| 00:46 | Virginia Tech | John Tarleton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Justin Presson grabs the board | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Tarleton (tired) 19 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Zhuang Huang (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 7 reb. C - Sallu Abdulaziz (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Andrew Gustavson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Geno (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Gore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Justin Presson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph Gore connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Geno | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Virginia Tech | Zhuang Huang makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-74 |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Gustavson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 75-74 |