| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Troy Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Ware (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Motley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Grimm (fresh) 6 pts. C - Darrell Bruss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Boris Bialaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Franklin (fresh) SF - Ricky Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delbert Weakley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Belanger (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Ricky Murray inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | VMI | Delbert Weakley drills a shot from the right block | 20-30 |
| 19:23 | Columbia | Richard Grimm misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | Darrell Bruss pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Richard Grimm blows the layup but he's fouled by Ricky Murray - foul #1 on Ricky Murray, team foul #1 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Quillen (PF), Joseph Kirkman (C) Delbert Weakley, Justin Belanger | |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Richard Grimm misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Richard Grimm misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 19:13 | VMI | The rebound goes to Harold Quillen | 20-30 |
| 18:56 | VMI | Harold Quillen can't connect on a floater in the lane | 20-30 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | Robert Motley snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | Robert Motley loses the ball out of bounds | 20-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | VMI | Raymond Schultz (SG), Delbert Weakley (PF) Louis Franklin, Harold Quillen | |
| 18:24 | VMI | Raymond Schultz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 18:22 | Columbia | Richard Grimm grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Robert Motley misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-30 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Richard Grimm tips it home | 22-30 |
| 17:55 | VMI | Ricky Murray comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 17:54 | Columbia | Robert Motley gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Stanley Ware shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Kirkman - foul #2 on Joseph Kirkman, team foul #2 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Franklin (SG), Gerald Boyer (SF), Harold Quillen (PF) Raymond Schultz, Ricky Murray, Delbert Weakley | |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Stanley Ware makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Stanley Ware misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 17:49 | VMI | Harold Quillen gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 17:26 | VMI | Louis Franklin's fadeaway is rejected by Darrell Bruss | 23-30 |
| 17:25 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Troy Sharp | 23-30 |
| 17:01 | Columbia | Richard Grimm drills a fadeaway from close range | 25-30 |
| 16:49 | VMI | Harold Quillen makes the floater near the basket set up by Joseph Kirkman | 25-32 |
| 16:30 | Columbia | Richard Grimm loses the ball out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Israel (PG), Michael Hawthorne (SG), Michael Balke (SF), Dennis Rozier (C) Troy Sharp, Stanley Ware, Robert Motley, Darrell Bruss | |
| Subs | VMI | Ricky Murray (SF), Delbert Weakley (PF), Justin Belanger (C) Louis Franklin, Harold Quillen, Joseph Kirkman | |
| 16:01 | VMI | Richard Grimm picks off the pass by Gerald Boyer | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Israel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Hawthorne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Balke (fresh) PF - Richard Grimm (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Rozier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Boris Bialaszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Boyer (fresh) SF - Ricky Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delbert Weakley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Belanger (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Columbia | Richard Grimm splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Rozier | 28-32 |
| 15:40 | VMI | Ricky Murray drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Boyer | 28-34 |
| 15:20 | Columbia | Gerald Boyer takes the ball from Dennis Rozier | 28-34 |
| 14:53 | VMI | Dennis Rozier swats the short shot by Delbert Weakley | 28-34 |
| 14:52 | VMI | Justin Belanger can't tip it in | 28-34 |
| 14:51 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Michael Hawthorne | 28-34 |
| 14:28 | Columbia | Richard Grimm misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 14:26 | VMI | Ricky Murray grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 14:09 | VMI | Justin Belanger connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Boyer | 28-36 |
| 14:07 | Columbia | William Israel's pass is intercepted by Boris Bialaszewski in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 13:57 | VMI | Delbert Weakley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 13:55 | Columbia | Michael Balke grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 13:37 | Columbia | Michael Balke hits a wide open shot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 13:23 | VMI | Boris Bialaszewski makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 13:05 | Columbia | William Israel is hacked by Justin Belanger - foul #1 on Justin Belanger, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Troy Sharp (PG), Stanley Ware (SG), Robert Motley (SF), Darrell Bruss (PF), Fidel Diaz (C) William Israel, Michael Hawthorne, Michael Balke, Richard Grimm, Dennis Rozier | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Theriault (PG), Raymond Schultz (SG), Louis Franklin (SF), Harold Quillen (PF), Joseph Kirkman (C) Boris Bialaszewski, Gerald Boyer, Ricky Murray, Delbert Weakley, Justin Belanger | |
| 12:51 | Columbia | Darrell Bruss is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-38 |
| 12:22 | VMI | Louis Franklin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Theriault | 30-41 |
| 12:11 | Columbia | Fidel Diaz is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 12:09 | VMI | Louis Franklin gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 11:54 | VMI | Darrell Bruss denies the turnaround by Harold Quillen | 30-41 |
| 11:53 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Theriault | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Troy Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Ware (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Motley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Darrell Bruss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Fidel Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Edward Theriault (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Quillen (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Kirkman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | VMI | Harold Quillen is fouled on the floor by Fidel Diaz - foul #4 on Fidel Diaz, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dennis Rozier (C) Fidel Diaz | |
| Subs | VMI | Delbert Weakley (PF) Raymond Schultz | |
| 11:34 | VMI | Delbert Weakley lays it up and in and he's fouled by Darrell Bruss - foul #2 on Darrell Bruss, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| 11:34 | VMI | Delbert Weakley makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Edward Theriault takes the ball from Dennis Rozier | 30-44 |
| 11:18 | VMI | Edward Theriault lays it in | 30-46 |
| 11:02 | Columbia | Dennis Rozier is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Rozier, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Grimm (PF) Dennis Rozier | |
| Subs | VMI | Boris Bialaszewski (PG) Edward Theriault | |
| 10:45 | VMI | Delbert Weakley is called for traveling | 30-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Melvin Johnson (C) Darrell Bruss | |
| Subs | VMI | Ricky Murray (SF), Justin Belanger (C) Delbert Weakley, Joseph Kirkman | |
| 10:30 | Columbia | Stanley Ware banks in the layup on a nice dish by Troy Sharp and he's fouled by Louis Franklin - foul #2 on Louis Franklin, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Balke (SF), Dennis Rozier (C) Robert Motley, Melvin Johnson | |
| Subs | VMI | Delbert Weakley (PF), Joseph Kirkman (C) Ricky Murray, Justin Belanger | |
| 10:30 | Columbia | Stanley Ware makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| 10:14 | VMI | Joseph Kirkman comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 33-46 |
| 10:13 | VMI | Harold Quillen grabs the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 09:48 | VMI | Louis Franklin buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Harold Quillen and the foul's on Richard Grimm - foul #2 on Richard Grimm, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Israel (PG), Michael Hawthorne (SG) Troy Sharp, Stanley Ware | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Theriault (PG), Ricky Murray (SF), Justin Belanger (C) Boris Bialaszewski, Harold Quillen, Joseph Kirkman | |
| 09:48 | VMI | Louis Franklin makes the free throw | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:34 | Columbia | Richard Grimm misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-49 |
| 09:32 | VMI | Ricky Murray grabs the board | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:06 | VMI | Louis Franklin's floater is knocked away by Dennis Rozier | 33-49 |
| 09:04 | Columbia | William Israel snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 08:49 | Columbia | Michael Balke is whistled for traveling | 33-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Troy Sharp (PG), Robert Motley (SF), Darrell Bruss (C) William Israel, Michael Balke, Dennis Rozier | |
| Subs | VMI | Boris Bialaszewski (PG), Raymond Schultz (SG), Harold Quillen (PF), Joseph Kirkman (C) Edward Theriault, Louis Franklin, Delbert Weakley, Justin Belanger | |
| 08:20 | VMI | Joseph Kirkman knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ricky Murray | 33-51 |
| 08:15 | Columbia | Robert Motley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-51 |
| 08:13 | VMI | Boris Bialaszewski gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| 07:44 | VMI | Boris Bialaszewski is hacked by Troy Sharp - foul #3 on Troy Sharp, team foul #5 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stanley Ware (SG), Fidel Diaz (C) Michael Hawthorne, Richard Grimm | |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Franklin (SG), Delbert Weakley (PF), Justin Belanger (C) Raymond Schultz, Ricky Murray, Joseph Kirkman | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Troy Sharp (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Ware (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Motley (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Darrell Bruss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Fidel Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Boris Bialaszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Franklin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Quillen (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Delbert Weakley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Belanger (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | VMI | Louis Franklin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-51 |
| 07:20 | Columbia | Robert Motley snags the defensive board | 33-51 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Robert Motley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Ware | 36-51 |
| 06:42 | VMI | Delbert Weakley misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-51 |
| 06:40 | Columbia | Fidel Diaz pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 06:27 | Columbia | Stanley Ware makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Sharp | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:07 | VMI | Delbert Weakley knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Harold Quillen | 38-53 |
| 05:52 | Columbia | Troy Sharp is hacked by Louis Franklin - foul #3 on Louis Franklin, team foul #5 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Hawthorne (PG), Michael Balke (SF), Richard Grimm (PF) Troy Sharp, Robert Motley, Darrell Bruss | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Theriault (PG), Raymond Schultz (SG), Ricky Murray (SF), Joseph Kirkman (C) Boris Bialaszewski, Louis Franklin, Harold Quillen, Justin Belanger | |
| 05:43 | Columbia | Michael Balke clanks a floater from the left side | 38-53 |
| 05:42 | Columbia | Fidel Diaz snags the offensive board | 38-53 |
| 05:32 | Columbia | Joseph Kirkman steps in front of the Michael Balke pass | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:07 | VMI | Edward Theriault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Israel (PG), Dennis Rozier (C) Stanley Ware, Fidel Diaz | |
| Subs | VMI | Boris Bialaszewski (PG), Louis Franklin (SG), Justin Belanger (C) Edward Theriault, Raymond Schultz, Joseph Kirkman | |
| 04:52 | Columbia | William Israel misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Delbert Weakley - foul #1 on Delbert Weakley, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Theriault (PG), Troy Lightfoot (PF), Joseph Kirkman (C) Boris Bialaszewski, Delbert Weakley, Justin Belanger | |
| 04:52 | Columbia | William Israel makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | William Israel misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 04:52 | VMI | Joseph Kirkman snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 04:33 | VMI | Louis Franklin can't finish the layup | 39-53 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | Richard Grimm grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 04:15 | Columbia | Michael Balke comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-53 |
| 04:14 | Columbia | Dennis Rozier grabs the offensive board | 39-53 |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Dennis Rozier is fouled on the floor by Edward Theriault - foul #1 on Edward Theriault, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Melvin Johnson (C) Richard Grimm | |
| Subs | VMI | Boris Bialaszewski (PG), Raymond Schultz (SG), Harold Quillen (SF), Delbert Weakley (PF), Justin Belanger (C) Edward Theriault, Louis Franklin, Ricky Murray, Troy Lightfoot, Joseph Kirkman | |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Dennis Rozier makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Dennis Rozier makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 03:58 | VMI | Boris Bialaszewski is fouled in the backcourt by William Israel - foul #1 on William Israel, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Troy Sharp (PG), Robert Motley (SF), Richard Grimm (PF), Fidel Diaz (C) William Israel, Michael Balke, Dennis Rozier, Melvin Johnson | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 03:35 | VMI | Raymond Schultz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-53 |
| 03:33 | VMI | Delbert Weakley grabs the offensive board | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Troy Sharp (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hawthorne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Motley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Grimm (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Fidel Diaz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Boris Bialaszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Quillen (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Delbert Weakley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Belanger (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | VMI | Harold Quillen misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-53 |
| 03:10 | Columbia | Fidel Diaz pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Robert Motley misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Delbert Weakley - foul #2 on Delbert Weakley, team foul #8 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Balke (SG), Darrell Bruss (PF), Dennis Rozier (C) Troy Sharp, Richard Grimm, Fidel Diaz | |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Franklin (SG), Ricky Murray (SF), Joseph Kirkman (C) Raymond Schultz, Harold Quillen, Justin Belanger | |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Robert Motley misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Robert Motley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 03:02 | VMI | Delbert Weakley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 02:47 | VMI | Delbert Weakley loses the dribble to Darrell Bruss | 41-53 |
| 02:33 | Columbia | Dennis Rozier misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 02:31 | Columbia | Darrell Bruss grabs the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Robert Motley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 02:17 | VMI | Joseph Kirkman grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 01:59 | VMI | Delbert Weakley knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Kirkman and the foul's on Darrell Bruss - foul #3 on Darrell Bruss, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Israel (PG) Robert Motley | |
| Subs | VMI | Justin Belanger (C) Joseph Kirkman | |
| 01:59 | VMI | Delbert Weakley makes the free throw | 41-56 |
| 01:49 | Columbia | Boris Bialaszewski picks off the pass by William Israel | 41-56 |
| 01:44 | VMI | Boris Bialaszewski banks in the layup | 41-58 |
| 01:35 | Columbia | Ricky Murray steals it from Michael Balke | 41-58 |
| 01:15 | VMI | Delbert Weakley misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-58 |
| 01:14 | Columbia | Dennis Rozier grabs the board | 41-58 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Ricky Murray picks off the pass by Michael Hawthorne | 41-58 |
| 00:52 | VMI | Ricky Murray misses the lay-in | 41-58 |
| 00:50 | VMI | Louis Franklin grabs the offensive board | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | VMI | Delbert Weakley is fouled on the floor by Darrell Bruss - foul #4 on Darrell Bruss, team foul #8 | 41-58 |
| 00:30 | VMI | Delbert Weakley misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Darrell Bruss snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Darrell Bruss banks in the layup | 43-58 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Boris Bialaszewski runs out the clock | 43-58 |