| Lineup | VMI | PG - Mark Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Irving Shea (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Siegrist (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Fafinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Otto Losada (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Harris (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher McConnell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Padgett (fresh) C - Joseph Bray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Irving Shea inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | VMI | Christopher Fafinski scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Murphy | 36-32 |
| 19:33 | Cleveland State | Christopher McConnell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Harris | 36-35 |
| 19:21 | VMI | Claude Siegrist double dribbles | 36-35 |
| 18:55 | Cleveland State | Joseph Bray hits a turnaround from close range | 36-37 |
| 18:31 | VMI | Irving Shea loses the dribble to Otto Losada | 36-37 |
| 18:28 | Cleveland State | Otto Losada lays it in | 36-39 |
| 18:05 | VMI | Richard Dones can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-39 |
| 18:04 | Cleveland State | Christopher McConnell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:49 | Cleveland State | Joseph Bray can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | Joseph Bray grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Christopher Fafinski is called for the reach on Joseph Bray - foul #3 on Christopher Fafinski, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | VMI | Joe Yokley (SF), Stanley Campbell (PF), Victor Hamilton (C) Irving Shea, Claude Siegrist, Christopher Fafinski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ryan Cramer (PF) Timothy Padgett | |
| 17:03 | Cleveland State | Christopher McConnell's floater is tipped away by Joe Yokley | 36-39 |
| 17:01 | VMI | Joe Yokley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:48 | VMI | Mark Murphy hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Stanley Campbell | 38-39 |
| 16:35 | Cleveland State | Mark Murphy steals the ball from Kenneth Harris | 38-39 |
| 16:18 | VMI | Richard Dones makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Victor Hamilton | 40-39 |
| 15:59 | Cleveland State | Joseph Bray is whistled for a carry | 40-39 |
| Subs | VMI | Leslie Maker (PG), Fred Messenger (SG), Irving Shea (SF), Claude Siegrist (PF), Christopher Fafinski (C) Mark Murphy, Richard Dones, Joe Yokley, Stanley Campbell, Victor Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kelly Carver (PG), Robert Berry (SG), Michael Cooper (SF), Barry Connor (C) Otto Losada, Kenneth Harris, Christopher McConnell, Joseph Bray | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Leslie Maker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Messenger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Irving Shea (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Siegrist (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Fafinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kelly Carver (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Berry (fresh) SF - Michael Cooper (fresh) PF - Ryan Cramer (fresh) C - Barry Connor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | VMI | Fred Messenger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 15:42 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Ryan Cramer | 40-39 |
| 15:28 | Cleveland State | Ryan Cramer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 15:26 | Cleveland State | Ryan Cramer grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Berry misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Fred Messenger - foul #2 on Fred Messenger, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Padgett (PF) Ryan Cramer | |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Berry makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | Robert Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:53 | VMI | Irving Shea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Michael Cooper is denied by Christopher Fafinski | 40-41 |
| 14:40 | VMI | Claude Siegrist pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:34 | VMI | Irving Shea hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Barry Connor pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | Michael Cooper comes up short on the floater near the basket | 40-41 |
| 14:11 | Cleveland State | Barry Connor grabs the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:58 | Cleveland State | Michael Cooper is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Cooper, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Murphy (PG), Richard Dones (SG), Stanley Campbell (SF), Victor Hamilton (PF) Leslie Maker, Fred Messenger, Irving Shea, Claude Siegrist | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Otto Losada (PG), Kenneth Harris (SG), Christopher McConnell (SF), Joseph Bray (C) Kelly Carver, Robert Berry, Michael Cooper, Barry Connor | |
| 13:37 | VMI | Stanley Campbell hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Christopher McConnell - foul #2 on Christopher McConnell, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Joe Yokley (SF) Christopher Fafinski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ryan Cramer (PF) Timothy Padgett | |
| 13:37 | VMI | Stanley Campbell makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Otto Losada hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 12:50 | VMI | Joe Yokley double dribbles | 43-44 |
| Subs | VMI | Irving Shea (SF), Claude Siegrist (PF) Joe Yokley, Victor Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 12:26 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Harris hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 12:07 | VMI | Irving Shea hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Harris - foul #2 on Kenneth Harris, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | VMI | Leslie Maker (SG), Christopher Fafinski (C) Richard Dones, Stanley Campbell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Timothy Padgett (PF) Ryan Cramer | |
| 12:07 | VMI | Irving Shea misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:07 | VMI | Irving Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 12:07 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Joseph Bray | 43-47 |
| 11:52 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Joseph Bray is blocked by Claude Siegrist | 43-47 |
| 11:50 | VMI | Claude Siegrist grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Mark Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Maker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Shea (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Siegrist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Fafinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Otto Losada (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher McConnell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Padgett (fresh) C - Joseph Bray (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | VMI | Irving Shea buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Murphy | 45-47 |
| 11:36 | Cleveland State | Christopher McConnell misses badly on a floater from the right side | 45-47 |
| 11:34 | VMI | Claude Siegrist gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:29 | VMI | Irving Shea is hacked by Christopher McConnell - foul #3 on Christopher McConnell, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | VMI | Stanley Campbell (SF) Irving Shea | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kelly Carver (PG), Robert Berry (SG), Michael Cooper (SF), Barry Connor (C) Otto Losada, Kenneth Harris, Christopher McConnell, Joseph Bray | |
| 11:20 | VMI | Leslie Maker misses the jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Barry Connor gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:04 | Cleveland State | Timothy Padgett hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Kelly Carver | 45-49 |
| 10:42 | VMI | Claude Siegrist makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 10:23 | Cleveland State | Michael Cooper buries a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Christopher Fafinski - foul #4 on Christopher Fafinski, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Dones (SG), Irving Shea (SF), Victor Hamilton (C) Mark Murphy, Claude Siegrist, Christopher Fafinski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Otto Losada (PG), Kenneth Harris (SG), Ryan Cramer (PF), Joseph Bray (C) Kelly Carver, Robert Berry, Timothy Padgett, Barry Connor | |
| 10:23 | Cleveland State | Michael Cooper makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:10 | VMI | Richard Dones is hacked by Kenneth Harris - foul #3 on Kenneth Harris, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher McConnell (SF) Michael Cooper | |
| 09:50 | VMI | Stanley Campbell knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Leslie Maker | 50-52 |
| 09:37 | Cleveland State | Kenneth Harris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 09:36 | VMI | Irving Shea gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:20 | VMI | Otto Losada takes the ball from Leslie Maker | 50-52 |
| 09:01 | Cleveland State | Christopher McConnell loses the dribble to Leslie Maker | 50-52 |
| 08:57 | VMI | Leslie Maker hits the finger roll | 52-52 |
| 08:40 | Cleveland State | Joseph Bray lays it in | 52-54 |
| 08:28 | VMI | Victor Hamilton's layup is rejected by Christopher McConnell | 52-54 |
| 08:27 | VMI | Irving Shea tips it but misses | 52-54 |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Christopher McConnell | 52-54 |
| 08:12 | Cleveland State | Victor Hamilton is called for the reach on Christopher McConnell - foul #1 on Victor Hamilton, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Murphy (PG), Joe Yokley (SF), Claude Siegrist (PF) Leslie Maker, Irving Shea, Stanley Campbell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kelly Carver (PG), Robert Berry (SG), Michael Cooper (SF), Timothy Padgett (PF), Barry Connor (C) Otto Losada, Kenneth Harris, Christopher McConnell, Ryan Cramer, Joseph Bray | |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Robert Berry knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Kelly Carver | 52-56 |
| 07:31 | VMI | Mark Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Fred Messenger (SG), Christopher Fafinski (C) Richard Dones, Victor Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Mark Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Messenger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Yokley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Siegrist (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Fafinski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kelly Carver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Berry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Connor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Robert Berry is denied by Christopher Fafinski | 52-56 |
| 07:14 | VMI | Claude Siegrist snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 06:58 | VMI | Claude Siegrist hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Michael Cooper - foul #2 on Michael Cooper, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher McConnell (SF), Joseph Bray (C) Michael Cooper, Barry Connor | |
| 06:58 | VMI | Claude Siegrist misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:58 | VMI | Claude Siegrist makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:39 | Cleveland State | Christopher McConnell is fouled on the floor by Joe Yokley - foul #2 on Joe Yokley, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Leslie Maker (SG) Fred Messenger | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Otto Losada (PG), Kenneth Harris (SG), Ryan Cramer (PF) Kelly Carver, Robert Berry, Timothy Padgett | |
| 06:24 | Cleveland State | Joseph Bray scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher McConnell | 53-58 |
| 06:10 | VMI | Joe Yokley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Cramer - foul #2 on Ryan Cramer, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | VMI | Richard Dones (SG) Leslie Maker | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:10 | VMI | Joe Yokley makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:10 | VMI | Joe Yokley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Joseph Bray grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Ryan Cramer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Claude Siegrist - foul #1 on Claude Siegrist, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | VMI | Irving Shea (SF), Stanley Campbell (PF) Joe Yokley, Claude Siegrist | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Ryan Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Ryan Cramer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:47 | VMI | Christopher Fafinski hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Ryan Cramer - foul #3 on Ryan Cramer, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| 05:47 | VMI | Christopher Fafinski makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:32 | Cleveland State | Ryan Cramer's floater is tipped away by Christopher Fafinski | 57-60 |
| 05:31 | VMI | The rebound goes to Christopher Fafinski | 57-60 |
| 05:11 | VMI | Richard Dones misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-60 |
| 05:09 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Irving Shea | 57-60 |
| 04:45 | VMI | Ryan Cramer is called for the reach on Irving Shea - foul #4 on Ryan Cramer, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | VMI | Leslie Maker (PG), Claude Siegrist (PF) Mark Murphy, Christopher Fafinski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kelly Carver (PG), Robert Berry (SG), Michael Cooper (SF), Timothy Padgett (PF), Barry Connor (C) Otto Losada, Kenneth Harris, Christopher McConnell, Ryan Cramer, Joseph Bray | |
| 04:45 | VMI | Irving Shea misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:45 | Cleveland State | Barry Connor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Berry misses the jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 04:36 | VMI | Claude Siegrist grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:14 | VMI | Michael Cooper is called for the reach on Irving Shea - foul #3 on Michael Cooper, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | VMI | Fred Messenger (SG) Richard Dones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:14 | VMI | Irving Shea makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:14 | VMI | Irving Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Kelly Carver is fouled on the floor by Leslie Maker - foul #2 on Leslie Maker, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | VMI | Victor Hamilton (C) Stanley Campbell | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Kelly Carver makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:03 | Cleveland State | Kelly Carver makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:56 | VMI | Irving Shea buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leslie Maker | 61-62 |
| 03:38 | Cleveland State | Irving Shea steals the ball from Robert Berry | 61-62 |
| 03:21 | VMI | Leslie Maker clanks a jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | Robert Berry gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Leslie Maker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Messenger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Irving Shea (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Claude Siegrist (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Kelly Carver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Padgett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Connor (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Cleveland State | Barry Connor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Berry | 61-64 |
| 02:53 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Murphy (PG), Richard Dones (SG), Christopher Fafinski (C) Leslie Maker, Fred Messenger, Victor Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Otto Losada (PG), Kenneth Harris (SG), Christopher McConnell (SF), Joseph Bray (C) Kelly Carver, Robert Berry, Michael Cooper, Barry Connor | |
| 02:32 | VMI | Christopher Fafinski buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Irving Shea | 63-64 |
| 02:15 | Cleveland State | Otto Losada misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 02:14 | VMI | Claude Siegrist grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 01:53 | VMI | Mark Murphy makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Fafinski | 65-64 |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Timothy Padgett can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Irving Shea - foul #2 on Irving Shea, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Timothy Padgett makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:45 | Cleveland State | Timothy Padgett misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:45 | VMI | Claude Siegrist pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:26 | VMI | The jump hook by Christopher Fafinski is blocked by Joseph Bray | 65-65 |
| 01:24 | VMI | Christopher Fafinski misses the tip | 65-65 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Timothy Padgett grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Timothy Padgett makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Harris | 65-67 |
| 00:35 | VMI | Irving Shea drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Murphy | 68-67 |
| 00:16 | Cleveland State | Joseph Bray can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-67 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Timothy Padgett tips it home | 68-69 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Mark Murphy scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Richard Dones and he's fouled by Otto Losada - foul #2 on Otto Losada, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Mark Murphy misses the free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Joseph Bray gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:10 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Joseph Bray can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 70-69 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Claude Siegrist grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |