| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Freddie Deblois (fresh) SG - James Smith (fresh) SF - Marcus Manley (fresh) PF - William Hamblin (fresh) C - James Ashburn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) SG - David Thorn (fresh) SF - David Dingman (fresh) PF - George Oyama (fresh) C - Charles Colangelo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | James Ashburn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:38 | The Citadel | James Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama tips it in | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | The Citadel | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Virginia Tech | Marcus Manley is called for the reach on David Dingman - foul #1 on Marcus Manley, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Juliano | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Charles Colangelo - foul #1 on Charles Colangelo, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:38 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:38 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 18:34 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 18:12 | The Citadel | James Ashburn clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 18:11 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:47 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 17:45 | The Citadel | James Ashburn gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:30 | The Citadel | William Hamblin hits a floater from the left wing set up by Marcus Manley | 7-8 |
| 17:11 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-8 |
| 17:10 | The Citadel | William Hamblin pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:50 | The Citadel | William Hamblin lays it in on a great pass from James Smith | 9-8 |
| 16:33 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 16:32 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to William Hamblin | 9-8 |
| 16:15 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 16:13 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 15:51 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo is hacked by James Ashburn - foul #1 on James Ashburn, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Arteaga (PG), George Smith (SG), Patrick Sauls (SF), Charles Ferguson (PF), Gregory Frink (C) Freddie Deblois, James Smith, Marcus Manley, William Hamblin, James Ashburn | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - David Arteaga (fresh) SG - George Smith (fresh) SF - Patrick Sauls (fresh) PF - Charles Ferguson (fresh) C - Gregory Frink (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Thorn (fairly fresh) SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Oyama (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Colangelo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 15:45 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo grabs the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 15:33 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:32 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama tips it home | 9-10 |
| 15:14 | The Citadel | John Juliano picks off the pass by David Arteaga | 9-10 |
| 14:57 | Virginia Tech | Gregory Frink is called for the reach on Charles Colangelo - foul #1 on Gregory Frink, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| 14:43 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Thorn | 9-12 |
| 14:24 | The Citadel | Patrick Sauls clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:23 | The Citadel | Patrick Sauls snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:08 | The Citadel | David Arteaga connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Ferguson | 11-12 |
| 14:00 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo loses the dribble to George Smith | 11-12 |
| 13:37 | The Citadel | George Smith is fouled on the floor by David Thorn - foul #1 on David Thorn, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois (PG), James Smith (SG), Marcus Manley (SF), William Hamblin (PF) David Arteaga, George Smith, Patrick Sauls, Gregory Frink | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:23 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley double dribbles | 11-12 |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Ashburn (C) Charles Ferguson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo misses the turnaround from the baseline | 11-12 |
| 13:02 | The Citadel | James Ashburn grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 12:45 | The Citadel | James Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 12:44 | The Citadel | William Hamblin hits the follow up shot | 13-12 |
| 12:30 | Virginia Tech | James Ashburn is called for the reach on Charles Colangelo - foul #2 on James Ashburn, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gregory Frink (C) James Ashburn | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SG), Phillip O'Haire (C) David Thorn, Charles Colangelo | |
| 12:25 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano loses the dribble to William Hamblin | 13-12 |
| 12:15 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 12:14 | The Citadel | Gregory Frink misses the tip | 13-12 |
| 12:12 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 11:58 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Juliano | 13-15 |
| 11:44 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 11:42 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Freddie Deblois (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Manley (fresh) PF - William Hamblin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Frink (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shaun Bare (fresh) SF - David Dingman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip O'Haire (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | The Citadel | James Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Freddie Deblois | 16-15 |
| 11:12 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare is hacked by Gregory Frink - foul #2 on Gregory Frink, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Patrick Sauls (SF), Charles Ferguson (PF), David Arteaga (C) Marcus Manley, William Hamblin, Gregory Frink | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (SG), Marion Cook (SF), Charles Colangelo (C) Shaun Bare, David Dingman, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 10:55 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo loses the dribble to Freddie Deblois | 16-15 |
| 10:42 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-15 |
| 10:40 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 10:16 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 10:15 | The Citadel | David Arteaga pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:52 | The Citadel | David Arteaga is called for traveling | 16-15 |
| Subs | The Citadel | George Smith (SG), Marcus Manley (SF), John Donnelly (PF) Freddie Deblois, James Smith, Patrick Sauls | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF) Marion Cook | |
| 09:42 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama can't finish the layup | 16-15 |
| 09:40 | The Citadel | John Donnelly pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:17 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Charles Colangelo - foul #2 on Charles Colangelo, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Hamblin (PF) John Donnelly | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG), Shaun Bare (SG), Daniel Morris (PF), Phillip O'Haire (C) John Juliano, David Thorn, George Oyama, Charles Colangelo | |
| 09:17 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:05 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 08:45 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 08:43 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:38 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 08:37 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:22 | The Citadel | David Arteaga misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 08:17 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Marcus Manley - foul #2 on Marcus Manley, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois (PG), James Smith (SG), Patrick Sauls (SF) George Smith, Marcus Manley, Charles Ferguson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), George Oyama (PF) Marion Cook, Daniel Morris | |
| 08:17 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:17 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:17 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire grabs the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:07 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Sauls steals the ball from Shaun Bare | 19-18 |
| 07:56 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois's pass is intercepted by George Oyama | 19-18 |
| 07:46 | Virginia Tech | Phillip O'Haire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Charles Ferguson (C) David Arteaga | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (SG), Marion Cook (SF) Shaun Bare, David Dingman | |
| 07:35 | The Citadel | John Juliano is called for the reach on Freddie Deblois - foul #1 on John Juliano, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Freddie Deblois (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Sauls (fresh) PF - William Hamblin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Ferguson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Thorn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marion Cook (fresh) PF - George Oyama (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip O'Haire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | The Citadel | James Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 07:12 | The Citadel | Charles Ferguson tips it but misses | 19-18 |
| 07:11 | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 06:57 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 06:56 | The Citadel | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:38 | The Citadel | Charles Ferguson is whistled for traveling | 19-18 |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Donnelly (PF) William Hamblin | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Dingman (SF) Marion Cook | |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | Patrick Sauls is called for the reach on George Oyama - foul #1 on Patrick Sauls, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Arteaga (C) Charles Ferguson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:15 | The Citadel | John Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 06:14 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:10 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 06:09 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano tips it in | 19-22 |
| 05:57 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois clanks a shot from the left side | 19-22 |
| 05:55 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to John Juliano | 19-22 |
| 05:38 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama hits a runner from the baseline set up by John Juliano | 19-24 |
| 05:30 | The Citadel | James Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Arteaga | 22-24 |
| 05:17 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Thorn | 22-26 |
| 04:56 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Donnelly | 25-26 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama blows the layup but the foul's on Patrick Sauls - foul #2 on Patrick Sauls, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Robert Lupien (PG), George Smith (SG), William Hamblin (PF), Charles Ferguson (C) Freddie Deblois, James Smith, Patrick Sauls, David Arteaga | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marion Cook (PG), Shaun Bare (SG), Daniel Morris (C) John Juliano, David Thorn, Phillip O'Haire | |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris gets the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:33 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Marion Cook | 25-29 |
| 04:31 | The Citadel | Marion Cook steps in front of the Robert Lupien pass in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 04:29 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marion Cook | 25-31 |
| 04:08 | The Citadel | William Hamblin hits a shot near the basket set up by John Donnelly | 27-31 |
| 03:58 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris hits a shot from the left block and the foul's on Charles Ferguson - foul #1 on Charles Ferguson, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Marcus Manley (SF), James Ashburn (C) John Donnelly, Charles Ferguson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG), Charles Colangelo (C) David Dingman, George Oyama | |
| 03:58 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Morris makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:45 | The Citadel | William Hamblin is hacked by Daniel Morris - foul #1 on Daniel Morris, team foul #5 | 27-34 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Patrick Sauls (SG) Robert Lupien | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 03:31 | The Citadel | John Juliano steals the ball from Patrick Sauls | 27-34 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - George Smith (fresh) SG - Patrick Sauls (fresh) SF - Marcus Manley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Hamblin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ashburn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - John Juliano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shaun Bare (fresh) SF - Marion Cook (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Colangelo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Shaun Bare | 27-37 |
| 03:09 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 03:08 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 02:53 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano misses the shot from the right side | 27-37 |
| 02:51 | The Citadel | William Hamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 02:31 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley misses the shot from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 02:30 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Manley | 27-37 |
| 02:15 | The Citadel | James Ashburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois (PG), James Smith (SG), Charles Ferguson (PF) George Smith, Patrick Sauls, William Hamblin | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Thorn (SG), David Dingman (SF), George Oyama (PF) John Juliano, Shaun Bare, Daniel Morris | |
| 01:55 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 27-37 |
| 01:54 | Virginia Tech | David Dingman pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 01:44 | Virginia Tech | David Thorn misses the 3 from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 01:43 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Marion Cook | 27-37 |
| 01:33 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Marion Cook | 27-39 |
| 01:21 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Smith | 30-39 |
| 00:57 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama blows the layup | 30-39 |
| 00:55 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 00:41 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to David Thorn | 30-39 |
| 00:33 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo is fouled on the floor by James Ashburn - foul #3 on James Ashburn, team foul #10 | 30-39 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Patrick Sauls (SF), William Hamblin (PF) Marcus Manley, James Ashburn | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Juliano (PG) Marion Cook | |
| 00:33 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:33 | Virginia Tech | Charles Colangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:16 | The Citadel | James Smith's fadeaway is rejected by David Dingman | 30-41 |
| 00:14 | Virginia Tech | John Juliano snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama lays it in on a great pass from John Juliano and the foul's on Charles Ferguson - foul #2 on Charles Ferguson, team foul #11 | 30-43 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Gregory Frink (C) Charles Ferguson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SG) David Thorn | |
| 00:08 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:02 | The Citadel | William Hamblin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to George Oyama | 30-44 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | George Oyama hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-44 |