| Lineup | VMI | PG - Troy Boulton (fresh) SG - James Pennington (fresh) SF - Dennis Lanier (fresh) PF - David Fox (fresh) C - Jason Edmondson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) SG - Dirk Yamaguchi (fresh) SF - Victor Green (fresh) PF - Walter Jones (fresh) C - Curtis Benjamin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Victor Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Niagara | Troy Boulton picks off the pass by Curtis Benjamin | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | VMI | Troy Boulton banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | VMI | Dennis Lanier pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | VMI | Victor Green is called for the reach on Dennis Lanier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Green, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | VMI | James Pennington is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Lanier | 5-0 |
| 18:39 | Niagara | Jim Banks makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Green | 5-3 |
| 18:33 | VMI | Dennis Lanier is hacked by Victor Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Green, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Raymond Lee (SF) Victor Green | |
| 18:20 | VMI | Troy Boulton can't connect on a shot from the right side | 5-3 |
| 18:19 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 18:00 | Niagara | Walter Jones connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jim Banks | 5-5 |
| 17:49 | VMI | James Pennington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:48 | Niagara | Walter Jones pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:35 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi clanks a shot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:34 | VMI | Dennis Lanier pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:11 | VMI | James Pennington connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Troy Boulton | 7-5 |
| 17:06 | Niagara | Jim Banks makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:45 | VMI | Jason Edmondson makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by David Fox | 9-7 |
| 16:26 | Niagara | Walter Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:25 | VMI | The rebound goes to Jason Edmondson | 9-7 |
| 16:02 | VMI | Jason Edmondson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Curtis Benjamin - foul #1 on Curtis Benjamin, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (PG), Houston Roberts (SG), Mack Westerman (SF), Frederick Peeler (PF) Troy Boulton, James Pennington, Dennis Lanier, David Fox | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG), Henry Saiz (SG), Timothy Albro (SF), James Tickle (PF), Stephen Schlesinger (C) Jim Banks, Dirk Yamaguchi, Raymond Lee, Walter Jones, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 16:02 | VMI | Jason Edmondson misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:02 | VMI | Jason Edmondson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:02 | Niagara | James Tickle gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Louis Miner (fresh) SG - Houston Roberts (fresh) SF - Mack Westerman (fresh) PF - Frederick Peeler (fresh) C - Jason Edmondson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Rocky Costa (fresh) SG - Henry Saiz (fresh) SF - Timothy Albro (fresh) PF - James Tickle (fresh) C - Stephen Schlesinger (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Niagara | Rocky Costa makes the 3 from straight away | 9-10 |
| 15:29 | VMI | Houston Roberts is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Louis Miner | 11-10 |
| 15:15 | Niagara | Henry Saiz connects on the floater in the lane set up by Rocky Costa and he's fouled by Jason Edmondson - foul #1 on Jason Edmondson, team foul #1 | 11-12 |
| Subs | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou (C) Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 15:15 | Niagara | Henry Saiz makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:51 | VMI | Houston Roberts can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 11-13 |
| 14:50 | VMI | Houston Roberts grabs the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 14:30 | VMI | Timothy Albro picks off the pass by Houston Roberts | 11-13 |
| 14:10 | Niagara | James Tickle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Frederick Peeler - foul #1 on Frederick Peeler, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Schock (PG), James Pennington (SG), Dennis Lanier (SF), David Fox (PF) Louis Miner, Houston Roberts, Mack Westerman, Frederick Peeler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Walter Jones (PF), Raymond Lee (C) Rocky Costa, Henry Saiz, Timothy Albro, Stephen Schlesinger | |
| 14:10 | Niagara | James Tickle makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:10 | Niagara | James Tickle misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:10 | VMI | Dennis Lanier grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 13:50 | VMI | Dennis Lanier is fouled on the floor by Jim Banks - foul #1 on Jim Banks, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin (C) James Tickle | |
| 13:39 | VMI | James Pennington clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-14 |
| 13:38 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:25 | Niagara | Walter Jones double dribbles | 11-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Jason Edmondson (C) Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 13:23 | VMI | Dirk Yamaguchi takes the ball from Jason Edmondson in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 13:05 | Niagara | Walter Jones slams it home on a great pass from Jim Banks | 11-16 |
| 12:48 | VMI | Dennis Lanier can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 12:46 | VMI | Dennis Lanier tips it home | 13-16 |
| 12:26 | Niagara | Jim Banks loses the ball out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (PG), Houston Roberts (SG), Mack Westerman (SF), Frederick Peeler (PF) Michael Schock, James Pennington, Dennis Lanier, David Fox | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (SG) Dirk Yamaguchi | |
| 12:00 | VMI | Jason Edmondson is fouled on the floor by Rocky Costa - foul #1 on Rocky Costa, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou (PF) Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Timothy Albro (SF) Walter Jones | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Louis Miner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Houston Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mack Westerman (fresh) PF - Xing-Fu Chiou (fresh) C - Frederick Peeler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Albro (fresh) PF - Raymond Lee (tiring) C - Curtis Benjamin (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:55 | VMI | Louis Miner misses the dunk | 13-16 |
| 11:53 | VMI | Frederick Peeler tips it but misses | 13-16 |
| 11:51 | VMI | Frederick Peeler tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 11:42 | Niagara | Mack Westerman steps in front of the Timothy Albro pass | 15-16 |
| 11:39 | VMI | Mack Westerman hits the finger roll | 17-16 |
| 11:27 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 17-18 |
| 11:06 | VMI | Houston Roberts is hacked by Rocky Costa - foul #2 on Rocky Costa, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Schock (PG), James Pennington (SG), Dennis Lanier (SF), David Fox (PF), Jason Edmondson (C) Louis Miner, Houston Roberts, Mack Westerman, Xing-Fu Chiou, Frederick Peeler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Saiz (SG), James Tickle (SF), Walter Jones (PF), Stephen Schlesinger (C) Rocky Costa, Timothy Albro, Raymond Lee, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 10:49 | VMI | David Fox buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Pennington | 19-18 |
| 10:40 | Niagara | James Pennington steals it from Jim Banks | 19-18 |
| 10:37 | VMI | Dennis Lanier lays it up and in set up by James Pennington | 21-18 |
| 10:25 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger loses the ball out of bounds | 21-18 |
| Subs | VMI | Troy Boulton (PG) James Pennington | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Raymond Lee (C) Henry Saiz, Stephen Schlesinger | |
| 10:00 | VMI | Jim Banks steps in front of the Michael Schock pass | 21-18 |
| 09:56 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi lays it in set up by Jim Banks | 21-20 |
| 09:36 | VMI | David Fox is called for 3 seconds | 21-20 |
| Subs | VMI | James Pennington (SG), Louis Miner (SF), Xing-Fu Chiou (PF) Michael Schock, Dennis Lanier, David Fox | |
| Subs | Niagara | Timothy Albro (SF), Curtis Benjamin (C) James Tickle, Raymond Lee | |
| 09:27 | Niagara | Walter Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-20 |
| 09:25 | VMI | The rebound goes to James Pennington | 21-20 |
| 09:22 | VMI | Dirk Yamaguchi steps in front of the James Pennington pass in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 09:17 | Niagara | Timothy Albro is fouled on the floor by Louis Miner - foul #1 on Louis Miner, team foul #3 | 21-20 |
| 09:17 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-20 |
| Subs | VMI | Houston Roberts (SF), Frederick Peeler (PF) Louis Miner, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Saiz (SG), Stephen Schlesinger (PF) Dirk Yamaguchi, Walter Jones | |
| 09:08 | Niagara | Jim Banks is hacked by James Pennington - foul #1 on James Pennington, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| 08:51 | Niagara | Henry Saiz is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Henry Saiz, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| 08:34 | VMI | Houston Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 08:32 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:26 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger scores on a runner from close range | 21-22 |
| 08:23 | VMI | Troy Boulton is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Banks - foul #2 on Jim Banks, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (SF), Jason Edmondson (C) James Pennington, Frederick Peeler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Raymond Lee (PG), Walter Jones (PF) Jim Banks, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 08:23 | VMI | Troy Boulton makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:23 | VMI | Troy Boulton misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 08:23 | Niagara | Walter Jones pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 08:03 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Edmondson | 22-22 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger gets the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:42 | Niagara | Henry Saiz's floater is knocked away by Louis Miner | 22-22 |
| 07:41 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Troy Boulton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Houston Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Miner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Xing-Fu Chiou (fairly fresh) C - Jason Edmondson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Raymond Lee (tiring) SG - Henry Saiz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Albro (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Jones (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Schlesinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | VMI | Troy Boulton misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 07:28 | Niagara | Timothy Albro pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:22 | Niagara | Jason Edmondson blocks the short jumper by Walter Jones | 22-22 |
| 07:21 | VMI | The rebound goes to Jason Edmondson | 22-22 |
| 07:16 | VMI | Timothy Albro picks off the pass by Troy Boulton | 22-22 |
| 06:55 | Niagara | Timothy Albro scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Stephen Schlesinger | 22-24 |
| 06:38 | VMI | Houston Roberts misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 06:37 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:19 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Xing-Fu Chiou - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chiou, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Schock (PG), James Pennington (SG), Dennis Lanier (SF), David Fox (PF), Frederick Peeler (C) Troy Boulton, Houston Roberts, Louis Miner, Xing-Fu Chiou, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Tickle (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Curtis Benjamin (C) Henry Saiz, Timothy Albro, Walter Jones | |
| 06:19 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:19 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:57 | VMI | James Pennington drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Schock | 24-26 |
| 05:46 | Niagara | Raymond Lee buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-28 |
| 05:42 | VMI | James Pennington is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Schlesinger - foul #1 on Stephen Schlesinger, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Walter Jones (PF) Stephen Schlesinger | |
| 05:42 | VMI | James Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:42 | VMI | James Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:21 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 05:20 | VMI | James Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:56 | VMI | James Pennington hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Schock | 29-28 |
| 04:47 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Schock - foul #1 on Michael Schock, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | VMI | Mack Westerman (SF), Jason Edmondson (C) Dennis Lanier, Frederick Peeler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Timothy Albro (SF) Raymond Lee | |
| 04:47 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:47 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:47 | VMI | David Fox gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:33 | VMI | James Pennington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 04:32 | VMI | Jason Edmondson grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:19 | VMI | Mack Westerman misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 04:17 | VMI | James Pennington hits the follow up shot | 31-28 |
| 04:01 | Niagara | Timothy Albro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 04:00 | Niagara | James Tickle can't tip it in | 31-28 |
| 03:58 | Niagara | Timothy Albro tips it home | 31-30 |
| 03:32 | VMI | Timothy Albro is called for the reach on David Fox - foul #1 on Timothy Albro, team foul #10 | 31-30 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (PG), Frederick Peeler (C) Michael Schock, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Rocky Costa (SG), Victor Green (SF) Dirk Yamaguchi, Timothy Albro, Walter Jones | |
| 03:32 | VMI | David Fox makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:32 | VMI | David Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:32 | Niagara | James Tickle gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Louis Miner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Pennington (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mack Westerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Fox (tiring) 3 pts. C - Frederick Peeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Green (fresh) PF - James Tickle (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Benjamin (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Niagara | Rocky Costa knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 32-32 |
| 02:58 | VMI | Louis Miner is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Mack Westerman | 34-32 |
| 02:38 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 02:37 | VMI | James Pennington pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 02:33 | VMI | Louis Miner is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Green - foul #3 on Victor Green, team foul #11 | 34-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Houston Roberts (SG), Dennis Lanier (SF), Xing-Fu Chiou (PF), Jason Edmondson (C) James Pennington, Mack Westerman, David Fox, Frederick Peeler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Timothy Albro (SF), Raymond Lee (PF), Stephen Schlesinger (C) Victor Green, James Tickle, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 02:33 | VMI | Louis Miner makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:33 | VMI | Louis Miner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:07 | Niagara | Timothy Albro travels with the ball | 36-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Kevin Fields (PG) Louis Miner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi (SG) Jim Banks | |
| 01:48 | VMI | Dennis Lanier hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Dirk Yamaguchi - foul #1 on Dirk Yamaguchi, team foul #12 | 38-32 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG) Rocky Costa | |
| 01:48 | VMI | Dennis Lanier makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:33 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jim Banks | 39-34 |
| 01:15 | VMI | Xing-Fu Chiou misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 01:14 | VMI | Dennis Lanier tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 00:55 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dirk Yamaguchi, team foul #13 | 41-34 |
| Subs | VMI | Louis Miner (PG), Michael Schock (SG), Frederick Peeler (PF) Kevin Fields, Houston Roberts, Xing-Fu Chiou | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Saiz (SG), Walter Jones (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Dirk Yamaguchi, Timothy Albro, Stephen Schlesinger | |
| 00:37 | VMI | Michael Schock is called for a backcourt violation | 41-34 |
| 00:37 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-34 |
| Subs | VMI | Troy Boulton (PG), David Fox (PF) Michael Schock, Jason Edmondson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG) Jim Banks | |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Rocky Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-34 |
| 00:20 | VMI | Frederick Peeler snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 00:03 | VMI | Rocky Costa is called for the reach on Troy Boulton - foul #3 on Rocky Costa, team foul #14 | 41-34 |
| Subs | VMI | James Pennington (SG) Dennis Lanier | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), James Tickle (SF) Rocky Costa, Henry Saiz, Raymond Lee | |
| 00:03 | VMI | Troy Boulton misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:03 | VMI | Troy Boulton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | James Tickle can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 42-34 |