| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fresh) SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) PF - Jeff Renn (fresh) C - Kyle Lawless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fresh) SG - Joel Gilliam (fresh) SF - Michael Manis (fresh) PF - David Rogers (fresh) C - Erik Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Joel Gilliam | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Tommie Delucia is blocked by Erik Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Manis | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Rogers | 0-7 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-7 |
| 18:12 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis loses the dribble to Dan Gavinski in the backcourt | 0-7 |
| 17:54 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski is hacked by Michael Manis - foul #1 on Michael Manis, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Ebner (SF), Luis Funke (PF), Larry Sharpe (C) Michael Manis, David Rogers, Erik Williams | |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeff Renn | 3-7 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jeff Renn - foul #1 on Jeff Renn, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Neil Adkins (PF), John Stahl (C) Tommie Delucia, Augustus Bienkowski, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (SG) Joel Gilliam | |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-9 |
| 16:54 | Virginia Tech | Larry Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:44 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gustavo Lombardi | 3-12 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-12 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison tips it home | 5-12 |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke connects on the open jumper from close range set up by Richard Cage | 5-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) SG - Dexter Sellers (fresh) SF - Michael Atkison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Adkins (fairly fresh) C - John Stahl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gustavo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cage (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Ebner (fairly fresh) PF - Luis Funke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Sharpe (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-14 |
| 15:25 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke grabs the board | 5-14 |
| 15:23 | Virginia Tech | Larry Sharpe is hacked by John Stahl in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Stahl, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) James Varley, Dexter Sellers, Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins, John Stahl | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam (SG), Michael Manis (SF), David Rogers (PF), Erik Williams (C) Richard Cage, Paul Ebner, Luis Funke, Larry Sharpe | |
| 15:08 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from David Rogers and he's hacked by Kyle Lawless - foul #1 on Kyle Lawless, team foul #3 | 5-16 |
| 15:08 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams makes the free throw | 5-17 |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless loses the dribble to Gustavo Lombardi | 5-17 |
| 14:52 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses the easy layup | 5-17 |
| 14:50 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jeff Renn | 5-17 |
| 14:30 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-17 |
| 14:28 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Gavinski | 5-17 |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski is hacked by Joel Gilliam - foul #1 on Joel Gilliam, team foul #2 | 5-17 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Augustus Bienkowski is blocked by David Rogers | 5-17 |
| 14:05 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 5-17 |
| 13:36 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Manis | 5-20 |
| 13:14 | Illinois State | David Rogers takes the ball from Augustus Bienkowski | 5-20 |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam is called for 10 seconds | 5-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Neil Adkins (PF), John Stahl (C) Tommie Delucia, Augustus Bienkowski, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (SG), Paul Ebner (SF), Luis Funke (PF) Joel Gilliam, Michael Manis, David Rogers | |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | A charge is called on Michael Atkison - foul #1 on Michael Atkison, team foul #4 | 5-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall (PG) Gustavo Lombardi | |
| 12:31 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Erik Williams | 5-23 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins double dribbles | 5-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Cusack (SF) Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SF), David Rogers (PF), Larry Sharpe (C) Paul Ebner, Luis Funke, Erik Williams | |
| 11:56 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall is hacked by John Stahl in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Stahl, team foul #5 | 5-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeff Renn (PF) John Stahl | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam (SG) Michael Manis | |
| 11:48 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Joel Gilliam | 5-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) SG - Dexter Sellers (fresh) SF - James Cusack (fresh) PF - Jeff Renn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Atkison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Philip Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joel Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cage (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Sharpe (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on David Rogers - foul #1 on David Rogers, team foul #3 | 7-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Kyle Lawless (C) Dexter Sellers, James Cusack, Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG) Richard Cage | |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn makes the free throw | 8-25 |
| 11:05 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 8-25 |
| 11:04 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-25 |
| 10:50 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 8-25 |
| 10:48 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers tips it home | 8-27 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Tommie Delucia and he's hacked by David Rogers - foul #2 on David Rogers, team foul #4 | 10-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Cusack (SG), Neil Adkins (C) James Varley, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Ebner (SG), Michael Manis (SF), Luis Funke (PF), Erik Williams (C) Joel Gilliam, Philip Hall, David Rogers, Larry Sharpe | |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn makes the free throw | 11-27 |
| 10:04 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-27 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn gets the rebound | 11-27 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski double dribbles | 11-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (PG), Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Kyle Lawless (C) Tommie Delucia, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (PG) Gustavo Lombardi | |
| 09:49 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis is hacked by Neil Adkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Neil Adkins, team foul #6 | 11-27 |
| 09:34 | Virginia Tech | Kyle Lawless is called for the reach on Erik Williams - foul #2 on Kyle Lawless, team foul #7 | 11-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeff Renn (PF), Michael Atkison (C) Neil Adkins, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 09:34 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams makes the 1st free throw | 11-28 |
| 09:34 | Virginia Tech | Erik Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 11-29 |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Jeff Renn is denied by Luis Funke | 11-29 |
| 09:20 | Virginia Tech | Paul Ebner snags the defensive board | 11-29 |
| 09:01 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Luis Funke, team foul #5 | 11-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG) James Cusack | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall (PG), Joel Gilliam (SG), Larry Sharpe (PF) Paul Ebner, Michael Manis, Luis Funke | |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-29 |
| 08:12 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-29 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison gets the rebound | 14-29 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-29 |
| 07:53 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Philip Hall | 14-29 |
| 07:25 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Erik Williams | 14-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fairly fresh) SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fairly fresh) SF - Dexter Sellers (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Renn (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Atkison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Philip Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joel Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Sharpe (fairly fresh) C - Erik Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Varley | 17-32 |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Atkison - foul #2 on Michael Atkison, team foul #8 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), James Cusack (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Neil Adkins (C) James Varley, Augustus Bienkowski, Dexter Sellers, Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG), Michael Manis (SF), Luis Funke (PF) Philip Hall, Richard Cage, Larry Sharpe | |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 17-34 |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Lombardi - foul #1 on Gustavo Lombardi, team foul #6 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Paul Ebner (SG) Joel Gilliam | |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 19-34 |
| 06:31 | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-34 |
| 06:30 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke tips it in | 19-36 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-36 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Renn | 19-36 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Erik Williams denies the turnaround by Jeff Renn | 19-36 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the offensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Erik Williams picks off the pass by James Cusack | 19-36 |
| 05:28 | Virginia Tech | Luis Funke knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Gustavo Lombardi | 19-38 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia buries a floater from the left side | 21-38 |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-38 |
| 04:59 | Illinois State | James Cusack gets the rebound | 21-38 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Luis Funke steals the ball from Dan Gavinski | 21-38 |
| 04:32 | Virginia Tech | Paul Ebner misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Cusack - foul #1 on James Cusack, team foul #9 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Augustus Bienkowski (SG) Tommie Delucia, James Cusack | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall (PG), Joel Gilliam (SG), David Rogers (PF) Gustavo Lombardi, Michael Manis, Erik Williams | |
| 04:32 | Virginia Tech | Paul Ebner misses the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 04:32 | Virginia Tech | Paul Ebner makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | James Varley buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 03:52 | Virginia Tech | David Rogers snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 03:35 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-42 |
| 03:21 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-42 |
| 03:19 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn grabs the offensive board | 23-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fairly fresh) SF - Dan Gavinski (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Renn (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Neil Adkins (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Philip Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joel Gilliam (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Ebner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Funke (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Varley | 26-42 |
| 02:42 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall is fouled on the floor by Neil Adkins - foul #2 on Neil Adkins, team foul #10 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), John Stahl (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) James Varley, Augustus Bienkowski, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage (SF), Larry Sharpe (C) Paul Ebner, Luis Funke | |
| 02:42 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 02:42 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | John Stahl hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-44 |
| 02:29 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage snags the defensive board | 26-44 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam is hacked by Tommie Delucia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommie Delucia, team foul #11 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi (PG) Philip Hall | |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam misses the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Larry Sharpe - foul #1 on Larry Sharpe, team foul #7 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Manis (SF) Joel Gilliam | |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | John Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | John Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 02:14 | Virginia Tech | Tommie Delucia picks off the pass by Michael Manis in the backcourt | 28-45 |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless double dribbles | 28-45 |
| 01:54 | Virginia Tech | Richard Cage can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to John Stahl | 28-45 |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Sharpe - foul #2 on Larry Sharpe, team foul #8 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (SG) Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall (SF) Michael Manis | |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Kyle Lawless is called for the reach on Gustavo Lombardi - foul #3 on Kyle Lawless, team foul #12 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Atkison (C) Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 01:04 | Virginia Tech | Larry Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Philip Hall makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gustavo Lombardi | 30-49 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Tommie Delucia and he's fouled by Richard Cage - foul #1 on Richard Cage, team foul #9 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), James Cusack (SF), Jeff Renn (PF) James Varley, Dexter Sellers, John Stahl | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam (SG), Michael Manis (SF), Erik Williams (C) Richard Cage, Philip Hall, Larry Sharpe | |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison makes the free throw | 33-49 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam is hacked by Jeff Renn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Renn, team foul #13 | 33-49 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Joel Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 00:04 | Illinois State | James Cusack connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tommie Delucia | 35-51 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Gustavo Lombardi clanks a halfcourt shot | 35-51 |