| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Loudermilk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maze (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Ospina (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Billings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | John Billings makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Li Xayasith and he's fouled by James Ospina - foul #1 on James Ospina, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | John Billings makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:30 | VMI | James Ospina is fouled on the floor by Li Xayasith - foul #1 on Li Xayasith, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 19:12 | VMI | James Ospina can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Li Xayasith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 19:09 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| 19:03 | VMI | Thomas Maze comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-33 |
| 19:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Samuel Aikens | 27-33 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Samuel Aikens and he's fouled by Walter Thomas - foul #3 on Walter Thomas, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | VMI | Salvatore Garcia (C) Walter Thomas | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:58 | VMI | Thomas Maze grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:44 | VMI | Salvatore Garcia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Samuel Aikens - foul #2 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 18:44 | VMI | Salvatore Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:44 | VMI | Salvatore Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| 18:05 | VMI | James Loudermilk misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Li Xayasith - foul #2 on Li Xayasith, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| 18:05 | VMI | James Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:05 | VMI | James Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang banks in the layup and he's hacked by Thomas Maze - foul #1 on Thomas Maze, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:42 | VMI | James Ospina knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel Aikens | 34-40 |
| 17:11 | VMI | Jack Fields is hacked by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #1 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | VMI | John Greeson (C) James Ospina | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:56 | VMI | Jack Fields comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-40 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | John Billings blows the layup but he's fouled by James Loudermilk - foul #1 on James Loudermilk, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | VMI | Curtis Elliott (PF) Thomas Maze | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:40 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:40 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:22 | VMI | James Loudermilk can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:02 | Kent State | Li Xayasith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Billings | 34-45 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvatore Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Elliott (fresh) C - John Greeson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | VMI | James Loudermilk hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski scores on a jumper in the paint | 37-47 |
| 15:13 | VMI | Samuel Aikens takes the ball from Curtis Elliott | 37-47 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens banks in the layup | 37-49 |
| 14:52 | VMI | Curtis Elliott hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jack Fields | 39-49 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Li Xayasith drills a shot in the paint set up by Shaiming Wang and the foul's on James Loudermilk - foul #2 on James Loudermilk, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | VMI | Matthew Casper (PG), Thomas Maze (SF), James Ospina (PF), Walter Thomas (C) Jack Fields, James Loudermilk, Salvatore Garcia, John Greeson | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the free throw | 39-52 |
| 14:18 | VMI | Walter Thomas double dribbles | 39-52 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Curtis Elliott is called for the reach on Li Xayasith - foul #3 on Curtis Elliott, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Bertram Leech (PF) Shaiming Wang, John Billings | |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Curtis Elliott - foul #4 on Curtis Elliott, team foul #7 | 39-52 |
| Subs | VMI | Virgil Carpino (PG) Curtis Elliott | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Li Xayasith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 13:35 | VMI | Ivan Jakubowski swats the dunk try by James Ospina | 39-54 |
| 13:33 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski pulls down the rebound | 39-54 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski is fouled on the floor by Walter Thomas - foul #4 on Walter Thomas, team foul #8 | 39-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Fields (PG), John Greeson (C) Virgil Carpino, Walter Thomas | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 13:18 | VMI | The rebound goes to James Ospina | 39-54 |
| 12:58 | VMI | James Ospina misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 12:57 | VMI | James Ospina gets the offensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 12:44 | VMI | Ivan Jakubowski swats the short shot by James Ospina | 39-54 |
| 12:42 | VMI | James Ospina can't tip it in | 39-54 |
| 12:40 | VMI | John Greeson tips it but misses | 39-54 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 12:19 | Kent State | John Greeson swats the short shot by Ivan Jakubowski | 39-54 |
| 12:18 | VMI | The rebound goes to Thomas Maze | 39-54 |
| 11:57 | VMI | Thomas Maze hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Fields and he's fouled by Raymond McCoy - foul #1 on Raymond McCoy, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | VMI | James Loudermilk (SG), Salvatore Garcia (PF) Matthew Casper, James Ospina | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF), John Billings (PF) Raymond McCoy, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 11:57 | VMI | Thomas Maze makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Loudermilk (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maze (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Greeson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Bertram Leech (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Kent State | John Billings comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Salvatore Garcia - foul #2 on Salvatore Garcia, team foul #9 | 42-54 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SG) Li Xayasith | |
| 11:50 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 11:32 | VMI | Salvatore Garcia clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 11:31 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-56 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Keith Tully can't tip it in | 42-56 |
| 11:13 | VMI | Salvatore Garcia grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 10:53 | VMI | Salvatore Garcia buries a 3 from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 10:34 | VMI | John Greeson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:14 | VMI | James Loudermilk comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-56 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Bertram Leech gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Keith Tully misses long on a jumper from the left block | 45-56 |
| 09:45 | VMI | Salvatore Garcia snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 09:26 | VMI | James Loudermilk misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Bertram Leech | 45-56 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Keith Tully misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens hits the follow up shot | 45-58 |
| 08:52 | VMI | James Loudermilk can't finish the layup | 45-58 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Bertram Leech snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Keith Tully is fouled on the floor by James Loudermilk - foul #3 on James Loudermilk, team foul #10 | 45-58 |
| Subs | VMI | Virgil Carpino (PG), Matthew Casper (SG), James Ospina (PF), William Westbrooks (C) Jack Fields, James Loudermilk, Salvatore Garcia, John Greeson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF), Sidney Brooks (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Shaiming Wang, John Billings, Bertram Leech | |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:09 | VMI | Thomas Maze misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-60 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses short on a floater in the paint | 45-60 |
| 07:58 | VMI | James Ospina pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Virgil Carpino (fresh) SG - Matthew Casper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maze (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Ospina (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - William Westbrooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Tully (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond McCoy (fresh) PF - Sidney Brooks (fresh) C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:51 | VMI | Matthew Casper can't connect on a shot from the right side | 45-60 |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the easy layup | 45-60 |
| 07:31 | VMI | James Ospina gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 07:23 | VMI | Virgil Carpino clanks a floater from the left side | 45-60 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Samuel Aikens | 45-60 |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski drills a shot near the basket and he's hacked by William Westbrooks - foul #1 on William Westbrooks, team foul #11 | 45-62 |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Fields (PG), James Loudermilk (SG), Curtis Elliott (SF), Walter Thomas (C) Virgil Carpino, Matthew Casper, Thomas Maze, William Westbrooks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG) Keith Tully | |
| 07:01 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:01 | VMI | James Ospina gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 06:49 | VMI | James Loudermilk clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens is whistled for a carry | 45-62 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) Raymond McCoy | |
| 06:29 | VMI | Jack Fields misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-62 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Li Xayasith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-62 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Li Xayasith misses the tip | 45-62 |
| 06:19 | VMI | James Ospina gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 06:07 | VMI | Walter Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ivan Jakubowski - foul #2 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #6 | 45-62 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (PF) Sidney Brooks | |
| 06:07 | VMI | Walter Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 06:07 | VMI | Walter Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang's pass is intercepted by James Loudermilk | 47-62 |
| 05:33 | VMI | James Ospina misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Li Xayasith | 47-64 |
| 05:02 | VMI | James Loudermilk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 05:01 | VMI | Walter Thomas can't tip it in | 47-64 |
| 04:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to John Billings | 47-64 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski tips it in | 47-66 |
| 04:23 | VMI | James Ospina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-66 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Li Xayasith pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-66 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Li Xayasith tips it in | 47-68 |
| 03:46 | VMI | Curtis Elliott misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 47-68 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 47-68 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Ospina (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Walter Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Samuel Aikens (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Li Xayasith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shaiming Wang (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Billings (tiring) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Curtis Elliott is called for the reach on Shaiming Wang - foul #5 on Curtis Elliott, team foul #12 | 47-68 |
| Subs | VMI | Virgil Carpino (PG), Matthew Casper (SG), Salvatore Garcia (SF), John Greeson (PF), William Westbrooks (C) Jack Fields, James Loudermilk, Curtis Elliott, James Ospina, Walter Thomas | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jones (PG), Keith Tully (SG), Sidney Brooks (PF), Bertram Leech (C) Samuel Aikens, Li Xayasith, John Billings, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 03:27 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 03:18 | VMI | Salvatore Garcia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-70 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Sidney Brooks grabs the board | 47-70 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | William Westbrooks is called for the reach on Shaiming Wang - foul #2 on William Westbrooks, team foul #13 | 47-70 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 02:55 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 02:46 | VMI | Matthew Casper travels with the ball | 47-72 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond McCoy (SF) Shaiming Wang | |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Keith Tully loses the dribble to Matthew Casper | 47-72 |
| 02:04 | VMI | Virgil Carpino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-72 |
| 01:35 | Kent State | Keith Tully hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-75 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:25 | VMI | Keith Tully steals it from Matthew Casper | 47-75 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Keith Tully scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Jones and he's fouled by Salvatore Garcia - foul #3 on Salvatore Garcia, team foul #14 | 47-77 |
| 01:10 | Kent State | Keith Tully makes the free throw | 47-78 |
| 00:51 | VMI | Sidney Brooks is called for the reach on Virgil Carpino - foul #1 on Sidney Brooks, team foul #7 | 47-78 |
| 00:51 | VMI | Virgil Carpino makes the 1st free throw | 48-78 |
| 00:51 | VMI | Virgil Carpino makes the 2nd free throw | 49-78 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | John Greeson steals the ball from Sidney Brooks | 49-78 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | VMI | Salvatore Garcia misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-78 |
| 00:17 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 49-78 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Robert Jones runs out the clock | 49-78 |