| Lineup | VMI | PG - William Yan (fresh) SG - Steven Maiden (fresh) SF - Ronald Cody (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Michael Handel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Paul Ansley (fresh) SG - Tony Wynn (fresh) SF - Ronald Hoffman (fresh) PF - David Smith (fresh) C - Nicholas Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | C. Connecticut State | Nicholas Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Hoffman loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | VMI | William Yan makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Smith | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | VMI | William Yan misses the shot from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Hoffman snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | VMI | William Yan gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | VMI | Steven Maiden misses the jump hook near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | C. Connecticut State | Nicholas Brown snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | C. Connecticut State | Paul Ansley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | VMI | Michael Handel gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | VMI | Tony Wynn steps in front of the William Yan pass in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn banks in the layup | 3-4 |
| 17:38 | VMI | William Yan is hacked by Nicholas Brown - foul #1 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker (SG), Stephen Whitley (SF), Harry Harrell (PF), Nole Smith (C) Tony Wynn, Ronald Hoffman, David Smith, Nicholas Brown | |
| 17:20 | VMI | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Harrell | 3-6 |
| 16:48 | VMI | Michael Handel double dribbles | 3-6 |
| Subs | VMI | Andrew Cardinal (PG), Walker Young (SF), Gary Esqueda (C) William Yan, Ronald Cody, Michael Handel | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph (SG) Paul Ansley | |
| 16:37 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:36 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell gets the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:24 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell travels with the ball | 3-6 |
| Subs | VMI | Alvin Lenhardt (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Hoffman (SF), David Smith (PF), Nicholas Brown (C) Timothy Rudolph, Harry Harrell, Nole Smith | |
| 16:07 | VMI | Steven Maiden misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:06 | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:01 | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-8 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Andrew Cardinal (fresh) SG - Steven Maiden (fairly fresh) SF - Walker Young (fresh) PF - Alvin Lenhardt (fresh) C - Gary Esqueda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Preston Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Hoffman (fresh) PF - David Smith (fresh) C - Nicholas Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | VMI | Alvin Lenhardt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ronald Hoffman - foul #1 on Ronald Hoffman, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | VMI | Bruce Annunziata (SG) Steven Maiden | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Paul Ansley (PG), Tony Wynn (SG) Preston Walker, Stephen Whitley | |
| 15:46 | VMI | Alvin Lenhardt makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:46 | VMI | Alvin Lenhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:46 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 15:23 | C. Connecticut State | Nicholas Brown is hacked by Gary Esqueda - foul #1 on Gary Esqueda, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | VMI | William Yan (PG), Ronald Cody (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Michael Handel (C) Bruce Annunziata, Walker Young, Alvin Lenhardt, Gary Esqueda | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 15:06 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Cardinal - foul #1 on Andrew Cardinal, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell (SF) Ronald Hoffman | |
| 15:06 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:06 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:02 | VMI | The refs have stopped play. Ronald Cody is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 4-10 |
| Subs | VMI | Walker Young (SF) Ronald Cody | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley (SF) Harry Harrell | |
| 14:51 | VMI | Michael Handel knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Yan | 6-10 |
| 14:34 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn loses the ball out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | VMI | Steven Maiden (SG) Andrew Cardinal | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell (PF), Nole Smith (C) David Smith, Nicholas Brown | |
| 14:16 | VMI | Robert Smith is hacked by Harry Harrell - foul #1 on Harry Harrell, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| 14:02 | VMI | Michael Handel makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by William Yan | 8-10 |
| 13:44 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | VMI | Alvin Lenhardt (SF), Gary Esqueda (C) William Yan, Michael Handel | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker (PG), Timothy Rudolph (SG), Ronald Hoffman (SF) Paul Ansley, Tony Wynn, Stephen Whitley | |
| 13:44 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:44 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:44 | VMI | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:22 | VMI | Gary Esqueda's pass is intercepted by Preston Walker | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | C. Connecticut State | Nole Smith double dribbles | 8-11 |
| Subs | VMI | Andrew Cardinal (PG), Jeremy Richards (SF) Walker Young, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | David Smith (PF), Nicholas Brown (C) Harry Harrell, Nole Smith | |
| 12:41 | VMI | Andrew Cardinal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 12:40 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to David Smith | 8-11 |
| 12:16 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 12:15 | VMI | The rebound goes to Gary Esqueda | 8-11 |
| 11:53 | VMI | Jeremy Richards hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 11:51 | VMI | Alvin Lenhardt tips it home | 10-11 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Andrew Cardinal (fresh) SG - Steven Maiden (fairly fresh) SF - Jeremy Richards (fresh) PF - Alvin Lenhardt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Esqueda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Preston Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Rudolph (fresh) SF - Ronald Hoffman (fairly fresh) PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith misses the jumper from the left side | 10-11 |
| 11:31 | VMI | Alvin Lenhardt snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 11:18 | VMI | Steven Maiden drills a turnaround from the left block | 12-11 |
| 10:55 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 12-11 |
| 10:53 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:44 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Hoffman hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Preston Walker and the foul's on Jeremy Richards - foul #1 on Jeremy Richards, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | VMI | William Yan (PG), Bruce Annunziata (SG), Walker Young (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Michael Handel (C) Andrew Cardinal, Steven Maiden, Jeremy Richards, Alvin Lenhardt, Gary Esqueda | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Paul Ansley (PG), Tony Wynn (SG), Harry Harrell (PF), Nole Smith (C) Preston Walker, Timothy Rudolph, David Smith, Nicholas Brown | |
| 10:44 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Hoffman makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:26 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bruce Annunziata, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley (SF) Ronald Hoffman | |
| 10:15 | C. Connecticut State | Paul Ansley is fouled on the floor by William Yan - foul #1 on William Yan, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| 09:57 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Handel steps in front of the Paul Ansley pass | 12-14 |
| 09:43 | VMI | Bruce Annunziata's floater is tipped away by Harry Harrell | 12-14 |
| 09:42 | VMI | Michael Handel grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 09:33 | VMI | William Yan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 09:28 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Andrew Cardinal (SG) Bruce Annunziata | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | David Smith (PF), Nicholas Brown (C) Harry Harrell, Nole Smith | |
| 09:12 | VMI | William Yan is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Steven Maiden (SG) Andrew Cardinal | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 08:58 | VMI | Steven Maiden connects on the floater from the right wing set up by William Yan | 17-14 |
| 08:46 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas Brown | 17-17 |
| 08:28 | VMI | Steven Maiden misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tony Wynn - foul #1 on Tony Wynn, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker (SG) Tony Wynn | |
| 08:28 | VMI | Steven Maiden makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:28 | VMI | Steven Maiden misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:28 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:07 | C. Connecticut State | Steven Maiden is called for the reach on Preston Walker - foul #1 on Steven Maiden, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | VMI | Andrew Cardinal (PG), Gary Esqueda (C) William Yan, Michael Handel | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell (C) Nicholas Brown | |
| 08:07 | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:07 | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:47 | VMI | Preston Walker steals the ball from Steven Maiden | 18-19 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Andrew Cardinal (fresh) SG - Steven Maiden (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walker Young (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Gary Esqueda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Paul Ansley (fresh) SG - Preston Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Whitley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harry Harrell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:33 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Whitley and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | VMI | Jeremy Richards (SF), Alvin Lenhardt (PF) Walker Young, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph (SG), Ronald Hoffman (SF) Paul Ansley, Stephen Whitley | |
| 07:33 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:16 | VMI | Steven Maiden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 18-22 |
| 07:14 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 07:10 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Hoffman scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Smith | 18-24 |
| 06:54 | VMI | Jeremy Richards misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 06:53 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:49 | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 06:47 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:24 | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker's pass is intercepted by Alvin Lenhardt | 18-24 |
| 06:19 | VMI | Andrew Cardinal hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jeremy Richards | 20-24 |
| 06:07 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 06:06 | VMI | Gary Esqueda pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:48 | VMI | Gary Esqueda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | VMI | William Yan (PG), Ronald Cody (SF), Michael Handel (C) Steven Maiden, Jeremy Richards, Gary Esqueda | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Paul Ansley (PG), Tony Wynn (SG), Stephen Whitley (SF), Nole Smith (PF), Nicholas Brown (C) Preston Walker, Timothy Rudolph, Ronald Hoffman, David Smith, Harry Harrell | |
| 05:21 | C. Connecticut State | Nicholas Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Walker Young (SG), Brian Holloway (PF) Andrew Cardinal, Alvin Lenhardt | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 05:13 | VMI | Michael Handel clanks a shot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 05:12 | C. Connecticut State | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:54 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Handel - foul #1 on Michael Handel, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| 04:54 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:54 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:39 | VMI | Michael Handel is hacked by Nicholas Brown - foul #2 on Nicholas Brown, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell (PF) Nicholas Brown | |
| 04:19 | VMI | Walker Young buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Holloway | 22-26 |
| 04:09 | C. Connecticut State | Nole Smith knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Ansley and the foul's on Ronald Cody - foul #1 on Ronald Cody, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | VMI | Steven Maiden (SG), Alvin Lenhardt (PF) Walker Young, Brian Holloway | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Hoffman (SF) Stephen Whitley | |
| 04:09 | C. Connecticut State | Nole Smith makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:45 | VMI | Ronald Cody hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 03:44 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Tony Wynn | 22-29 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - William Yan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Maiden (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Cody (fresh) PF - Alvin Lenhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Handel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Paul Ansley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nole Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harry Harrell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:42 | C. Connecticut State | Paul Ansley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Smith (PF) Alvin Lenhardt | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Nicholas Brown (C) Nole Smith | |
| 03:34 | VMI | Ronald Cody hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Yan | 25-29 |
| 03:18 | C. Connecticut State | Paul Ansley hits a floater from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 03:09 | VMI | Steven Maiden loses the dribble to Tony Wynn | 25-31 |
| 02:56 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn loses the ball out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | VMI | Andrew Cardinal (PG), Walker Young (SF), Gary Esqueda (C) William Yan, Ronald Cody, Michael Handel | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker (SG), David Smith (PF) Tony Wynn, Harry Harrell | |
| 02:38 | VMI | Walker Young misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Hoffman - foul #2 on Ronald Hoffman, team foul #7 | 25-31 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley (SG) Paul Ansley | |
| 02:38 | VMI | Walker Young makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:38 | VMI | Walker Young misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:38 | C. Connecticut State | Nicholas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 02:19 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-31 |
| 02:17 | VMI | Gary Esqueda snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 01:59 | VMI | David Smith steals it from Andrew Cardinal | 26-31 |
| 01:31 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | VMI | William Yan (PG) Steven Maiden | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Paul Ansley (PG) Ronald Hoffman | |
| 01:13 | VMI | Nicholas Brown steals the ball from Robert Smith | 26-31 |
| 01:01 | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cardinal - foul #2 on Andrew Cardinal, team foul #11 | 26-31 |
| Subs | VMI | Ronald Cody (SF), Michael Handel (C) Walker Young, Gary Esqueda | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn (SG), Harry Harrell (C) Paul Ansley, Nicholas Brown | |
| 01:01 | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:01 | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:01 | VMI | Robert Smith grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 00:55 | VMI | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 00:54 | VMI | Michael Handel pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:43 | VMI | Michael Handel can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 00:41 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Harry Harrell | 26-32 |
| 00:31 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Cody steps in front of the David Smith pass | 26-32 |
| 00:16 | VMI | Ronald Cody comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 00:15 | VMI | William Yan hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 00:02 | C. Connecticut State | Preston Walker comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 00:01 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell hits the follow up shot | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | VMI | William Yan misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-34 |