| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) SG - Larry Russel (fresh) SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) PF - David Cowen (fresh) C - John Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (fresh) SG - Shawn Palmieri (fresh) SF - Adam Madden (fresh) PF - Russell McAllister (fresh) C - Andrew Card (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:51 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri connects on the 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:35 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card makes the runner in the lane set up by Kenneth Shick | 0-5 |
| 19:24 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea is called for traveling | 0-5 |
| 19:10 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 18:49 | Virginia Tech | John Hart's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Card | 0-7 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 18:23 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden travels with the ball | 0-7 |
| 18:10 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel is called for traveling | 0-7 |
| 17:59 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Kenneth Shick | 0-9 |
| 17:42 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-9 |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 0-9 |
| 17:23 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses long on a floater from the left block | 0-9 |
| 17:21 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card tips it home | 0-11 |
| 17:09 | Virginia Tech | John Hart can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 0-11 |
| 17:08 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 0-11 |
| 16:54 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea is alone and drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Scott | 2-11 |
| 16:42 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-14 |
| 16:22 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Palmieri picks off the pass by Steven Scott | 2-14 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri banks in the layup | 2-16 |
| 16:15 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea's pass is intercepted by Russell McAllister in the backcourt | 2-16 |
| 16:06 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-16 |
| 16:04 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Larry Russel | 2-16 |
| 15:59 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-16 |
| 15:58 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Andrew Card | 2-16 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Russel (fairly fresh) SF - Oscar Shea (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Cowen (fairly fresh) C - John Hart (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Kenneth Shick (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Palmieri (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Adam Madden (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Russell McAllister (tiring) C - Andrew Card (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-16 |
| 15:51 | Virginia Tech | John Hart snags the defensive board | 2-16 |
| 15:47 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-16 |
| 15:45 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea grabs the offensive rebound | 2-16 |
| 15:29 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Scott | 4-16 |
| 15:13 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick scores on a jumper in the paint | 4-18 |
| 15:09 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel travels with the ball | 4-18 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (PG), Steven Deford (SG), William Shaffer (SF), Bruce Justice (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) Steven Scott, Larry Russel, Oscar Shea, David Cowen, John Hart | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Ryan Wright (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Gary Stokely (PF) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Adam Madden, Russell McAllister | |
| 14:57 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-18 |
| 14:56 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely tips it home | 4-20 |
| 14:49 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth loses the dribble to Nicholas Dowdell in the backcourt | 4-20 |
| 14:40 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell connects on the runner in the paint set up by Gary Stokely and he's hacked by Kevin Forth - foul #1 on Kevin Forth, team foul #1 | 4-22 |
| 14:40 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the free throw | 4-23 |
| 14:11 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer clanks a floater from the left block | 4-23 |
| 14:09 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card gets the rebound | 4-23 |
| 13:54 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Crose - foul #1 on Jeremy Crose, team foul #2 | 4-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild (PF), John Hart (C) Bruce Justice, Jeremy Crose | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Douglas Terry (SG) Angelo Colon, Ryan Wright | |
| 13:49 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy misses short on a floater from the left wing | 4-23 |
| 13:47 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely can't tip it in | 4-23 |
| 13:46 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild gets the rebound | 4-23 |
| 13:42 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford is hacked by Nicholas Dowdell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Dowdell, team foul #1 | 4-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas (PG), Larry Russel (SG) Kevin Forth, Steven Deford | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:32 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-23 |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | John Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 4-23 |
| 13:17 | Virginia Tech | John Hart is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #3 | 4-23 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (SF) William Shaffer | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:05 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-23 |
| 12:57 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild hits a wide open runner in the paint | 6-23 |
| 12:48 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Douglas Terry | 6-25 |
| 12:46 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel is hacked by Douglas Terry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Terry, team foul #2 | 6-25 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) John Fairchild, John Hart | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Ryan Wright (SG), Adam Madden (SF) John Murphy, Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell | |
| 12:30 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-25 |
| 12:29 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card gets the rebound | 6-25 |
| 12:23 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-28 |
| 12:18 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas is hacked by Gary Stokely - foul #1 on Gary Stokely, team foul #3 | 6-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (PG), Oscar Shea (SF) Felipe Salinas, Kevin Forth | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (C) Andrew Card | |
| 12:13 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea lays it in | 8-28 |
| 12:01 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister misses the jump hook near the basket | 8-28 |
| 11:59 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice pulls down the rebound | 8-28 |
| 11:56 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 8-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer (SF), David Cowen (PF), John Hart (C) Oscar Shea, Bruce Justice, Jeremy Crose | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri (SG) Ryan Wright | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Deford (fresh) SG - Larry Russel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Shaffer (fresh) PF - David Cowen (fresh) C - John Hart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Angelo Colon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adam Madden (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Gary Stokely (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell McAllister (tiring) | |
| 11:42 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden loses the dribble to David Cowen | 8-28 |
| 11:39 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 8-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG) Larry Russel | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Angelo Colon, Adam Madden | |
| 11:34 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-28 |
| 11:32 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen gets the rebound | 8-28 |
| 11:15 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-28 |
| 11:14 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell gets the rebound | 8-28 |
| 10:52 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell banks in the layup on a great pass from Shawn Palmieri | 8-30 |
| 10:33 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses badly on a runner near the basket | 8-30 |
| 10:32 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell pulls down the rebound | 8-30 |
| 10:23 | Sam Houston State | Steven Deford steps in front of the Russell McAllister pass | 8-30 |
| 10:09 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen blows the layup but the foul's on Russell McAllister - foul #1 on Russell McAllister, team foul #4 | 8-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (PG), Felipe Salinas (SG), Bruce Justice (SF), Jeremy Crose (C) Steven Scott, Steven Deford, William Shaffer, John Hart | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Ryan Wright (SG), Douglas Terry (SF), Andrew Card (C) Kenneth Shick, Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister | |
| 10:09 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses the 1st free throw | 8-30 |
| 10:09 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-30 |
| 09:55 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely makes the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Felipe Salinas - foul #1 on Felipe Salinas, team foul #4 | 9-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (SG) David Cowen | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 09:55 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the free throw | 9-32 |
| 09:55 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry gets the offensive rebound | 9-32 |
| 09:36 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-32 |
| 09:35 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth grabs the board | 9-32 |
| 09:28 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 9-32 |
| 09:27 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Andrew Card | 9-32 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Larry Russel steps in front of the Angelo Colon pass | 9-32 |
| 09:21 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Crose, team foul #5 | 9-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild (C) Jeremy Crose | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (PF) Gary Stokely | |
| 09:01 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Fairchild - foul #1 on John Fairchild, team foul #6 | 9-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea (SF), David Cowen (PF) Kevin Forth, Bruce Justice | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister (PF) Douglas Terry | |
| 09:01 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 1st free throw | 9-33 |
| 09:01 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon makes the 2nd free throw | 9-34 |
| 08:41 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Shea | 12-34 |
| 08:25 | Sam Houston State | The short jumper by Russell McAllister is denied by David Cowen | 12-34 |
| 08:24 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright tips it but misses | 12-34 |
| 08:23 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel snags the defensive board | 12-34 |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas is hacked by Adam Madden - foul #1 on Adam Madden, team foul #5 | 12-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), William Shaffer (SF), John Hart (C) Felipe Salinas, Oscar Shea, John Fairchild | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Gary Stokely (PF) Angelo Colon, Ryan Wright, Russell McAllister | |
| 08:06 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott loses the dribble to John Murphy | 12-34 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is fouled on the floor by David Cowen - foul #1 on David Cowen, team foul #7 | 12-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (SG), Bruce Justice (PF) Larry Russel, David Cowen | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell (SF) Adam Madden | |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 12-35 |
| 07:56 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 12-36 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Forth (fresh) SF - William Shaffer (fresh) PF - Bruce Justice (fresh) C - John Hart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shawn Palmieri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Dowdell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Stokely (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Card (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Virginia Tech | John Hart's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Dowdell | 12-36 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-36 |
| 07:25 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Bruce Justice | 12-36 |
| 07:13 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Forth | 15-36 |
| 07:00 | Sam Houston State | The jumper by Andrew Card is denied by Bruce Justice | 15-36 |
| 06:58 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice grabs the board | 15-36 |
| 06:53 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Bruce Justice | 18-36 |
| 06:33 | Sam Houston State | Shawn Palmieri misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 06:32 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely tips it home | 18-38 |
| 06:29 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Palmieri - foul #1 on Shawn Palmieri, team foul #6 | 18-38 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (PG), Larry Russel (SG), Oscar Shea (SF), David Cowen (PF), John Fairchild (C) Steven Scott, Kevin Forth, William Shaffer, Bruce Justice, John Hart | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Ryan Wright (SG), Douglas Terry (SF), Russell McAllister (PF) John Murphy, Shawn Palmieri, Nicholas Dowdell, Gary Stokely | |
| 06:17 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Russel | 21-38 |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister banks in the layup and he's fouled by David Cowen - foul #2 on David Cowen, team foul #8 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Hart (C) David Cowen | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden (PF) Andrew Card | |
| 06:08 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister makes the free throw | 21-41 |
| 06:06 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Shick steps in front of the Larry Russel pass in the backcourt | 21-41 |
| 06:01 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-41 |
| 06:00 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister grabs the offensive rebound | 21-41 |
| 05:47 | Sam Houston State | Russell McAllister knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ryan Wright | 21-43 |
| 05:41 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steven Deford | 24-43 |
| 05:26 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden loses the dribble to Larry Russel | 24-43 |
| 05:14 | Virginia Tech | John Hart is hacked by Adam Madden - foul #2 on Adam Madden, team foul #7 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice (PF) John Fairchild | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon (PG), Shawn Palmieri (SG), Gary Stokely (PF), Andrew Card (C) Kenneth Shick, Douglas Terry, Adam Madden, Russell McAllister | |
| 05:14 | Virginia Tech | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 05:14 | Virginia Tech | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 05:00 | Sam Houston State | John Hart swats the short shot by Andrew Card | 26-43 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice grabs the board | 26-43 |
| 04:53 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-43 |
| 04:51 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Hart | 26-43 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | Gary Stokely blocks the short jumper by Oscar Shea | 26-43 |
| 04:43 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice snags the offensive board | 26-43 |
| 04:38 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-43 |
| 04:37 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel hits the follow up shot | 28-43 |
| 04:24 | Sam Houston State | Andrew Card's floater is tipped away by Bruce Justice | 28-43 |
| 04:23 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Oscar Shea | 28-43 |
| 04:20 | Virginia Tech | Shawn Palmieri picks off the pass by John Hart in the backcourt | 28-43 |
| 04:06 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-43 |
| 04:05 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice grabs the board | 28-43 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Angelo Colon picks off the pass by Larry Russel in the backcourt | 28-43 |
| 03:44 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-43 |
| 03:42 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Bruce Justice | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Deford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Russel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Shea (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Justice (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Hart (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Angelo Colon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shawn Palmieri (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Wright (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Gary Stokely (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Card (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-43 |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Russel | 28-43 |
| 03:06 | Virginia Tech | John Hart hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Oscar Shea | 30-43 |
| 03:06 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), Kevin Forth (SF), David Cowen (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) Steven Deford, Oscar Shea, Bruce Justice, John Hart | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick (PG), Douglas Terry (SG), Nicholas Dowdell (SF), Adam Madden (PF), Russell McAllister (C) Angelo Colon, Shawn Palmieri, Ryan Wright, Gary Stokely, Andrew Card | |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on David Cowen - foul #3 on David Cowen, team foul #9 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer (SF), John Fairchild (PF) Larry Russel, David Cowen | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden misses the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 02:53 | Sam Houston State | Adam Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Terry - foul #2 on Douglas Terry, team foul #8 | 30-44 |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | John Fairchild makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 02:30 | Sam Houston State | William Shaffer steals it from Kenneth Shick | 32-44 |
| 02:15 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 02:13 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer tips it in | 34-44 |
| 02:09 | Sam Houston State | Douglas Terry knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Shick | 34-47 |
| 02:04 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from John Fairchild | 36-47 |
| 01:46 | Sam Houston State | Kenneth Shick connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 01:38 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 01:37 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose tips it in | 38-50 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Nicholas Dowdell makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Shick | 38-52 |
| 01:11 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Shick - foul #1 on Kenneth Shick, team foul #9 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (SG), Bruce Justice (PF), John Hart (C) William Shaffer, John Fairchild, Jeremy Crose | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Murphy (PG), Angelo Colon (SG), Gary Stokely (PF), Andrew Card (C) Kenneth Shick, Douglas Terry, Nicholas Dowdell, Russell McAllister | |
| 01:11 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 01:11 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Angelo Colon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-52 |
| 00:56 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 00:53 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felipe Salinas (PG), Oscar Shea (SF) Steven Scott, Kevin Forth | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy is hacked by Bruce Justice - foul #1 on Bruce Justice, team foul #10 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (PG) Felipe Salinas | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright (SF) Adam Madden | |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-54 |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Gary Stokely misses the dunk | 40-54 |
| 00:16 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-54 |
| 00:10 | Sam Houston State | John Murphy snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 00:02 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Wright drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-57 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 40-57 |