| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) SG - Robert Bauer (fresh) SF - Eric Urich (fresh) PF - John Bennett (fresh) C - Dan Oram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Chester Gatewood (fresh) SG - Troy Lewis (fresh) SF - Edward Brown (fresh) PF - Brian Hull (fresh) C - Matt Wright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Matt Wright wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Winthrop | Matt Wright drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Troy Lewis and the foul's on Dan Oram - foul #1 on Dan Oram, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Winthrop | Matt Wright makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez is hacked by Chester Gatewood - foul #1 on Chester Gatewood, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | VMI | Eric Urich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | VMI | Robert Bauer is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Winthrop | Matt Wright misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Winthrop | Edward Brown pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | Winthrop | John Bennett is called for the reach on Troy Lewis - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nenad Synakowski (PG), John Paquin (SG), Terry Hood (SF), Robby Henry (PF) Chester Gatewood, Troy Lewis, Edward Brown, Brian Hull | |
| 17:47 | Winthrop | Matt Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Troy Lewis (SG) John Paquin | |
| 17:27 | VMI | John Bennett banks in the layup and he's fouled by Robby Henry - foul #1 on Robby Henry, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood (PG), Brian Hull (PF) Troy Lewis, Matt Wright | |
| 17:27 | VMI | John Bennett misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | VMI | Dan Oram grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:12 | VMI | Robert Bauer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:10 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | Winthrop | Nenad Synakowski's pass is intercepted by Dan Oram | 2-3 |
| 16:37 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez buries a floater from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 16:22 | Winthrop | Robby Henry banks in the layup on a great pass from Chester Gatewood | 4-5 |
| 16:02 | VMI | Robert Bauer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Urich | 6-5 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Urich (fresh) PF - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dan Oram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Chester Gatewood (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nenad Synakowski (fresh) SF - Terry Hood (fresh) PF - Brian Hull (fairly fresh) C - Robby Henry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 15:33 | Winthrop | Robby Henry tips it but misses | 6-5 |
| 15:32 | VMI | The rebound goes to Eric Urich | 6-5 |
| 15:18 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez is whistled for traveling | 6-5 |
| Subs | VMI | James Byrd (PG), Sean Chatfield (SG), Doyle Levinson (SF) Jose Rodriguez, Robert Bauer, Eric Urich | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Troy Lewis (SG), John Paquin (SF), Edward Brown (PF), Matt Wright (C) Nenad Synakowski, Terry Hood, Brian Hull, Robby Henry | |
| 14:54 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Chester Gatewood | 6-8 |
| 14:43 | VMI | Edward Brown is called for the reach on John Bennett - foul #1 on Edward Brown, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Calle (PF), Richard Rueda (C) John Bennett, Dan Oram | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Terry Hood (SF) John Paquin | |
| 14:32 | VMI | Doyle Levinson clanks a floater near the basket | 6-8 |
| 14:30 | Winthrop | Matt Wright snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:22 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 13:53 | VMI | James Byrd lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Chatfield | 8-11 |
| 13:37 | Winthrop | Ted Calle steps in front of the Troy Lewis pass | 8-11 |
| 13:26 | VMI | Richard Rueda's pass is intercepted by Troy Lewis | 8-11 |
| 13:23 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Troy Lewis | 8-13 |
| 13:11 | VMI | Sean Chatfield can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Brown - foul #2 on Edward Brown, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | VMI | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Eric Urich (SF), John Bennett (PF), Dan Oram (C) James Byrd, Doyle Levinson, Ted Calle, Richard Rueda | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nenad Synakowski (PG), John Paquin (SF), Brian Hull (PF) Chester Gatewood, Terry Hood, Edward Brown | |
| 13:11 | VMI | Sean Chatfield makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:11 | VMI | Sean Chatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:44 | Winthrop | Nenad Synakowski drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Paquin | 10-15 |
| 12:39 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Paquin - foul #1 on John Paquin, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Bauer (SG) Sean Chatfield | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood (PG), Robby Henry (PF) Nenad Synakowski, Brian Hull | |
| 12:39 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:39 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:39 | Winthrop | Matt Wright snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:34 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Matt Wright | 11-17 |
| 12:19 | VMI | Eric Urich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Brian Hull (PF) Robby Henry | |
| 11:59 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-17 |
| 11:58 | VMI | Eric Urich gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Urich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dan Oram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Chester Gatewood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Paquin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Hull (fresh) C - Matt Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | VMI | Robert Bauer hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jose Rodriguez | 14-17 |
| 11:31 | Winthrop | The jump hook by Matt Wright is blocked by Eric Urich | 14-17 |
| 11:30 | VMI | Robert Bauer snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 11:12 | VMI | Dan Oram blows the layup but he's hacked by Matt Wright - foul #1 on Matt Wright, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Terry Hood (SF), Robby Henry (PF) John Paquin, Brian Hull | |
| 11:12 | VMI | Dan Oram misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:12 | VMI | Dan Oram makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:53 | Winthrop | Matt Wright makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 10:38 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 10:37 | Winthrop | Matt Wright grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 10:32 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis lays it in set up by Chester Gatewood | 15-21 |
| 10:15 | VMI | John Bennett knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Jose Rodriguez | 17-21 |
| 10:00 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood connects on the 3 from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 09:44 | VMI | Eric Urich misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 09:43 | VMI | Dan Oram grabs the offensive board | 17-24 |
| 09:37 | VMI | John Bennett is hacked by Troy Lewis - foul #1 on Troy Lewis, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | VMI | James Byrd (PG), Sean Chatfield (SG), Doyle Levinson (SF), Ted Calle (C) Jose Rodriguez, Robert Bauer, Eric Urich, Dan Oram | |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Paquin (SF), Brian Hull (PF) Terry Hood, Robby Henry | |
| 09:37 | VMI | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:37 | Winthrop | Matt Wright pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:30 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 09:28 | VMI | Ted Calle pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:15 | VMI | Doyle Levinson misses badly on a shot from close range | 17-24 |
| 09:13 | VMI | James Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:03 | VMI | Ted Calle clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 09:02 | VMI | John Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 08:48 | VMI | Chester Gatewood takes the ball from Doyle Levinson | 17-24 |
| 08:37 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis loses the dribble to Sean Chatfield | 17-24 |
| 08:31 | VMI | Matt Wright swats the short shot by John Bennett | 17-24 |
| 08:29 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 08:09 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Hull and the foul's on James Byrd - foul #1 on James Byrd, team foul #3 | 17-26 |
| Subs | VMI | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Robert Bauer (SG), Eric Urich (SF), Dan Oram (C) James Byrd, Doyle Levinson, John Bennett, Ted Calle | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Terry Hood (SF), Robby Henry (C) John Paquin, Matt Wright | |
| 08:09 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood makes the free throw | 17-27 |
| 07:56 | VMI | Dan Oram can't finish the layup | 17-27 |
| 07:55 | VMI | Sean Chatfield tips it in | 19-27 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bauer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Urich (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Chatfield (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dan Oram (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Chester Gatewood (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Lewis (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Hood (fresh) PF - Brian Hull (fresh) C - Robby Henry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:53 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood's pass is intercepted by Jose Rodriguez in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 07:51 | VMI | Jose Rodriguez banks in the layup | 21-27 |
| 07:26 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 07:24 | VMI | Eric Urich grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 07:02 | VMI | Robby Henry denies the turnaround by Eric Urich | 21-27 |
| 07:00 | VMI | Eric Urich tips it home | 23-27 |
| 06:31 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis misses badly on a floater from the right side | 23-27 |
| 06:29 | Winthrop | Terry Hood grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 06:04 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 06:02 | Winthrop | Terry Hood can't tip it in | 23-27 |
| 06:01 | VMI | Sean Chatfield pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 05:44 | VMI | Dan Oram's pass is intercepted by Troy Lewis | 23-27 |
| 05:34 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-27 |
| 05:32 | VMI | The rebound goes to Dan Oram | 23-27 |
| 05:09 | VMI | Robert Bauer is hacked by Chester Gatewood - foul #2 on Chester Gatewood, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | VMI | James Byrd (PG), Doyle Levinson (SF), John Bennett (PF) Jose Rodriguez, Eric Urich, Sean Chatfield | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nenad Synakowski (PG), John Paquin (SF), Matt Wright (C) Chester Gatewood, Terry Hood, Robby Henry | |
| 05:09 | VMI | Robert Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:09 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Brian Hull | 23-27 |
| 04:43 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-27 |
| 04:41 | VMI | Dan Oram pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:28 | VMI | Troy Lewis picks off the pass by Robert Bauer | 23-27 |
| 04:23 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis jams it | 23-29 |
| 04:02 | VMI | James Byrd misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-29 |
| 04:01 | Winthrop | Matt Wright pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 03:45 | Winthrop | Nenad Synakowski is hacked by Dan Oram - foul #2 on Dan Oram, team foul #4 | 23-29 |
| Subs | VMI | Eric Urich (SF), Ted Calle (C) Robert Bauer, Dan Oram | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood (PG), Terry Hood (SF), Edward Brown (PF) Nenad Synakowski, John Paquin, Brian Hull | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - James Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Doyle Levinson (fresh) SF - Eric Urich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ted Calle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Chester Gatewood (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Lewis (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Terry Hood (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Brown (fresh) C - Matt Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Urich - foul #1 on Eric Urich, team foul #5 | 23-29 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Paquin (SF) Terry Hood | |
| 03:33 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:33 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:33 | VMI | John Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 03:14 | VMI | James Byrd buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Doyle Levinson | 25-30 |
| 02:56 | Winthrop | Matt Wright is denied on a layup by Ted Calle | 25-30 |
| 02:55 | Winthrop | Matt Wright tips it in | 25-32 |
| 02:37 | VMI | Eric Urich misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by John Paquin - foul #2 on John Paquin, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Sean Chatfield (SG), Dan Oram (C) James Byrd, Doyle Levinson, Ted Calle | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Terry Hood (SF) John Paquin | |
| 02:37 | VMI | Eric Urich makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:37 | VMI | Eric Urich makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:24 | Winthrop | Terry Hood can't connect on a shot from the right side | 27-32 |
| 02:23 | VMI | Dan Oram snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 02:08 | VMI | John Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Brown | 27-32 |
| 02:07 | VMI | Sean Chatfield tips it but misses | 27-32 |
| 02:05 | VMI | Eric Urich grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 01:52 | VMI | John Bennett is fouled on the floor by Troy Lewis - foul #2 on Troy Lewis, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| 01:52 | VMI | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:52 | VMI | John Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:31 | Winthrop | Terry Hood lays it in | 29-34 |
| 01:23 | VMI | Dan Oram connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Eric Urich | 31-34 |
| 01:11 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dan Oram - foul #3 on Dan Oram, team foul #6 | 31-34 |
| Subs | VMI | James Byrd (SF), Ted Calle (PF), Richard Rueda (C) Eric Urich, John Bennett, Dan Oram | |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Paquin (SF) Terry Hood | |
| 01:11 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:11 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 00:51 | VMI | James Byrd hits a 3 from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 00:35 | Winthrop | Troy Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 00:34 | Winthrop | Edward Brown tips it back up and in | 34-38 |
| 00:21 | VMI | Ted Calle is hacked by Troy Lewis - foul #3 on Troy Lewis, team foul #11 | 34-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Bauer (SG), John Bennett (PF) Sean Chatfield, Richard Rueda | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Nenad Synakowski (SG), Terry Hood (SF), Brian Hull (PF) Troy Lewis, John Paquin, Matt Wright | |
| 00:21 | VMI | Ted Calle makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:21 | VMI | Ted Calle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:02 | Winthrop | Chester Gatewood is whistled for a carry | 36-38 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Matt Wright (C) Brian Hull | |
| 00:00 | VMI | Robert Bauer clanks a halfcourt shot | 36-38 |