| Lineup | VMI | PG - Douglas Buser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Watts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Williams (fresh) C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Pendleton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Fogleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Robert Booker inbounds the ball | 37-43 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | VMI | Donald Watts's floater is tipped away by Robert Peters | 37-43 |
| 19:42 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Johnny Smith | 37-43 |
| 19:34 | Wagner | Johnny Smith buries a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Booker - foul #1 on Robert Booker, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| 19:34 | Wagner | Johnny Smith makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 19:08 | VMI | Douglas Buser hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 18:54 | Wagner | Gerald Moore's pass is intercepted by Donald Watts | 40-46 |
| 18:51 | VMI | Donald Watts lays it up and in | 42-46 |
| 18:40 | Wagner | Donald Watts takes the ball from Peter Fogleman | 42-46 |
| 18:27 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| 18:10 | Wagner | Robert Peters is called for traveling | 42-46 |
| 17:51 | VMI | Robert Booker is fouled on the floor by Johnny Smith - foul #2 on Johnny Smith, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG) Douglas Buser | |
| Subs | Wagner | William Bailey (SF) Johnny Smith | |
| 17:38 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 17:37 | Wagner | William Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 17:24 | Wagner | Dave Williams denies the turnaround by Gerald Moore | 42-46 |
| 17:22 | VMI | The rebound goes to Kelly Pascoe | 42-46 |
| 17:03 | VMI | Robert Booker misses badly on a shot from close range | 42-46 |
| 17:02 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 16:49 | VMI | Robert Booker clanks a jumper in the paint | 42-46 |
| 16:48 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 16:36 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes loses the dribble to William Bailey | 42-46 |
| 16:13 | Wagner | Robert Peters's pass is intercepted by Donald Watts | 42-46 |
| 15:57 | VMI | Donald Watts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 15:55 | Wagner | Robert Peters gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kelly Pascoe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Watts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. SF - Robert Booker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Williams (fairly fresh) C - Kelvin Hoopes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Pendleton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Fogleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Moore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Peters (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Wagner | Robert Peters lays it up and in set up by Peter Fogleman and the foul's on Donald Watts - foul #1 on Donald Watts, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Douglas Buser (SG), Cecil Ware (SF), Vincent Sikora (PF), Wesley Byrd (C) Kelly Pascoe, Donald Watts, Robert Booker, Dave Williams, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| Subs | Wagner | Jesse Pleasants (PG), Johnny Smith (SF), William Meissner (PF) Gary Pendleton, Peter Fogleman, Gerald Moore | |
| 15:47 | Wagner | Robert Peters makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 15:25 | VMI | Cecil Ware double dribbles | 42-49 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Wagner | Samuel Bryant (C) Robert Peters | |
| 15:10 | Wagner | Johnny Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Cecil Ware - foul #4 on Cecil Ware, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | VMI | Fredrick Winton (SG) Cecil Ware | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 15:10 | Wagner | Johnny Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 15:10 | Wagner | Johnny Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 14:59 | VMI | Samuel Bryant blocks the short jumper by Vincent Sikora | 42-50 |
| 14:58 | Wagner | Samuel Bryant pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 14:42 | Wagner | Johnny Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 14:29 | VMI | Wesley Byrd is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Wesley Byrd, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes (C) Fredrick Winton | |
| Subs | Wagner | James Loyd (SG) William Bailey | |
| 14:02 | Wagner | Vincent Sikora takes the ball from Jesse Pleasants | 42-52 |
| 13:39 | VMI | Samuel Bryant steps in front of the Douglas Buser pass | 42-52 |
| 13:26 | Wagner | Johnny Smith drills a shot from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 12:58 | VMI | Douglas Buser clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 12:57 | Wagner | Samuel Bryant grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 12:51 | Wagner | Jesse Pleasants misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 12:50 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 12:30 | VMI | Wesley Byrd is hacked by Johnny Smith - foul #3 on Johnny Smith, team foul #2 | 42-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG), Donald Watts (SG), Robert Booker (SF), Dave Williams (PF) Jack Hurley, Douglas Buser, Wesley Byrd, Vincent Sikora | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Pendleton (PG), Peter Fogleman (SG), William Bailey (SF), Gerald Moore (PF), Robert Hack (C) Jesse Pleasants, James Loyd, Johnny Smith, William Meissner, Samuel Bryant | |
| 12:18 | VMI | William Bailey swats the short shot by Kelvin Hoopes | 42-54 |
| 12:16 | Wagner | Gerald Moore pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 12:00 | Wagner | Gary Pendleton makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Fogleman | 42-56 |
| 11:40 | VMI | Dave Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Booker | 45-56 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kelly Pascoe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. SF - Robert Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Pendleton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Fogleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Moore (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Hack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Wagner | Gerald Moore buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-59 |
| 11:10 | VMI | Donald Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Wagner | Robert Peters (C) Robert Hack | |
| 10:47 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Bailey | 45-61 |
| 10:29 | VMI | Robert Booker buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kelly Pascoe | 48-61 |
| 10:15 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman's layup is rejected by Kelvin Hoopes | 48-61 |
| 10:14 | Wagner | Robert Peters grabs the offensive board | 48-61 |
| 09:57 | Wagner | Gerald Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 09:56 | VMI | Robert Booker pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 09:51 | VMI | Robert Booker hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Kelvin Hoopes | 50-61 |
| 09:29 | Wagner | William Bailey's pass is intercepted by Dave Williams | 50-61 |
| 09:18 | VMI | Gerald Moore blocks the short jumper by Kelvin Hoopes | 50-61 |
| 09:17 | Wagner | Robert Peters grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 08:57 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Bailey | 50-64 |
| 08:42 | VMI | Robert Booker misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 08:41 | VMI | Dave Williams misses the tip | 50-64 |
| 08:39 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes hits the follow up shot | 52-64 |
| 08:25 | Wagner | Gerald Moore buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Fogleman | 52-66 |
| 08:17 | VMI | Robert Booker hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Watts and the foul's on Robert Peters - foul #2 on Robert Peters, team foul #3 | 54-66 |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Douglas Buser (SF), Vincent Sikora (PF), Wesley Byrd (C) Kelly Pascoe, Donald Watts, Dave Williams, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| Subs | Wagner | Jesse Pleasants (PG), James Loyd (SG), Johnny Smith (SF), William Meissner (PF), Samuel Bryant (C) Gary Pendleton, Peter Fogleman, William Bailey, Gerald Moore, Robert Peters | |
| 08:17 | VMI | Robert Booker makes the free throw | 55-66 |
| 07:58 | Wagner | Johnny Smith clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 55-66 |
| 07:56 | VMI | Vincent Sikora snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 07:52 | VMI | Wesley Byrd is hacked by Samuel Bryant - foul #2 on Samuel Bryant, team foul #4 | 55-66 |
| Subs | VMI | Cecil Ware (SF) Robert Booker | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| 07:40 | VMI | Wesley Byrd knocks in the jumper in the lane | 57-66 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Buser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Vincent Sikora (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Jesse Pleasants (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Meissner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Wagner | Vincent Sikora denies the turnaround by Johnny Smith | 57-66 |
| 07:20 | VMI | Jack Hurley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 07:09 | VMI | Douglas Buser misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Loyd - foul #1 on James Loyd, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Wagner | William Bailey (SG) James Loyd | |
| 07:09 | VMI | Douglas Buser makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 07:09 | VMI | Douglas Buser makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 07:09 | VMI | Douglas Buser misses the 3rd free throw | 59-66 |
| 07:09 | Wagner | William Meissner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 06:58 | Wagner | Johnny Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 06:57 | VMI | Wesley Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 06:33 | VMI | Cecil Ware connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Hurley | 62-66 |
| 06:13 | Wagner | William Bailey's pass is intercepted by Vincent Sikora | 62-66 |
| 06:00 | VMI | Jack Hurley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-66 |
| 05:58 | Wagner | William Meissner pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 05:58 | Wagner | Wagner calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | VMI | Donald Watts (SG), Dave Williams (PF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Douglas Buser, Vincent Sikora, Wesley Byrd | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Pendleton (PG), Peter Fogleman (SG), Gerald Moore (PF), Robert Peters (C) Jesse Pleasants, William Bailey, William Meissner, Samuel Bryant | |
| 05:37 | Wagner | Johnny Smith is fouled on the floor by Dave Williams - foul #1 on Dave Williams, team foul #5 | 62-66 |
| 05:21 | Wagner | Robert Peters misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 62-66 |
| 05:19 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 05:12 | VMI | Dave Williams misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Gerald Moore - foul #1 on Gerald Moore, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| 05:12 | VMI | Dave Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 05:12 | VMI | Dave Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:49 | Wagner | Robert Peters misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 04:48 | VMI | Dave Williams grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 04:31 | VMI | Jack Hurley makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dave Williams | 67-66 |
| 04:09 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 04:08 | VMI | Jack Hurley grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 04:06 | VMI | Jack Hurley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (PG) Jack Hurley | |
| Subs | Wagner | William Bailey (SF) Johnny Smith | |
| 03:49 | Wagner | William Bailey hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Fogleman | 67-68 |
| 03:28 | VMI | Douglas Buser makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Ware | 70-68 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Douglas Buser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Watts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dave Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Gary Pendleton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Fogleman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Peters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Wagner | Douglas Buser is called for the reach on William Bailey - foul #1 on Douglas Buser, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Booker (SG), Wesley Byrd (SF), Vincent Sikora (PF) Donald Watts, Cecil Ware, Dave Williams | |
| Subs | Wagner | Jesse Pleasants (PG), James Loyd (SG), William Meissner (PF), Samuel Bryant (C) Gary Pendleton, Peter Fogleman, Gerald Moore, Robert Peters | |
| 02:49 | Wagner | Wesley Byrd takes the ball from William Meissner | 70-68 |
| 02:49 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Donald Watts (SG), Cecil Ware (SF) Douglas Buser, Wesley Byrd, Vincent Sikora | |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Pendleton (PG), Peter Fogleman (SG), Johnny Smith (SF), Gerald Moore (PF) Jesse Pleasants, James Loyd, William Bailey, Samuel Bryant | |
| 02:35 | VMI | Robert Booker hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 02:16 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 73-68 |
| 02:14 | Wagner | Gerald Moore tips it in | 73-70 |
| 01:54 | VMI | Donald Watts is fouled on the floor by Gerald Moore - foul #2 on Gerald Moore, team foul #7 | 73-70 |
| Subs | VMI | Dave Williams (PF) Robert Booker | |
| Subs | Wagner | Robert Peters (C) William Meissner | |
| 01:54 | VMI | Donald Watts makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:54 | VMI | Donald Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:54 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Robert Peters | 74-70 |
| 01:49 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-70 |
| 01:47 | Wagner | Robert Peters hits the follow up shot | 74-72 |
| 01:33 | VMI | Cecil Ware is hacked by Robert Peters - foul #3 on Robert Peters, team foul #8 | 74-72 |
| 01:33 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:33 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:33 | Wagner | Robert Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 01:17 | Wagner | Robert Peters can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 01:16 | VMI | Cecil Ware gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:58 | VMI | Cecil Ware can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 00:57 | VMI | Donald Watts snags the offensive board | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | VMI | Dave Williams misses long on a shot near the basket | 75-72 |
| 00:34 | Wagner | Robert Peters gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| 00:29 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman is fouled on the floor by Donald Watts - foul #2 on Donald Watts, team foul #7 | 75-72 |
| 00:29 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:29 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | VMI | Cecil Ware is hacked by Gary Pendleton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Pendleton, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| 00:26 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:26 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:26 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Robert Peters | 76-74 |
| 00:11 | Wagner | Peter Fogleman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-74 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Cecil Ware snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 00:07 | VMI | Cecil Ware is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Fogleman - foul #3 on Peter Fogleman, team foul #10 | 76-74 |
| 00:07 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:07 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Wagner | Johnny Smith double dribbles | 78-74 |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (PG), Robert Booker (PF) Jack Hurley, Dave Williams | |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | VMI | Douglas Buser runs out the clock | 78-74 |