| Lineup | VMI | PG - Douglas Buser (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Watts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dave Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Bittle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Sanchez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle inbounds the ball | 19-22 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez loses the dribble to Donald Watts | 19-22 |
| 19:32 | VMI | Douglas Buser's pass is intercepted by James Thomas | 19-22 |
| 19:18 | Liberty | Douglas Buser steps in front of the Luis Sanchez pass | 19-22 |
| 19:01 | VMI | Dave Williams buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Buser | 21-22 |
| 18:45 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 21-22 |
| 18:43 | VMI | Dave Williams snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 18:32 | VMI | Cecil Ware is hacked by Jonathan Bittle - foul #1 on Jonathan Bittle, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| 18:11 | VMI | Douglas Buser steps out of bounds on the baseline | 21-22 |
| 17:59 | Liberty | William Pickett drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jonathan Bittle | 21-25 |
| 17:46 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 17:44 | VMI | Dave Williams tips it back up and in | 23-25 |
| 17:24 | Liberty | Kelvin Hoopes steals it from Jonathan Bittle | 23-25 |
| 17:09 | VMI | Donald Watts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 17:07 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 16:49 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Pickett | 23-27 |
| 16:40 | VMI | Cecil Ware is fouled on the floor by William Pickett - foul #1 on William Pickett, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG), Robert Booker (SG), Wesley Byrd (SF), Vincent Sikora (PF) Douglas Buser, Donald Watts, Cecil Ware, Dave Williams | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (SG), Joe George (SF), Roger Pride (C) James Thomas, Jonathan Bittle, Luis Sanchez | |
| 16:32 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Lloyd Bell (SG) William Pickett | |
| 16:20 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-30 |
| 16:00 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 15:58 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kelly Pascoe (fresh) SG - Robert Booker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wesley Byrd (fresh) PF - Vincent Sikora (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Claude Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe George (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Pride (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Liberty | Claude Whitley scores on a shot from the left side set up by Joe George | 23-32 |
| 15:40 | VMI | Robert Booker is hacked by Lloyd Bell - foul #2 on Lloyd Bell, team foul #3 | 23-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Cecil Ware (SF) Kelly Pascoe, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Pickett (PG), James Thomas (SG), Paul McNair (SF) Claude Whitley, Lloyd Bell, Manuel Kadlec | |
| 15:23 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul McNair - foul #1 on Paul McNair, team foul #4 | 23-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Donald Watts (SG), Dave Williams (PF) Robert Booker, Wesley Byrd | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 15:23 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 15:23 | VMI | Cecil Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 15:21 | Liberty | Jack Hurley steps in front of the William Pickett pass in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 15:00 | VMI | Donald Watts buries a runner in the paint set up by Vincent Sikora | 27-32 |
| 14:36 | Liberty | Paul McNair makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Thomas | 27-35 |
| 14:20 | VMI | Cecil Ware knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Watts | 30-35 |
| 14:04 | Liberty | James Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Vincent Sikora - foul #2 on Vincent Sikora, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes (C) Vincent Sikora | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle (SF), Manuel Kadlec (PF), Luis Sanchez (C) Paul McNair, Joe George, Roger Pride | |
| 14:04 | Liberty | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:04 | Liberty | James Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:04 | VMI | Dave Williams snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 13:48 | VMI | Dave Williams connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Hurley and the foul's on James Thomas - foul #3 on James Thomas, team foul #5 | 32-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Booker (SG) Donald Watts | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), Lloyd Bell (SG) William Pickett, James Thomas | |
| 13:48 | VMI | Dave Williams misses the free throw | 32-36 |
| 13:48 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 13:24 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 13:23 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 12:57 | VMI | Cecil Ware buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Dave Williams | 34-36 |
| 12:35 | Liberty | Claude Whitley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (PG), Donald Watts (SG), Vincent Sikora (PF) Jack Hurley, Cecil Ware, Dave Williams | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Pickett (PG), James Thomas (SG) Claude Whitley, Lloyd Bell | |
| 12:16 | VMI | Robert Booker's layup is rejected by Luis Sanchez | 34-36 |
| 12:15 | VMI | Vincent Sikora gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:06 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes misses the jumper in the paint | 34-36 |
| 12:05 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 11:52 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec misses the easy layup | 34-36 |
| 11:50 | Liberty | James Thomas tips it home | 34-38 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Douglas Buser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Booker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vincent Sikora (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Bittle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | VMI | Vincent Sikora is fouled on the floor by Manuel Kadlec - foul #1 on Manuel Kadlec, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| 11:25 | VMI | Donald Watts drills a jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 11:08 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Pickett | 36-40 |
| 10:51 | VMI | Robert Booker comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Luis Sanchez - foul #1 on Luis Sanchez, team foul #7 | 36-40 |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Cecil Ware (SF) Douglas Buser, Vincent Sikora | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joe George (SF), Roger Pride (C) Jonathan Bittle, Luis Sanchez | |
| 10:51 | VMI | Robert Booker misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 10:51 | VMI | Robert Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 10:32 | Liberty | James Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 10:31 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:16 | VMI | Jack Hurley hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Booker | 39-40 |
| 10:07 | Liberty | Joe George knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by William Pickett | 39-42 |
| 10:02 | VMI | Joe George steals it from Robert Booker | 39-42 |
| 09:58 | Liberty | James Thomas banks in the layup on a great pass from Joe George | 39-44 |
| 09:40 | VMI | Donald Watts hits a runner near the basket | 41-44 |
| 09:20 | Liberty | Roger Pride can't finish the layup | 41-44 |
| 09:19 | Liberty | Joe George tips it in | 41-46 |
| 09:01 | VMI | Cecil Ware hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Booker | 43-46 |
| 08:36 | Liberty | Roger Pride misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 08:34 | VMI | Jack Hurley grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 08:20 | VMI | Jack Hurley hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 08:13 | Liberty | James Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 08:12 | Liberty | Roger Pride snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 07:59 | Liberty | Cecil Ware steals the ball from Roger Pride | 46-46 |
| 07:37 | VMI | Robert Booker makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Hurley | 48-46 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Watts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cecil Ware (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Booker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Joe George (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Pride (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Liberty | Joe George hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 07:14 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 07:07 | VMI | Cecil Ware comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 07:06 | Liberty | Roger Pride snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 06:43 | Liberty | William Pickett comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 06:42 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 06:27 | VMI | Donald Watts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-46 |
| 06:25 | Liberty | James Thomas gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:06 | Liberty | Kelvin Hoopes is called for the reach on Roger Pride - foul #2 on Kelvin Hoopes, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (PG), Fredrick Winton (SG), Wesley Byrd (SF), Dave Williams (PF), Vincent Sikora (C) Jack Hurley, Donald Watts, Cecil Ware, Robert Booker, Kelvin Hoopes | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (PG), Lloyd Bell (SG), Jonathan Bittle (SF), Paul McNair (PF), Luis Sanchez (C) William Pickett, James Thomas, Joe George, Manuel Kadlec, Roger Pride | |
| 05:47 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 05:33 | VMI | Luis Sanchez steps in front of the Wesley Byrd pass | 48-49 |
| 05:10 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 05:09 | VMI | Wesley Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:00 | VMI | Vincent Sikora comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 48-49 |
| 04:58 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Claude Whitley | 48-49 |
| 04:43 | Liberty | The pull-up jumper by Claude Whitley is blocked by Vincent Sikora | 48-49 |
| 04:41 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell can't tip it in | 48-49 |
| 04:39 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle misses the tip | 48-49 |
| 04:38 | VMI | The rebound goes to Vincent Sikora | 48-49 |
| 04:19 | VMI | Douglas Buser connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Fredrick Winton | 51-49 |
| 04:07 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Claude Whitley | 51-52 |
| 04:01 | VMI | Wesley Byrd's pass is intercepted by Luis Sanchez | 51-52 |
| 03:45 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG), Cecil Ware (SF), Kelvin Hoopes (C) Fredrick Winton, Wesley Byrd, Vincent Sikora | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 03:31 | VMI | Paul McNair steals it from Kelly Pascoe | 51-52 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kelly Pascoe (fresh) SG - Douglas Buser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Ware (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dave Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kelvin Hoopes (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Claude Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Bell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jonathan Bittle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul McNair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Luis Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle makes the floater from the left side set up by Claude Whitley | 51-54 |
| 03:07 | VMI | Dave Williams misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 51-54 |
| 03:06 | VMI | Cecil Ware snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 02:49 | VMI | Cecil Ware misses short on a jumper from the right block | 51-54 |
| 02:47 | VMI | Dave Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:47 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Donald Watts (SG) Kelly Pascoe, Douglas Buser | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Pickett (PG), James Thomas (SG), Manuel Kadlec (PF) Claude Whitley, Lloyd Bell, Paul McNair | |
| 02:26 | VMI | Jack Hurley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 02:25 | Liberty | Jonathan Bittle grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 02:20 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec lays it in set up by William Pickett | 51-56 |
| 02:00 | VMI | Jack Hurley is hacked by William Pickett - foul #2 on William Pickett, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| 02:00 | VMI | Jack Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:00 | VMI | Jack Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:00 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 01:31 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 52-56 |
| 01:29 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:08 | VMI | Dave Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Cecil Ware | 54-56 |
| 00:51 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec can't finish the layup | 54-56 |
| 00:49 | VMI | Kelvin Hoopes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:24 | VMI | Jack Hurley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 00:22 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec is hacked by Jack Hurley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Hurley, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| 00:18 | Liberty | William Pickett is fouled on the floor by Cecil Ware - foul #3 on Cecil Ware, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| 00:17 | Liberty | Donald Watts is called for the reach on William Pickett - foul #2 on Donald Watts, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| 00:16 | Liberty | William Pickett is fouled on the floor by Donald Watts - foul #3 on Donald Watts, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| 00:13 | Liberty | Jack Hurley is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #5 on Jack Hurley, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (PG) Jack Hurley | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 00:13 | Liberty | James Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:13 | VMI | Dave Williams snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 00:07 | VMI | Donald Watts comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Thomas - foul #4 on James Thomas, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 00:07 | VMI | Donald Watts makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:07 | VMI | Donald Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:07 | Liberty | Liberty calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Liberty | James Thomas banks in the layup | 56-58 |