| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Haney (fresh) SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) SF - Herbert Baltz (fresh) PF - Gary Ansell (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fresh) SG - Daniel Winland (fresh) SF - Timothy London (fresh) PF - Ross Krum (fresh) C - Theodore Caley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland misses the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Robert Jones is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | James Haney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland's pass is intercepted by James Haney in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Robert Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | James Haney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Winland - foul #1 on Daniel Winland, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | James Haney makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | James Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:17 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:12 | Virginia Tech | James Haney steps in front of the Timothy London pass in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gene Torre - foul #1 on Gene Torre, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (SF) Timothy London | |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Baltz - foul #1 on Herbert Baltz, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG) Samuel Hultgren | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:39 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:14 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 17:13 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | James Haney comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 16:56 | Virginia Tech | Theodore Caley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:50 | Virginia Tech | James Thornton steals it from Ross Krum | 2-0 |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Thornton | 4-0 |
| 16:19 | Virginia Tech | Gary Ansell is called for the reach on Daniel Winland - foul #1 on Gary Ansell, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luis Doyle (PG), Samuel Hultgren (SG), Larry Furlow (SF), James Haynes (PF), Clinton Shell (C) James Haney, James Thornton, Herbert Baltz, Gary Ansell, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF) Shaun Bare | |
| 16:02 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ross Krum | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Luis Doyle (fresh) SG - Samuel Hultgren (fresh) SF - Larry Furlow (fresh) PF - James Haynes (fresh) C - Clinton Shell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gene Torre (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Winland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy London (fresh) PF - Ross Krum (tiring) C - Theodore Caley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Larry Furlow | 6-3 |
| 15:23 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 15:21 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland tips it back up and in | 6-5 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Luis Doyle misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-5 |
| 15:01 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:52 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | James Haynes gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:30 | Illinois State | Timothy London is called for the reach on Larry Furlow - foul #1 on Timothy London, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), James Thornton (SG), Carey Henshaw (SF), Gary Ansell (PF), Robert Jones (C) Luis Doyle, Samuel Hultgren, Larry Furlow, James Haynes, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SG), Shaun Bare (SF), Adolph Sifuentes (PF) Daniel Winland, Timothy London, Ross Krum | |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | James Thornton hits a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Darryl Sigel - foul #1 on Darryl Sigel, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | James Thornton makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:03 | Virginia Tech | James Haney steps in front of the Gene Torre pass | 9-5 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | James Haney hits the finger roll | 11-5 |
| 13:37 | Virginia Tech | Theodore Caley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-5 |
| 13:36 | Virginia Tech | Adolph Sifuentes grabs the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:21 | Virginia Tech | Robert Jones steps in front of the Theodore Caley pass | 11-5 |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | James Haney is whistled for a carry | 11-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), James Haynes (C) James Thornton, Carey Henshaw, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF), Ross Krum (PF) Gene Torre, Theodore Caley | |
| 12:48 | Virginia Tech | Adolph Sifuentes is fouled on the floor by James Haynes - foul #1 on James Haynes, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luis Doyle (PG) James Haney | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:29 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 12:27 | Illinois State | James Haynes grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Doyle | 14-5 |
| 12:03 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-5 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gary Ansell | 14-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Luis Doyle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Herbert Baltz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Ansell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Haynes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shaun Bare (fairly fresh) SG - Darryl Sigel (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy London (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ross Krum (tiring) C - Adolph Sifuentes (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 14-5 |
| 11:54 | Virginia Tech | Adolph Sifuentes snags the defensive board | 14-5 |
| 11:51 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Clinton Shell (C) Luis Doyle, Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre (PG), Daniel Winland (SG), Theodore Caley (C) Shaun Bare, Darryl Sigel, Adolph Sifuentes | |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | James Haynes connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Haney and he's hacked by Ross Krum - foul #1 on Ross Krum, team foul #5 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw (SG) Samuel Hultgren | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses the free throw | 16-5 |
| 11:42 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London gets the rebound | 16-5 |
| 11:39 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Larry Furlow (C) James Haynes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Gene Torre - foul #2 on Gene Torre, team foul #6 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG), Gary Ansell (PF) Carey Henshaw, Herbert Baltz | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare (PG) Gene Torre | |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 17-5 |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 18-5 |
| 11:02 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-5 |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow gets the rebound | 18-5 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-5 |
| 10:32 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare snags the defensive board | 18-5 |
| 10:26 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare connects on the 3 from straight away | 18-8 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | James Thornton lays it up and in set up by Clinton Shell | 20-8 |
| 10:07 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Bare | 20-10 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | James Haney misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 20-10 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell tips it home | 22-10 |
| 09:46 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 22-10 |
| 09:45 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell grabs the board | 22-10 |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Haney | 25-10 |
| 08:58 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-10 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-10 |
| 08:52 | Illinois State | James Haney is hacked by Shaun Bare in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shaun Bare, team foul #7 | 25-10 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luis Doyle (SG), Herbert Baltz (SF), James Haynes (PF), Robert Jones (C) James Thornton, Larry Furlow, Gary Ansell, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SG), Adolph Sifuentes (PF) Daniel Winland, Ross Krum | |
| 08:52 | Illinois State | James Haney makes the 1st free throw | 26-10 |
| 08:52 | Illinois State | James Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 26-10 |
| 08:52 | Virginia Tech | Adolph Sifuentes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-10 |
| 08:32 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy London | 26-13 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | James Haynes lays it up and in on a great pass from James Haney | 28-13 |
| 08:09 | Virginia Tech | Luis Doyle is called for the reach on Darryl Sigel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Doyle, team foul #4 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw (SG) James Haney | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum (PF) Theodore Caley | |
| 07:47 | Virginia Tech | Adolph Sifuentes connects on the floater in the lane | 28-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Luis Doyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carey Henshaw (fresh) SF - Herbert Baltz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shaun Bare (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Sigel (fresh) SF - Timothy London (tired) 3 reb. PF - Ross Krum (tired) C - Adolph Sifuentes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw's layup is rejected by Ross Krum | 28-15 |
| 07:27 | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum grabs the defensive rebound | 28-15 |
| 07:02 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | James Haynes can't finish the layup | 28-18 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | James Haynes snags the offensive board | 28-18 |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-18 |
| 06:23 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Baltz | 28-18 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | James Haynes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-18 |
| 06:05 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare pulls down the rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:47 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-18 |
| 05:45 | Illinois State | James Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | James Haynes misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Ross Krum - foul #2 on Ross Krum, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Samuel Hultgren (SG), Gary Ansell (PF), Clinton Shell (C) Luis Doyle, Carey Henshaw, Herbert Baltz, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland (SG), Theodore Caley (C) Darryl Sigel, Ross Krum | |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | James Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 05:18 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 05:16 | Virginia Tech | Adolph Sifuentes gets the offensive rebound | 30-18 |
| 05:10 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell pulls down the rebound | 30-18 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren is fouled on the floor by Daniel Winland - foul #2 on Daniel Winland, team foul #9 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (PG), Larry Furlow (SF) James Haney, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel (SG) Daniel Winland | |
| 05:04 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-18 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 04:53 | Virginia Tech | Timothy London hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-18 |
| 04:51 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare tips it home | 32-20 |
| 04:37 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Hultgren | 34-20 |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Darryl Sigel misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-20 |
| 04:25 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow grabs the defensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | James Thornton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-20 |
| 03:49 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Theodore Caley is blocked by Gary Ansell | 37-20 |
| 03:48 | Virginia Tech | Theodore Caley grabs the offensive rebound | 37-20 |
| 03:31 | Virginia Tech | James Thornton takes the ball from Timothy London | 37-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Hultgren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Furlow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Ansell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Clinton Shell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Shaun Bare (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Sigel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy London (tired) 3 reb. PF - Adolph Sifuentes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Caley (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren is hacked by Timothy London - foul #2 on Timothy London, team foul #10 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Haney (PG), Herbert Baltz (SF), Robert Jones (C) James Thornton, Larry Furlow, Clinton Shell | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre (PG), Daniel Winland (SG) Darryl Sigel, Timothy London | |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren makes the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren misses the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 03:11 | Virginia Tech | Adolph Sifuentes pulls down the rebound | 38-20 |
| 03:09 | Virginia Tech | Theodore Caley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carey Henshaw (SG) Samuel Hultgren | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Daniel Winland steals it from Gary Ansell | 38-20 |
| 02:53 | Virginia Tech | James Haney is called for the reach on Gene Torre in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Haney, team foul #5 | 38-20 |
| 02:48 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses the jumper from the right wing | 38-20 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Gary Ansell grabs the board | 38-20 |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | Robert Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-20 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | James Haney tips it in | 40-20 |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Bare loses the ball out of bounds | 40-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luis Doyle (SG), James Haynes (C) Carey Henshaw, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ross Krum (PF) Theodore Caley | |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Luis Doyle misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-20 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz tips it in | 42-20 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-20 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Herbert Baltz grabs the board | 42-20 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Ross Krum steps in front of the James Haney pass | 42-20 |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Winland is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Doyle - foul #2 on Luis Doyle, team foul #6 | 42-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thornton (SG), Larry Furlow (SF), Clinton Shell (C) Luis Doyle, Herbert Baltz, Gary Ansell | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Timothy London (SF), Theodore Caley (C) Shaun Bare, Adolph Sifuentes | |
| 00:57 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre is hacked by Larry Furlow - foul #1 on Larry Furlow, team foul #7 | 42-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Hultgren (SG), Gary Ansell (PF) James Haney, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:57 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre misses the 1st free throw | 42-20 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell pulls down the rebound | 42-20 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow blows the layup | 42-20 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Clinton Shell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-20 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Theodore Caley picks off the pass by James Thornton | 42-20 |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | Gene Torre buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-23 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Larry Furlow can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 42-23 |