| Lineup | VMI | PG - Victor Oppenheim (fresh) SG - Ken Sylva (fresh) SF - Kenneth Daley (fresh) PF - James Stewart (fresh) C - Lawrence Skipper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Paul Sweat (fresh) SG - Michael Alderman (fresh) SF - John Goodwyn (fresh) PF - Wayne Sansone (fresh) C - Wesley Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | James Stewart 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 man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | VMI | Ken Sylva drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Daley | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | VMI | James Stewart blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Winthrop | Paul Sweat pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Winthrop | Lawrence Skipper steps in front of the Michael Alderman pass | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | VMI | Wesley Sullivan steals it from Victor Oppenheim | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Winthrop | Paul Sweat misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Stewart - foul #1 on James Stewart, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Winthrop | Paul Sweat misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Winthrop | Paul Sweat makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:57 | VMI | The pull-up jumper by Ken Sylva is blocked by Wesley Sullivan | 2-1 |
| 17:55 | Winthrop | Paul Sweat grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:48 | Winthrop | Wayne Sansone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 17:47 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn tips it home | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | VMI | Ken Sylva drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Victor Oppenheim | 5-3 |
| 17:27 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:13 | VMI | Victor Oppenheim misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:11 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | Winthrop | Paul Sweat hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Alderman | 5-7 |
| 16:56 | VMI | Kenneth Daley clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 5-7 |
| 16:55 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Winthrop | Wayne Sansone hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Goodwyn | 5-9 |
| 16:42 | VMI | Ken Sylva's pass is intercepted by Paul Sweat | 5-9 |
| 16:37 | Winthrop | Paul Sweat throws it down | 5-11 |
| 16:30 | VMI | Kenneth Daley loses the ball out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Tanner (PG), Allen Cohn (SG), Joseph Hill (SF), William Thompson (PF), Jack Jones (C) Victor Oppenheim, Ken Sylva, Kenneth Daley, James Stewart, Lawrence Skipper | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Randall Camargo (PG), Manuel Vangorder (SG), Louie Scherr (SF), Robert Penson (PF), David Shaw (C) Paul Sweat, Michael Alderman, John Goodwyn, Wayne Sansone, Wesley Sullivan | |
| 16:11 | Winthrop | Manuel Vangorder hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-14 |
| 16:08 | VMI | Randall Camargo takes the ball from Brian Tanner in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| 15:51 | Winthrop | Randall Camargo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 15:50 | VMI | William Thompson snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Tanner (fresh) SG - Allen Cohn (fresh) SF - Joseph Hill (fresh) PF - William Thompson (fresh) C - Jack Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Randall Camargo (fresh) SG - Manuel Vangorder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louie Scherr (fresh) PF - Robert Penson (fresh) C - David Shaw (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | VMI | William Thompson makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Cohn | 7-14 |
| 15:18 | Winthrop | Randall Camargo clanks a floater from the left side | 7-14 |
| 15:16 | Winthrop | David Shaw misses the tip | 7-14 |
| 15:15 | VMI | Jack Jones pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:59 | VMI | Louie Scherr is called for the reach on Brian Tanner - foul #1 on Louie Scherr, team foul #1 | 7-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Victor Oppenheim (PG), Ken Sylva (SG), Lawrence Skipper (C) Brian Tanner, Allen Cohn, Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Paul Sweat (PG), Michael Alderman (SG), Wesley Sullivan (C) Randall Camargo, Manuel Vangorder, Louie Scherr | |
| 14:46 | VMI | William Thompson buries a turnaround from close range | 9-14 |
| 14:31 | Winthrop | David Shaw's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Skipper | 9-14 |
| 14:30 | VMI | Lawrence Skipper grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 14:13 | VMI | Lawrence Skipper is hacked by Wesley Sullivan - foul #1 on Wesley Sullivan, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Daley (SF), James Stewart (PF) Joseph Hill, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Goodwyn (SF), Wayne Sansone (PF) Robert Penson, David Shaw | |
| 13:56 | VMI | James Stewart knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Daley | 11-14 |
| 13:38 | Winthrop | Michael Alderman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Tanner (PG) Victor Oppenheim | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Louie Scherr (C) Wesley Sullivan | |
| 13:20 | VMI | Brian Tanner connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Stewart and he's hacked by Paul Sweat - foul #1 on Paul Sweat, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (SG) Ken Sylva | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 13:20 | VMI | Brian Tanner misses the free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:20 | Winthrop | Wayne Sansone grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 13:06 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 13:04 | VMI | Lawrence Skipper grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:48 | VMI | Brian Tanner comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 12:46 | VMI | Allen Cohn tips it home | 15-14 |
| 12:29 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 12:27 | VMI | Allen Cohn pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:05 | VMI | James Stewart misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Wayne Sansone - foul #1 on Wayne Sansone, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | VMI | Victor Oppenheim (PG), Ken Sylva (SG), Joseph Hill (SF), William Thompson (C) Brian Tanner, Allen Cohn, Kenneth Daley, Lawrence Skipper | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Randall Camargo (PG), Manuel Vangorder (SG), Robert Penson (SF), David Shaw (PF), Wesley Sullivan (C) Paul Sweat, Michael Alderman, John Goodwyn, Wayne Sansone, Louie Scherr | |
| 12:05 | VMI | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:05 | VMI | James Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:05 | Winthrop | David Shaw pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:53 | Winthrop | Manuel Vangorder makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 11:39 | VMI | Victor Oppenheim is hacked by Randall Camargo - foul #1 on Randall Camargo, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Jones (C) James Stewart | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Victor Oppenheim (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ken Sylva (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Hill (fresh) PF - William Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jack Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Randall Camargo (fresh) SG - Manuel Vangorder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Penson (fresh) PF - David Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wesley Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | VMI | William Thompson misses the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on David Shaw - foul #1 on David Shaw, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| 11:26 | VMI | William Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:26 | VMI | William Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:14 | Winthrop | Wesley Sullivan makes the floater from close range | 17-19 |
| 11:12 | VMI | Victor Oppenheim loses the dribble to Randall Camargo in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 11:07 | Winthrop | Randall Camargo loses the ball out of bounds | 17-19 |
| 10:44 | VMI | Victor Oppenheim banks in the layup set up by Ken Sylva | 19-19 |
| 10:23 | Winthrop | Randall Camargo is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hill - foul #1 on Joseph Hill, team foul #2 | 19-19 |
| Subs | VMI | Allen Cohn (SG), Kenneth Daley (SF) Ken Sylva, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Paul Sweat (PG), Michael Alderman (SG), John Goodwyn (SF), Louie Scherr (PF) Randall Camargo, Manuel Vangorder, Robert Penson, David Shaw | |
| 10:09 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Daley - foul #1 on Kenneth Daley, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| Subs | VMI | Lawrence Skipper (C) Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 10:09 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:09 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:47 | VMI | Allen Cohn clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Wesley Sullivan - foul #2 on Wesley Sullivan, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Tanner (PG), James Stewart (PF) Victor Oppenheim, Joseph Hill | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Wayne Sansone (PF) Wesley Sullivan | |
| 09:47 | VMI | Allen Cohn makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:47 | VMI | Allen Cohn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:32 | Winthrop | Louie Scherr misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 21-20 |
| 09:30 | VMI | Lawrence Skipper snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 09:09 | VMI | Kenneth Daley connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Lawrence Skipper | 23-20 |
| 08:45 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Daley - foul #2 on Kenneth Daley, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| Subs | VMI | Victor Oppenheim (PG), Ken Sylva (SG), Joseph Hill (SF), William Thompson (PF), Jack Jones (C) Brian Tanner, Allen Cohn, Kenneth Daley, James Stewart, Lawrence Skipper | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Randall Camargo (PG), Manuel Vangorder (SG), Robert Penson (PF) Paul Sweat, Michael Alderman, Wayne Sansone | |
| 08:45 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:45 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:26 | VMI | Jack Jones misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Louie Scherr - foul #2 on Louie Scherr, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Shaw (C) Louie Scherr | |
| 08:26 | VMI | Jack Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:26 | VMI | Jack Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:13 | Winthrop | Manuel Vangorder hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-24 |
| 07:57 | VMI | Ken Sylva misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 07:56 | VMI | Joseph Hill tips it home | 27-24 |
| 07:41 | Winthrop | Robert Penson is whistled for a carry | 27-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Tanner (SF) Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Paul Sweat (PG), Michael Alderman (SG), Wayne Sansone (PF) Randall Camargo, John Goodwyn, Robert Penson | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Victor Oppenheim (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Sylva (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Paul Sweat (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Alderman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Vangorder (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wayne Sansone (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | VMI | Victor Oppenheim misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 07:22 | Winthrop | Wayne Sansone grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 07:00 | Winthrop | David Shaw is hacked by William Thompson - foul #1 on William Thompson, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Claude Funk (SF), James Stewart (PF), Lawrence Skipper (C) Victor Oppenheim, Joseph Hill, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Penson (C) David Shaw | |
| 06:50 | Winthrop | Manuel Vangorder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 06:48 | VMI | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 27-24 |
| 06:42 | VMI | Brian Tanner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 06:40 | VMI | Claude Funk gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 06:20 | VMI | James Stewart lays it in | 29-24 |
| 06:00 | Winthrop | Robert Penson hits a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Lawrence Skipper - foul #1 on Lawrence Skipper, team foul #6 | 29-26 |
| Subs | VMI | William Hecht (PG), Allen Cohn (SG), Joseph Hill (SF), Jack Jones (PF) Brian Tanner, Ken Sylva, Claude Funk, James Stewart | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Randall Camargo (PG), Thomas Sloan (SG), John Goodwyn (SF) Paul Sweat, Michael Alderman, Manuel Vangorder | |
| 06:00 | Winthrop | Robert Penson makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:50 | VMI | Jack Jones misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Wayne Sansone - foul #2 on Wayne Sansone, team foul #9 | 29-27 |
| Subs | VMI | Victor Oppenheim (PG) William Hecht | |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Shaw (C) Wayne Sansone | |
| 05:50 | VMI | Jack Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:50 | VMI | Jack Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:50 | Winthrop | Robert Penson gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 05:34 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Penson | 30-30 |
| 05:16 | VMI | Lawrence Skipper connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Hill and he's hacked by David Shaw - foul #2 on David Shaw, team foul #10 | 32-30 |
| Subs | VMI | William Thompson (PF) Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Wesley Sullivan (C) David Shaw | |
| 05:16 | VMI | Lawrence Skipper makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 04:50 | Winthrop | Randall Camargo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 04:48 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Penson | 33-30 |
| 04:27 | Winthrop | Robert Penson is hacked by William Thompson - foul #2 on William Thompson, team foul #7 | 33-30 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Tanner (PG), Ken Sylva (SG), Claude Funk (SF), James Stewart (PF) Victor Oppenheim, Allen Cohn, Joseph Hill, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Paul Sweat (PG), Michael Alderman (SG), Manuel Vangorder (SF) Randall Camargo, Thomas Sloan, John Goodwyn | |
| 04:27 | Winthrop | Robert Penson makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 04:27 | Winthrop | Robert Penson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 04:27 | VMI | Lawrence Skipper grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 04:00 | VMI | Ken Sylva drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Tanner | 36-31 |
| 03:41 | Winthrop | Manuel Vangorder hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Alderman | 36-33 |
| 03:25 | VMI | Ken Sylva can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 03:24 | Winthrop | Manuel Vangorder snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Sylva (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Funk (fresh) PF - James Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Skipper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Paul Sweat (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Alderman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Manuel Vangorder (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Penson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Winthrop | James Stewart is called for the reach on Wesley Sullivan - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #8 | 36-33 |
| Subs | VMI | Victor Oppenheim (PG), Kenneth Daley (SF), William Thompson (PF), Jack Jones (C) Brian Tanner, Claude Funk, James Stewart, Lawrence Skipper | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Louie Scherr (SF), David Shaw (PF) Manuel Vangorder, Robert Penson | |
| 03:18 | Winthrop | Wesley Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:18 | Winthrop | Wesley Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 02:58 | VMI | Victor Oppenheim hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Daley | 39-35 |
| 02:40 | Winthrop | Michael Alderman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Wayne Sansone (PF) Wesley Sullivan | |
| 02:22 | VMI | Victor Oppenheim misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 02:20 | VMI | Kenneth Daley pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 02:08 | VMI | David Shaw steals it from Jack Jones | 39-35 |
| 01:53 | Winthrop | Louie Scherr can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 01:51 | Winthrop | Louie Scherr pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 01:37 | Winthrop | William Thompson blocks the jumper by Michael Alderman | 39-35 |
| 01:35 | Winthrop | Louie Scherr pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 01:25 | Winthrop | Paul Sweat is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Sweat, team foul #11 | 39-35 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Tanner (PG), Allen Cohn (SG), James Stewart (PF) Victor Oppenheim, Ken Sylva, Jack Jones | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Randall Camargo (PG), Manuel Vangorder (SG), John Goodwyn (SF), Wesley Sullivan (C) Paul Sweat, Michael Alderman, Louie Scherr, David Shaw | |
| 01:18 | VMI | Wayne Sansone swats the layup by William Thompson | 39-35 |
| 01:16 | VMI | James Stewart hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| 00:55 | Winthrop | Kenneth Daley steals it from John Goodwyn | 41-35 |
| 00:45 | VMI | Allen Cohn drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 00:24 | Winthrop | John Goodwyn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 43-35 |
| 00:23 | VMI | The rebound goes to Brian Tanner | 43-35 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Allen Cohn loses the ball out of bounds | 43-35 |