| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Elkins (fresh) SG - Gary Farrish (fresh) SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) C - Claude Samons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Denton (fresh) SG - Scott Berry (fresh) SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) PF - Melvin Shuck (fresh) C - Mark Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Claude Samons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | VMI | Robert Denton scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Berry | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst scores on a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by George Westbrooks - foul #1 on George Westbrooks, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:59 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:59 | VMI | Mark Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:50 | VMI | Mark Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Liberty | William Elkins is fouled on the floor by Melvin Shuck - foul #1 on Melvin Shuck, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Liberty | Claude Samons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 18:24 | VMI | Melvin Shuck snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:01 | VMI | Scott Berry loses the dribble to Fredrick Reese | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | Liberty | William Elkins drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Sammy Whitehurst | 6-2 |
| 17:23 | VMI | Robert Denton is fouled on the floor by William Elkins - foul #1 on William Elkins, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jimmy Heath (C) Claude Samons | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 17:04 | VMI | Robert Denton connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:44 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 16:33 | VMI | Robert Denton loses the ball out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Liberty | Heath Bearce (PG), Clark Gambino (SF), Fredrick Glenn (C) William Elkins, Sammy Whitehurst, Fredrick Reese | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:07 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SG), Claude Samons (C) Gary Farrish, Fredrick Glenn | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Zephier (PF), Kenneth Strock (C) Melvin Shuck, Mark Brown | |
| 16:00 | VMI | George Westbrooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-5 |
| 15:59 | Liberty | Chris Hunter pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Heath Bearce (fresh) SG - Chris Hunter (fresh) SF - Clark Gambino (fresh) PF - Jimmy Heath (fresh) C - Claude Samons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Denton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) PF - Charles Zephier (fresh) C - Kenneth Strock (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Liberty | Chris Hunter misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 15:42 | Liberty | Claude Samons hits the follow up shot | 11-5 |
| 15:19 | VMI | George Westbrooks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-5 |
| 15:18 | VMI | Kenneth Strock misses the tip | 11-5 |
| 15:17 | VMI | George Westbrooks snags the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 15:10 | VMI | George Westbrooks scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Scott Berry | 11-7 |
| 14:52 | Liberty | Clark Gambino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Gary Farrish (SG), Sammy Whitehurst (SF), Fredrick Reese (PF) Heath Bearce, Chris Hunter, Clark Gambino, Jimmy Heath | |
| Subs | VMI | David Pablo (PG), Gary Sneed (SG), Melvin Shuck (PF), Mark Brown (C) Robert Denton, Scott Berry, George Westbrooks, Kenneth Strock | |
| 14:36 | VMI | Mark Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn (C) Claude Samons | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 14:15 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Zephier - foul #1 on Charles Zephier, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| 14:15 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:15 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:56 | VMI | Charles Zephier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-7 |
| 13:37 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Charles Zephier - foul #2 on Charles Zephier, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Denton (PG), Scott Berry (SG) David Pablo, Charles Zephier | |
| 13:37 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:37 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:30 | VMI | Robert Denton is hacked by Gary Farrish - foul #1 on Gary Farrish, team foul #2 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jimmy Heath (C) Fredrick Glenn | |
| Subs | VMI | George Westbrooks (SF), Kenneth Strock (PF) Gary Sneed, Melvin Shuck | |
| 13:10 | VMI | George Westbrooks scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Denton | 15-10 |
| 12:57 | Liberty | Gary Farrish is called for traveling | 15-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | Heath Bearce (PG), Claude Samons (C) William Elkins, Jimmy Heath | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Mines (C) Mark Brown | |
| 12:36 | VMI | Scott Berry buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Denton | 15-12 |
| 12:24 | Liberty | Gary Farrish is hacked by George Westbrooks - foul #2 on George Westbrooks, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SG), Clark Gambino (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF) Gary Farrish, Sammy Whitehurst, Fredrick Reese | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (SF), Melvin Shuck (PF) George Westbrooks, Charles Mines | |
| 12:13 | Liberty | Heath Bearce comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 15-12 |
| 12:11 | VMI | Kenneth Strock snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 12:06 | VMI | Robert Denton's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Heath | 15-12 |
| 11:55 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:54 | VMI | Kenneth Strock gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Heath Bearce (fresh) SG - Chris Hunter (fresh) SF - Clark Gambino (fresh) PF - Jimmy Heath (fresh) C - Claude Samons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Denton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Sneed (fresh) PF - Melvin Shuck (fresh) C - Kenneth Strock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | VMI | Scott Berry misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-12 |
| 11:43 | Liberty | Claude Samons snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:22 | Liberty | Heath Bearce is whistled for traveling | 15-12 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Gary Farrish (SG), Fredrick Reese (PF) Heath Bearce, Chris Hunter, Jimmy Heath | |
| Subs | VMI | David Pablo (PG), Mark Brown (C) Robert Denton, Kenneth Strock | |
| 11:12 | VMI | Melvin Shuck connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-15 |
| 10:59 | Liberty | Claude Samons clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst (SF) Clark Gambino | |
| Subs | VMI | Peter Long (PF), Charles Mines (C) Melvin Shuck, Mark Brown | |
| 10:59 | Liberty | Claude Samons makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:59 | Liberty | Claude Samons makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:40 | VMI | Gary Sneed misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 10:38 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:26 | Liberty | Claude Samons misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Mines - foul #1 on Charles Mines, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Denton (PG), Kenneth Strock (PF) Scott Berry, Peter Long | |
| 10:26 | Liberty | Claude Samons makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:26 | Liberty | Claude Samons makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:12 | VMI | Gary Sneed's fadeaway is rejected by Claude Samons | 19-15 |
| 10:11 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 09:52 | Liberty | Gary Farrish buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Sammy Whitehurst | 21-15 |
| 09:36 | VMI | Charles Mines is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| Subs | Liberty | Heath Bearce (PG), Jimmy Heath (PF), Fredrick Glenn (C) William Elkins, Fredrick Reese, Claude Samons | |
| Subs | VMI | Melvin Shuck (PF) Charles Mines | |
| 09:22 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Strock - foul #1 on Kenneth Strock, team foul #9 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Liberty | Clark Gambino (SF) Sammy Whitehurst | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Mines (C) Gary Sneed | |
| 09:22 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:22 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:22 | VMI | Melvin Shuck pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:58 | VMI | Charles Mines misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 08:57 | VMI | David Pablo tips it but misses | 22-15 |
| 08:55 | Liberty | Clark Gambino gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:39 | Liberty | Clark Gambino clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Strock - foul #2 on Kenneth Strock, team foul #10 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SG) Gary Farrish | |
| Subs | VMI | Scott Berry (SG), Gary Sneed (SF) Robert Denton, Kenneth Strock | |
| 08:39 | Liberty | Clark Gambino misses the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:39 | Liberty | Clark Gambino makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:15 | VMI | Jimmy Heath is called for the reach on Melvin Shuck - foul #1 on Jimmy Heath, team foul #3 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Sammy Whitehurst (SF), Fredrick Reese (PF) Heath Bearce, Clark Gambino, Fredrick Glenn | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Denton (PG), Peter Long (PF) David Pablo, Melvin Shuck | |
| 08:02 | VMI | Scott Berry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-15 |
| 08:01 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst snags the defensive board | 23-15 |
| 07:49 | Liberty | The jump hook by Fredrick Reese is blocked by Peter Long | 23-15 |
| 07:47 | Liberty | William Elkins tips it in | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Elkins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chris Hunter (fresh) SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmy Heath (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Denton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Sneed (fresh) PF - Peter Long (fresh) C - Charles Mines (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | VMI | Charles Mines hits the finger roll set up by Gary Sneed | 25-17 |
| 07:09 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese is hacked by Peter Long - foul #1 on Peter Long, team foul #11 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Farrish (SG), Fredrick Glenn (C) Chris Hunter, Jimmy Heath | |
| Subs | VMI | David Pablo (PG), Melvin Shuck (PF) Robert Denton, Peter Long | |
| 07:09 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:09 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:57 | VMI | Melvin Shuck can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Fredrick Reese - foul #1 on Fredrick Reese, team foul #4 | 26-17 |
| 06:57 | VMI | Melvin Shuck misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:57 | VMI | Melvin Shuck makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:39 | Liberty | Gary Farrish clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 06:37 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese grabs the offensive board | 26-18 |
| 06:20 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 06:18 | VMI | David Pablo's pass is intercepted by William Elkins in the backcourt | 29-18 |
| 06:05 | Liberty | Gary Farrish misses the easy layup | 29-18 |
| 06:03 | VMI | Charles Mines grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 05:35 | VMI | Scott Berry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-18 |
| 05:33 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Fredrick Reese | 29-18 |
| 05:10 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 05:09 | VMI | The rebound goes to Scott Berry | 29-18 |
| 04:53 | VMI | Charles Mines hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Fredrick Glenn - foul #1 on Fredrick Glenn, team foul #5 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Liberty | Heath Bearce (PG), Clark Gambino (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF), Claude Samons (C) William Elkins, Sammy Whitehurst, Fredrick Reese, Fredrick Glenn | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Denton (PG), Peter Long (PF) David Pablo, Melvin Shuck | |
| 04:53 | VMI | Charles Mines makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:35 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Sneed - foul #1 on Gary Sneed, team foul #12 | 29-21 |
| 04:35 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:35 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 04:14 | VMI | Gary Sneed can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-21 |
| 04:13 | Liberty | Claude Samons pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 04:03 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath misses the easy layup | 31-21 |
| 04:01 | VMI | Peter Long snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 03:49 | VMI | Peter Long can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 03:47 | VMI | Peter Long pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Heath Bearce (fresh) SG - Gary Farrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clark Gambino (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jimmy Heath (fresh) 2 pts. C - Claude Samons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Denton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Berry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Sneed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Peter Long (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Mines (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 03:33 | VMI | Charles Mines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SG) Gary Farrish | |
| Subs | VMI | David Pablo (SG), George Westbrooks (SF), Charles Zephier (PF), Mark Brown (C) Scott Berry, Gary Sneed, Peter Long, Charles Mines | |
| 03:15 | Liberty | George Westbrooks is called for the reach on Chris Hunter - foul #3 on George Westbrooks, team foul #13 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Strock (PF) George Westbrooks | |
| 03:15 | Liberty | Chris Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:15 | Liberty | Chris Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 02:55 | VMI | Charles Zephier makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 02:33 | Liberty | Heath Bearce is hacked by Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #14 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst (SF), Fredrick Reese (PF), Fredrick Glenn (C) Clark Gambino, Jimmy Heath, Claude Samons | |
| Subs | VMI | Melvin Shuck (PF) Mark Brown | |
| 02:33 | Liberty | Heath Bearce makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:33 | Liberty | Heath Bearce makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:13 | VMI | Charles Zephier hits the finger roll | 34-26 |
| 01:56 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 01:54 | VMI | Melvin Shuck grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 01:50 | VMI | Kenneth Strock is fouled on the floor by Heath Bearce - foul #1 on Heath Bearce, team foul #6 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Gary Farrish (SG) Heath Bearce, Chris Hunter | |
| Subs | VMI | Scott Berry (SG) Robert Denton | |
| 01:38 | VMI | Melvin Shuck scores on a shot from the free throw line | 34-28 |
| 01:26 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst comes up short on the shot from close range | 34-28 |
| 01:24 | VMI | David Pablo snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 01:00 | VMI | Melvin Shuck makes the runner near the basket set up by David Pablo | 34-30 |
| 00:40 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | Clark Gambino (SF), Claude Samons (C) Sammy Whitehurst, Fredrick Glenn | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Denton (PG), Gary Sneed (SF), Peter Long (PF) David Pablo, Charles Zephier, Melvin Shuck | |
| 00:15 | VMI | Scott Berry makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Sneed | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 34-33 |