| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Mann (fresh) SG - Leo Davis (fresh) SF - Charles Grant (fresh) PF - Charles Tiedemann (fresh) C - Thomas Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Steven Bradshaw (fresh) SG - Norman Campas (fresh) SF - Floyd Stroupe (fresh) PF - Raymond Bell (fresh) C - Michael Dowell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Thomas Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | VMI | Charles Grant knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Tiedemann | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | The Citadel | Floyd Stroupe comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | VMI | Charles Grant pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | VMI | Leo Davis is fouled on the floor by Floyd Stroupe - foul #1 on Floyd Stroupe, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | VMI | Brian Mann blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | The Citadel | Norman Campas pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | The Citadel | Raymond Bell jams it | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Grant | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | The Citadel | Raymond Bell's floater is knocked away by Charles Grant | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | VMI | Thomas Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | VMI | Charles Grant misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 17:33 | The Citadel | Norman Campas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | The Citadel | Raymond Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:10 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Walker - foul #1 on Thomas Walker, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 16:57 | The Citadel | Norman Campas connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:40 | VMI | Leo Davis connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Brian Mann | 8-5 |
| 16:28 | The Citadel | Thomas Walker steals the ball from Raymond Bell | 8-5 |
| 16:18 | VMI | Charles Grant connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Mann and he's hacked by Floyd Stroupe - foul #2 on Floyd Stroupe, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Bark (SG), Aaron Bustos (PF), Joseph Sallee (C) Leo Davis, Charles Tiedemann, Thomas Walker | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Floyd Gilmore (SF) Floyd Stroupe | |
| 16:18 | VMI | Charles Grant makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:03 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Steven Bradshaw | 11-7 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Mann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Bark (fresh) SF - Charles Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Bustos (fresh) C - Joseph Sallee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Steven Bradshaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Campas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Floyd Gilmore (fresh) PF - Raymond Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Dowell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | VMI | Timothy Bark is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Timothy Bark, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | VMI | Burton Winkel (SF) Charles Grant | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Baum (PG), Joshua Canada (SG), David Weslowski (PF) Steven Bradshaw, Norman Campas, Raymond Bell | |
| 15:32 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Canada | 11-9 |
| 15:22 | VMI | Michael Dowell swats the layup by Aaron Bustos | 11-9 |
| 15:21 | VMI | Brian Mann tips it home | 13-9 |
| 15:05 | The Citadel | Joseph Sallee is called for the reach on Michael Dowell - foul #1 on Joseph Sallee, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Leo Davis (SG), Thomas Walker (C) Brian Mann, Joseph Sallee | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 14:58 | The Citadel | Joshua Canada misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 14:57 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Gilmore | 13-9 |
| 14:41 | The Citadel | Floyd Gilmore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Floyd Gilmore, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Tiedemann (PF) Aaron Bustos | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Steven Bradshaw (PG) Joshua Canada | |
| 14:22 | VMI | Leo Davis buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Burton Winkel | 15-9 |
| 14:14 | The Citadel | David Weslowski loses the dribble to Charles Tiedemann | 15-9 |
| 13:56 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann is whistled for a carry | 15-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Mann (PG), Charles Grant (SF) Timothy Bark, Burton Winkel | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Norman Campas (SG), Raymond Bell (PF) William Baum, Michael Dowell | |
| 13:40 | The Citadel | Floyd Gilmore comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 13:39 | VMI | Thomas Walker snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 13:35 | VMI | David Weslowski denies the turnaround by Leo Davis | 15-9 |
| 13:33 | The Citadel | David Weslowski grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:27 | The Citadel | Steven Bradshaw hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-9 |
| 13:26 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Campas | 15-9 |
| 13:08 | The Citadel | Raymond Bell's pass is intercepted by Charles Tiedemann | 15-9 |
| 12:48 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Bell - foul #1 on Raymond Bell, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Bark (SG), Aaron Bustos (C) Leo Davis, Thomas Walker | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Baum (PG), Nathanael Brown (SF), Michael Dowell (C) Steven Bradshaw, Floyd Gilmore, David Weslowski | |
| 12:48 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:48 | VMI | Charles Tiedemann misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:48 | The Citadel | Raymond Bell snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:31 | The Citadel | Norman Campas can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Bark - foul #2 on Timothy Bark, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | VMI | Burton Winkel (SG), David Payton (SF), Joseph Sallee (C) Timothy Bark, Charles Grant, Charles Tiedemann | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 12:31 | The Citadel | Norman Campas makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:31 | The Citadel | Norman Campas misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 12:31 | VMI | The rebound goes to Aaron Bustos | 16-10 |
| 12:08 | VMI | Brian Mann buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Payton | 18-10 |
| 11:54 | The Citadel | Aaron Bustos picks off the pass by Nathanael Brown | 18-10 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Burton Winkel (fresh) SF - David Payton (fresh) PF - Aaron Bustos (fresh) C - Joseph Sallee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - William Baum (fresh) SG - Norman Campas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nathanael Brown (fresh) PF - Raymond Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dowell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | VMI | Joseph Sallee double dribbles | 18-10 |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Walker (C) Joseph Sallee | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Steven Bradshaw (PG), David Weslowski (PF) Norman Campas, Raymond Bell | |
| 11:17 | The Citadel | William Baum knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Bradshaw and the foul's on Burton Winkel - foul #1 on Burton Winkel, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | VMI | Leo Davis (SG), Charles Grant (SF) Burton Winkel, David Payton | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Floyd Gilmore (SF) Nathanael Brown | |
| 11:17 | The Citadel | William Baum makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:08 | VMI | Thomas Walker misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by David Weslowski - foul #1 on David Weslowski, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| 11:08 | VMI | Thomas Walker makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:08 | VMI | Thomas Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:45 | The Citadel | Floyd Gilmore misses long on a runner from close range | 20-13 |
| 10:43 | VMI | Aaron Bustos gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 10:20 | VMI | Charles Grant misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-13 |
| 10:18 | The Citadel | David Weslowski snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 10:03 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell blows the layup | 20-13 |
| 10:02 | VMI | Aaron Bustos snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 09:52 | VMI | Leo Davis misses the 3 from straight away | 20-13 |
| 09:50 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 09:33 | The Citadel | Floyd Gilmore misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-13 |
| 09:31 | VMI | The rebound goes to Leo Davis | 20-13 |
| 09:08 | VMI | Brian Mann clanks a shot from the left side | 20-13 |
| 09:06 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 08:39 | The Citadel | Floyd Gilmore clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 20-13 |
| 08:37 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Gilmore | 20-13 |
| 08:28 | The Citadel | Aaron Bustos steals the ball from Floyd Gilmore | 20-13 |
| 08:12 | VMI | Leo Davis's pass is intercepted by Michael Dowell | 20-13 |
| 07:51 | The Citadel | Leo Davis steps in front of the David Weslowski pass | 20-13 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Mann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Bustos (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Steven Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Baum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Floyd Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Weslowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Dowell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | VMI | Charles Grant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charles Grant, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG), Burton Winkel (SG), David Payton (SF), Charles Tiedemann (PF), Joseph Sallee (C) Brian Mann, Leo Davis, Charles Grant, Aaron Bustos, Thomas Walker | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Joshua Canada (PG), Norman Campas (SG), Nathanael Brown (SF), Raymond Bell (PF), Michael Dias (C) Steven Bradshaw, William Baum, Floyd Gilmore, David Weslowski, Michael Dowell | |
| 07:21 | The Citadel | Raymond Bell drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Canada and he's hacked by Charles Tiedemann - foul #1 on Charles Tiedemann, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| 07:21 | The Citadel | Raymond Bell makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:57 | VMI | Carlos Adams's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Dias | 20-16 |
| 06:55 | The Citadel | Joshua Canada grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 06:39 | The Citadel | Nathanael Brown misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 20-16 |
| 06:38 | VMI | Joseph Sallee grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:22 | VMI | Joseph Sallee knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by David Payton and the foul's on Michael Dias - foul #1 on Michael Dias, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Dowell (C) Michael Dias | |
| 06:22 | VMI | Joseph Sallee misses the free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:22 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Michael Dowell | 22-16 |
| 06:07 | The Citadel | Joshua Canada makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Norman Campas and the foul's on Burton Winkel - foul #2 on Burton Winkel, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | VMI | Leo Davis (SG) Burton Winkel | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 06:07 | The Citadel | Joshua Canada makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 05:52 | VMI | Carlos Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-19 |
| 05:50 | VMI | Joseph Sallee hits the follow up shot | 24-19 |
| 05:31 | The Citadel | Joseph Sallee blocks the short jumper by Raymond Bell | 24-19 |
| 05:30 | VMI | David Payton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:26 | VMI | Leo Davis comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Dowell - foul #1 on Michael Dowell, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | VMI | Brian Mann (PG), Thomas Walker (C) Carlos Adams, Joseph Sallee | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Baum (PG) Nathanael Brown | |
| 05:26 | VMI | Leo Davis makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:26 | VMI | Leo Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:09 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell can't finish the layup | 26-19 |
| 05:08 | The Citadel | Norman Campas gets the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 04:43 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 04:41 | VMI | Leo Davis pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 04:31 | VMI | Leo Davis connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Mann | 28-19 |
| 04:20 | The Citadel | Joshua Canada is hacked by David Payton - foul #1 on David Payton, team foul #9 | 28-19 |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (SG), Charles Grant (SF), Joseph Sallee (PF) Leo Davis, David Payton, Charles Tiedemann | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Steven Bradshaw (PG), Floyd Gilmore (SF), David Weslowski (PF) William Baum, Norman Campas, Raymond Bell | |
| 04:20 | The Citadel | Joshua Canada makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:20 | The Citadel | Joshua Canada misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:20 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell snags the offensive board | 28-20 |
| 04:09 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 04:08 | The Citadel | Joshua Canada tips it back up and in | 28-22 |
| 04:01 | VMI | A charge is called on Carlos Adams - foul #1 on Carlos Adams, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | VMI | Aaron Bustos (PF) Joseph Sallee | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Norman Campas (SG), Michael Dias (C) Joshua Canada, Michael Dowell | |
| 03:40 | The Citadel | David Weslowski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Steven Bradshaw | 28-24 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Brian Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Adams (fresh) SF - Charles Grant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Bustos (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Steven Bradshaw (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Norman Campas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Floyd Gilmore (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Weslowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dias (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | VMI | Brian Mann is fouled on the floor by Floyd Gilmore - foul #2 on Floyd Gilmore, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Timothy Bark (SG), Joseph Sallee (C) Carlos Adams, Thomas Walker | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Baum (SG), Floyd Stroupe (SF) Norman Campas, Floyd Gilmore | |
| 03:26 | VMI | Brian Mann makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:26 | VMI | Brian Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:10 | The Citadel | Michael Dias is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bark - foul #3 on Timothy Bark, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Burton Winkel (SG) Timothy Bark | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Michael Dowell (C) David Weslowski | |
| 03:10 | The Citadel | Michael Dias makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:10 | The Citadel | Michael Dias makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:50 | VMI | Charles Grant makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Mann | 33-26 |
| 02:37 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell knocks in the shot from the right block set up by William Baum and he's fouled by Brian Mann - foul #1 on Brian Mann, team foul #12 | 33-28 |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Walker (C) Joseph Sallee | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Raymond Bell (PF) Michael Dias | |
| 02:37 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:22 | VMI | Charles Grant banks in the layup set up by Burton Winkel | 35-29 |
| 02:04 | The Citadel | Thomas Walker swats the short shot by Steven Bradshaw | 35-29 |
| 02:02 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell tips it in | 35-31 |
| 01:36 | VMI | Burton Winkel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 01:34 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:22 | The Citadel | Steven Bradshaw hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Baum | 35-34 |
| 01:19 | VMI | Brian Mann is hacked by Steven Bradshaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Bradshaw, team foul #9 | 35-34 |
| Subs | VMI | Leo Davis (SG), Charles Tiedemann (PF) Charles Grant, Aaron Bustos | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Joshua Canada (PG), Norman Campas (SG) Steven Bradshaw, William Baum | |
| 01:19 | VMI | Brian Mann misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:19 | The Citadel | Michael Dowell grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 01:06 | The Citadel | Norman Campas scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Canada | 35-36 |
| 00:47 | VMI | Thomas Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Carlos Adams (PG), Joseph Sallee (C) Brian Mann, Thomas Walker | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Weslowski (PF) Raymond Bell | |
| 00:32 | The Citadel | David Weslowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 00:31 | The Citadel | Floyd Stroupe pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 00:12 | The Citadel | Norman Campas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 00:11 | VMI | The rebound goes to Carlos Adams | 35-36 |
| 00:05 | VMI | Burton Winkel scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Carlos Adams | 38-36 |
| 00:01 | The Citadel | Norman Campas is fouled on the floor by Joseph Sallee - foul #2 on Joseph Sallee, team foul #13 | 38-36 |
| Subs | VMI | David Payton (SF) Burton Winkel | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Baum (PG), Floyd Gilmore (SF), Michael Dias (C) Joshua Canada, Floyd Stroupe, Michael Dowell | |
| 00:01 | The Citadel | Norman Campas misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:01 | The Citadel | Norman Campas misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:01 | VMI | Leo Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Leo Davis comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-36 |