| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Reynaldo Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robin Barber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Moll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Doyal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Loyd Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Nathan Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Reddy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kendall Seo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Golden (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joey Gregory (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | John Moll inbounds the ball | 40-41 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-41 |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 19:31 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Loyd Nixon | 40-41 |
| 19:25 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 19:24 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Loyd Nixon | 40-41 |
| 19:07 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon clanks a shot in the paint | 40-41 |
| 19:05 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 18:37 | Virginia Tech | John Moll is fouled on the floor by Kendall Seo - foul #3 on Kendall Seo, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure (SF) Kendall Seo | |
| 18:23 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Joey Gregory - foul #3 on Joey Gregory, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Clark (C) Joey Gregory | |
| 18:23 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:23 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Robin Barber steals it from Nathan Carr | 42-41 |
| 17:59 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber throws it down | 44-41 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joel Courson (PF) Jeffrey Doyal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Vess (SG) Ian Reddy | |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Clark - foul #2 on Robert Clark, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey (SG), Michael Lehmann (SF) Robin Barber, John Moll | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 17:20 | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Lehmann - foul #2 on Michael Lehmann, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers (PG) Reynaldo Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:58 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:31 | Virginia Tech | Joel Courson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 16:30 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Jason Vess is hacked by Lawerence Mackey - foul #1 on Lawerence Mackey, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber (SG), John Moll (SF), Jeffrey Doyal (PF) Lawerence Mackey, Michael Lehmann, Loyd Nixon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy (SG) Nathan Carr | |
| 15:47 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure misses long on a floater from the baseline | 48-43 |
| 15:46 | Virginia Tech | John Moll gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Richard Myers (fresh) SG - Robin Barber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Moll (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Doyal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Courson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Vess (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Reddy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Lesure (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Golden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 15:22 | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy misses short on a shot from the right side | 48-43 |
| 15:21 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 15:19 | Central Michigan | John Golden grabs the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Jason Vess hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 15:01 | Virginia Tech | John Moll grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Myers | 51-43 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Luis Lesure | 51-45 |
| 14:35 | Virginia Tech | Richard Myers misses short on a shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | John Golden snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 14:19 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark's pass is intercepted by Richard Myers | 51-45 |
| 14:15 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber misses the easy layup | 51-45 |
| 14:14 | Central Michigan | Jason Vess grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:56 | Central Michigan | John Golden misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 13:55 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Joel Courson | 51-45 |
| 13:48 | Virginia Tech | John Moll connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Doyal | 54-45 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Vess | 54-47 |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Robin Barber | 56-47 |
| 13:02 | Central Michigan | John Moll steps in front of the Robert Clark pass | 56-47 |
| 12:57 | Virginia Tech | John Moll hits the finger roll | 58-47 |
| 12:33 | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Luis Lesure | 58-49 |
| 12:14 | Virginia Tech | John Moll clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 12:12 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | John Moll picks off the pass by Jason Vess | 58-49 |
| 11:28 | Virginia Tech | Joel Courson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Richard Myers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robin Barber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Moll (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Doyal (tiring) 4 pts. C - Joel Courson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Vess (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Reddy (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Lesure (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Golden (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Clark (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Central Michigan | Robert Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage (PG), Reynaldo Bruno (SG), Michael Lehmann (SF), Lawerence Mackey (PF), Loyd Nixon (C) Richard Myers, Robin Barber, John Moll, Jeffrey Doyal, Joel Courson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr (PG), Kenneth Hughes (SG), Mickey Gaskins (SF), Kendall Seo (PF), Joey Gregory (C) Jason Vess, Ian Reddy, Luis Lesure, John Golden, Robert Clark | |
| 10:52 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Joey Gregory - foul #4 on Joey Gregory, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Clark (C) Joey Gregory | |
| 10:52 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 10:52 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 10:37 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-49 |
| 10:21 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lawerence Mackey | 63-49 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Hughes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 63-49 |
| 10:15 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 10:00 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey loses the dribble to Kenneth Hughes | 63-49 |
| 09:40 | Central Michigan | Reynaldo Bruno steals it from Robert Clark | 63-49 |
| 09:35 | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Burrage | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:18 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Hughes | 66-52 |
| 09:13 | Virginia Tech | Michael Lehmann loses the dribble to Mickey Gaskins | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Burrage - foul #4 on Donald Burrage, team foul #3 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal (PF) Donald Burrage | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure (C) Robert Clark | |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 09:00 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Reynaldo Bruno | 68-54 |
| 08:41 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Hughes | 68-56 |
| 08:26 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal blows the dunk but he's fouled by Kendall Seo - foul #4 on Kendall Seo, team foul #5 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber (SG) Lawerence Mackey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | William Moore (SG), John Golden (PF) Kenneth Hughes, Kendall Seo | |
| 08:26 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 08:26 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | William Moore snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 08:17 | Central Michigan | William Moore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-56 |
| 08:15 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure tips it home | 69-58 |
| 07:57 | Virginia Tech | Michael Lehmann can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 69-58 |
| 07:56 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon gets the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 07:47 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-58 |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal tips it home | 71-58 |
| 07:34 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 07:33 | Virginia Tech | Michael Lehmann grabs the board | 71-58 |
| 07:29 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber is hacked by Nathan Carr - foul #1 on Nathan Carr, team foul #6 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage (PG), John Moll (SF), Joel Courson (PF) Reynaldo Bruno, Michael Lehmann, Jeffrey Doyal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ryan Fairbank (PG), Kendall Seo (PF), Joey Gregory (C) Nathan Carr, John Golden, Luis Lesure | |
| 07:16 | Virginia Tech | Mickey Gaskins is called for the reach on John Moll - foul #4 on Mickey Gaskins, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kenneth Hughes (PG) Ryan Fairbank | |
| 07:16 | Virginia Tech | John Moll misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Donald Burrage (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robin Barber (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Moll (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Courson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Loyd Nixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kenneth Hughes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Moore (fresh) SF - Mickey Gaskins (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Kendall Seo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Joey Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-58 |
| 06:57 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 06:50 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber misses long on a shot from the left side | 71-58 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 06:43 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 06:38 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Robin Barber | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:30 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory makes the jump hook from close range set up by William Moore | 73-60 |
| 06:25 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage is whistled for traveling | 73-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey (SG) Robin Barber | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr (PG), Ian Reddy (SG) Kenneth Hughes, William Moore | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Loyd Nixon is called for the reach on Nathan Carr - foul #2 on Loyd Nixon, team foul #4 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno (SG) Loyd Nixon | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:47 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins is fouled on the floor by John Moll - foul #1 on John Moll, team foul #5 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Lehmann (SF) John Moll | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Golden (PF) Mickey Gaskins | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:42 | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Bruno - foul #1 on Reynaldo Bruno, team foul #6 | 73-60 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Donald Burrage denies the turnaround by Nathan Carr | 73-60 |
| 05:25 | Central Michigan | John Golden tips it but misses | 73-60 |
| 05:24 | Virginia Tech | Joel Courson grabs the board | 73-60 |
| 05:20 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 73-60 |
| 05:19 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr gets the rebound | 73-60 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Reynaldo Bruno - foul #2 on Reynaldo Bruno, team foul #7 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber (SG) Reynaldo Bruno | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins (SF) Kendall Seo | |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:10 | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:56 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage clanks a 3 from the left wing | 73-62 |
| 04:55 | Virginia Tech | Michael Lehmann tips it back up and in | 75-62 |
| 04:44 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Golden | 75-64 |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber is fouled on the floor by Ian Reddy - foul #1 on Ian Reddy, team foul #8 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno (PG), John Moll (SF), Jeffrey Doyal (PF), Loyd Nixon (C) Donald Burrage, Michael Lehmann, Lawerence Mackey, Joel Courson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Vess (PG), Kenneth Hughes (SG) Nathan Carr, Ian Reddy | |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Joey Gregory | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | John Golden makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 04:07 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon loses the dribble to Kenneth Hughes | 75-67 |
| 04:04 | Central Michigan | Kenneth Hughes hits the finger roll | 75-69 |
| 04:02 | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure (SF), Kendall Seo (PF) Mickey Gaskins, John Golden | |
| 03:40 | Central Michigan | Jason Vess can't finish the layup | 75-69 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Luis Lesure snags the offensive board | 75-69 |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Jason Vess can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 03:22 | Virginia Tech | John Moll gets the rebound | 75-69 |
| 03:18 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Reynaldo Bruno | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Reynaldo Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robin Barber (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Moll (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Doyal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Loyd Nixon (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jason Vess (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Lesure (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kendall Seo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Joey Gregory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Central Michigan | Jason Vess clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-69 |
| 03:11 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal grabs the board | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:49 | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 77-69 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Luis Lesure | 77-69 |
| 02:47 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage (PG), Joel Courson (PF) Reynaldo Bruno, Jeffrey Doyal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr (PG), Ian Reddy (SG), Robert Clark (C) Jason Vess, Kenneth Hughes, Joey Gregory | |
| 02:36 | Central Michigan | Kendall Seo hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Nathan Carr | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:21 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ian Reddy - foul #2 on Ian Reddy, team foul #9 | 77-71 |
| 02:21 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 02:21 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:07 | Central Michigan | John Moll swats the shot by Kendall Seo | 79-71 |
| 02:06 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage pulls down the rebound | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:02 | Virginia Tech | Joel Courson is fouled on the floor by Kendall Seo - foul #5 on Kendall Seo, team foul #10 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins (SF), John Golden (PF) Luis Lesure, Kendall Seo | |
| 02:02 | Virginia Tech | Joel Courson misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:02 | Virginia Tech | Joel Courson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Loyd Nixon - foul #3 on Loyd Nixon, team foul #8 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Doyal (PF) Joel Courson | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joey Gregory (C) Robert Clark | |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Mickey Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robin Barber | 82-73 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | John Golden knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ian Reddy and the foul's on Jeffrey Doyal - foul #2 on Jeffrey Doyal, team foul #9 | 82-75 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | John Golden makes the free throw | 82-76 |
| 01:09 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Doyal | 85-76 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy is fouled on the floor by Donald Burrage - foul #5 on Donald Burrage, team foul #10 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno (PG) Donald Burrage | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy misses the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Ian Reddy makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Carr is called for the reach on Reynaldo Bruno in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Carr, team foul #11 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey (PF) Jeffrey Doyal | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:50 | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Nathan Carr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 86-77 |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber gets the rebound | 86-77 |
| 00:43 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 86-77 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Ian Reddy is called for the reach on John Moll in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ian Reddy, team foul #12 | 86-77 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | John Moll makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | John Moll makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:35 | Central Michigan | John Golden connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joey Gregory | 88-79 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | John Moll is hacked by Nathan Carr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Carr, team foul #13 | 88-79 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | John Moll misses the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | John Moll makes the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | John Golden can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 89-79 |
| 00:25 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Lawerence Mackey | 89-79 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno runs out the clock | 89-79 |