| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodolfo Velez (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Frank Rein (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Kovar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bill Gorton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Howard Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Frank Rein inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | VMI | Steven Kovar's dunk attempt is rejected by Howard Olsen | 37-27 |
| 19:39 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Rein | 37-27 |
| 19:28 | VMI | Steven Kovar can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-27 |
| 19:26 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth grabs the board | 37-27 |
| 19:11 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Gorton | 37-30 |
| 19:02 | VMI | Robert Russell misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-30 |
| 19:01 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:40 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Steven Kovar - foul #2 on Steven Kovar, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 18:40 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:40 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:24 | VMI | Frank Rein connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Kovar | 39-31 |
| 18:02 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Gorton | 39-34 |
| 17:51 | VMI | Frank Rein can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 17:49 | VMI | Robert Russell gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:36 | VMI | Robert Russell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 17:35 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 17:18 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-34 |
| 17:16 | VMI | Gary Whitmore grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:55 | VMI | Gary Whitmore knocks in the floater from the right side | 41-34 |
| 16:40 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Jacobus | 41-37 |
| 16:24 | VMI | Robert Russell is hacked by Carl Higgins - foul #3 on Carl Higgins, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Moorhouse (PG), Mark Ballard (SG), Edward Knight (SF), Mark Davis (PF), Thomas Daniels (C) Gary Whitmore, Rodolfo Velez, Frank Rein, Steven Kovar, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (SG), Nicholas Davidson (SF), Calvin Forrest (PF), Walter Morgan (C) Ronald Ducksworth, Bill Gorton, Howard Olsen, Carl Higgins | |
| 16:10 | VMI | Mark Davis is called for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | John Garica (SF) Richard Jacobus | |
| 15:49 | Winthrop | Mark Davis swats the short shot by John Garica | 41-37 |
| 15:48 | VMI | Mark Davis grabs the board | 41-37 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Moorhouse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) PF - Mark Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph Grandy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Garica (fresh) PF - Calvin Forrest (fresh) 8 pts. C - Walter Morgan (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | VMI | Robert Moorhouse misses the lay-in | 41-37 |
| 15:32 | Winthrop | John Garica gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 15:13 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Daniels - foul #1 on Thomas Daniels, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | VMI | Rodolfo Velez (SG) Edward Knight | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus (PG), Ronald Ducksworth (SG), Marty Usrey (SF) Joseph Grandy, Nicholas Davidson, John Garica | |
| 15:13 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:13 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:04 | VMI | Mark Davis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 15:03 | VMI | Robert Moorhouse tips it back up and in | 43-39 |
| 14:44 | Winthrop | Walter Morgan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 14:42 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey tips it in | 43-41 |
| 14:21 | VMI | Mark Ballard double dribbles | 43-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Steven Kovar (PF), Robert Russell (C) Robert Moorhouse, Mark Davis, Thomas Daniels | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Howard Olsen (PF), Carl Higgins (C) Calvin Forrest, Walter Morgan | |
| 14:05 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Jacobus | 43-43 |
| 13:51 | VMI | Rodolfo Velez is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Rodolfo Velez, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 13:34 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 13:32 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen tips it home | 43-45 |
| 13:23 | VMI | Gary Whitmore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-45 |
| 13:22 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:04 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 13:02 | VMI | Steven Kovar gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:38 | VMI | Mark Ballard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 12:37 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 12:32 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 12:31 | VMI | Robert Russell pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:15 | VMI | Mark Ballard misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 12:13 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 11:54 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Jacobus | 43-48 |
| 11:43 | VMI | Steven Kovar is denied on a dunk by Carl Higgins | 43-48 |
| 11:42 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Howard Olsen | 43-48 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodolfo Velez (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Kovar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Russell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Marty Usrey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Howard Olsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Higgins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Richard Jacobus | 43-50 |
| 11:09 | VMI | Ronald Ducksworth steals the ball from Gary Whitmore | 43-50 |
| 10:45 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus is fouled on the floor by Gary Whitmore - foul #1 on Gary Whitmore, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Moorhouse (PG), Kenneth Tolbert (SG), Frank Rein (SF), Mark Davis (PF), Thomas Daniels (C) Gary Whitmore, Rodolfo Velez, Mark Ballard, Steven Kovar, Robert Russell | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (PG), Nicholas Davidson (SG), Bill Gorton (SF), Calvin Forrest (PF), Walter Morgan (C) Richard Jacobus, Ronald Ducksworth, Marty Usrey, Howard Olsen, Carl Higgins | |
| 10:32 | Winthrop | Kenneth Tolbert is called for the reach on Joseph Grandy - foul #1 on Kenneth Tolbert, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| 10:22 | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Grandy and the foul's on Mark Davis - foul #3 on Mark Davis, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| 10:22 | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson misses the free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:22 | VMI | The rebound goes to Thomas Daniels | 43-52 |
| 10:12 | VMI | Thomas Daniels misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Walter Morgan - foul #1 on Walter Morgan, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| 10:12 | VMI | Thomas Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:12 | VMI | Thomas Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:53 | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Nicholas Davidson | 44-54 |
| 09:38 | VMI | Frank Rein comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 44-54 |
| 09:36 | VMI | Frank Rein tips it back up and in | 46-54 |
| 09:13 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Rein - foul #2 on Frank Rein, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG) Robert Moorhouse | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus (PG), Ronald Ducksworth (SG) Joseph Grandy, Nicholas Davidson | |
| 09:13 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:13 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:54 | VMI | Thomas Daniels is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Thomas Daniels, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Ballard (SG) Kenneth Tolbert | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Marty Usrey (SF), Howard Olsen (PF) Bill Gorton, Walter Morgan | |
| 08:40 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest misses long on a runner from the left block | 46-56 |
| 08:39 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest hits the follow up shot | 46-58 |
| 08:27 | VMI | Mark Davis is hacked by Calvin Forrest - foul #3 on Calvin Forrest, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert (SG), Edward Knight (C) Frank Rein, Mark Davis | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 08:17 | VMI | Mark Ballard misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-58 |
| 08:15 | VMI | Thomas Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 08:09 | VMI | Gary Whitmore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 08:08 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 07:53 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Olsen | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:41 | VMI | Edward Knight misses the lay-in | 46-61 |
| 07:39 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Tolbert (fresh) SF - Mark Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Daniels (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marty Usrey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Howard Olsen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Forrest (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:14 | Winthrop | Thomas Daniels is called for the reach on Howard Olsen - foul #3 on Thomas Daniels, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Moorhouse (PG), Rodolfo Velez (SG), Steven Kovar (PF), Robert Russell (C) Gary Whitmore, Kenneth Tolbert, Mark Ballard, Thomas Daniels | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Bill Gorton (SF), Carl Higgins (C) Marty Usrey, Calvin Forrest | |
| 07:14 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 07:14 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 06:58 | VMI | Rodolfo Velez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-63 |
| 06:57 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 06:31 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen loses the dribble to Steven Kovar | 46-63 |
| 06:13 | VMI | Robert Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-63 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Frank Rein (SF) Robert Moorhouse, Edward Knight | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (PG), Nicholas Davidson (SG), Marty Usrey (SF), Walter Morgan (PF) Richard Jacobus, Ronald Ducksworth, Bill Gorton, Howard Olsen | |
| 06:10 | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Grandy, team foul #4 | 46-63 |
| 05:55 | VMI | Frank Rein misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-63 |
| 05:54 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Kovar | 46-63 |
| 05:46 | VMI | Gary Whitmore's layup is rejected by Marty Usrey | 46-63 |
| 05:45 | Winthrop | Walter Morgan gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 05:21 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-63 |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Davis (PF) Steven Kovar | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus (PG), Ronald Ducksworth (SG), Calvin Forrest (PF) Joseph Grandy, Nicholas Davidson, Walter Morgan | |
| 05:07 | VMI | Ronald Ducksworth picks off the pass by Mark Davis | 46-63 |
| 04:39 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus is fouled on the floor by Rodolfo Velez - foul #3 on Rodolfo Velez, team foul #10 | 46-63 |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Daniels (C) Robert Russell | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Howard Olsen (PF) Carl Higgins | |
| 04:39 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 04:39 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 04:25 | VMI | Rodolfo Velez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Whitmore | 49-65 |
| 04:08 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest makes the fadeaway in the lane | 49-67 |
| 03:55 | VMI | Thomas Daniels misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-67 |
| 03:54 | VMI | Mark Davis snags the offensive board | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | VMI | Frank Rein is called for a charge - foul #3 on Frank Rein, team foul #11 | 49-67 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Moorhouse (PG), Mark Ballard (SG), Edward Knight (SF) Gary Whitmore, Rodolfo Velez, Frank Rein | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (PG), Nicholas Davidson (SG), Bill Gorton (SF), Walter Morgan (C) Richard Jacobus, Ronald Ducksworth, Marty Usrey, Howard Olsen | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest is hacked by Thomas Daniels - foul #4 on Thomas Daniels, team foul #12 | 49-67 |
| 03:22 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 03:22 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest misses the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 03:22 | VMI | The rebound goes to Thomas Daniels | 49-68 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Moorhouse (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) PF - Mark Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Daniels (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph Grandy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Gorton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Forrest (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Morgan (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | VMI | Edward Knight misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-68 |
| 03:02 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest snags the defensive board | 49-68 |
| 02:46 | Winthrop | Walter Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-68 |
| Subs | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert (SG) Mark Davis | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Norman Pearson (C) Calvin Forrest | |
| 02:36 | VMI | Joseph Grandy steals it from Edward Knight | 49-68 |
| 02:33 | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson slams it home set up by Joseph Grandy | 49-70 |
| 02:19 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-70 |
| 02:17 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| 02:00 | Winthrop | Norman Pearson makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Grandy | 49-72 |
| 01:41 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-72 |
| 01:39 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Norman Pearson | 49-72 |
| 01:14 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-72 |
| 01:13 | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson tips it in | 49-74 |
| 00:54 | VMI | Norman Pearson blocks the jumper by Edward Knight | 49-74 |
| 00:53 | VMI | Mark Ballard tips it back up and in | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Winthrop | Edward Knight denies the turnaround by Nicholas Davidson | 51-74 |
| 00:24 | VMI | Mark Ballard gets the rebound | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | VMI | Mark Ballard comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-74 |
| 00:16 | Winthrop | Norman Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy runs out the clock | 51-74 |