| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) PF - Larry Fife (fresh) C - Scott Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) SG - Sydney Williamson (fresh) SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) PF - Peter Long (fresh) C - Mark Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Mark Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | VMI | Sydney Williamson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | VMI | Mark Brown tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | American U. | Peter Long is called for the reach on Bernard Andrews - foul #1 on Peter Long, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | American U. | Thomas Spooner is fouled on the floor by Peter Long - foul #2 on Peter Long, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Mines (PF) Peter Long | |
| 18:59 | American U. | Sydney Williamson is called for the reach on Bernard Andrews - foul #1 on Sydney Williamson, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | American U. | Thomas Spooner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | VMI | Charles Mines grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | VMI | Charles Mines misses the dunk | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | VMI | Harold Capone gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | VMI | Mark Brown's layup is rejected by Larry Fife | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | American U. | Bernard Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | American U. | Harold Capone steals it from Bernard Andrews | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | VMI | Harold Capone lays it up and in | 0-4 |
| 17:26 | American U. | Scott Clark misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #4 | 0-4 |
| 17:26 | American U. | Scott Clark misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:26 | American U. | Scott Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:10 | VMI | Charles Mines banks in the layup and the foul's on Larry Fife - foul #1 on Larry Fife, team foul #1 | 1-6 |
| 17:10 | VMI | Charles Mines makes the free throw | 1-7 |
| 16:47 | American U. | Thomas Spooner loses the ball out of bounds | 1-7 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | VMI | Luister Awai (SG) Sydney Williamson | |
| 16:20 | VMI | Luister Awai misses the lay-in | 1-7 |
| 16:19 | American U. | Thomas Spooner gets the rebound | 1-7 |
| 16:00 | American U. | Thomas Spooner comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Harold Capone - foul #1 on Harold Capone, team foul #5 | 1-7 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | VMI | Leonel Cummings (PG), George Belknap (SF), Albert Anderson (C) Harold Capone, George Westbrooks, Mark Brown | |
| 16:00 | American U. | Thomas Spooner makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:00 | American U. | Thomas Spooner makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Fife (fresh) C - Scott Clark (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Leonel Cummings (fresh) SG - Luister Awai (fresh) SF - George Belknap (fresh) PF - Charles Mines (fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | VMI | Leonel Cummings loses the ball out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | VMI | Sydney Williamson (SG) Charles Mines | |
| 15:18 | American U. | Thomas Spooner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-7 |
| 15:16 | VMI | Luister Awai snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 14:53 | VMI | Bernard Andrews steps in front of the Leonel Cummings pass | 3-7 |
| 14:48 | American U. | Bernard Andrews misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 14:47 | VMI | The rebound goes to Leonel Cummings | 3-7 |
| 14:34 | VMI | Luister Awai misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 14:33 | American U. | Bernard Andrews grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 14:17 | American U. | Bernard Andrews is whistled for a carry | 3-7 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (SF), Johnny Gardner (PF), Henry Desmond (C) Thomas Spooner, Larry Fife, Scott Clark | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), George Westbrooks (SF), Charles Mines (PF), Mark Brown (C) Leonel Cummings, Sydney Williamson, George Belknap, Albert Anderson | |
| 14:01 | VMI | Harold Capone buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Luister Awai | 3-9 |
| 13:44 | American U. | Henry Desmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Dean Hull (SG), Kermit Dinapoli (C) Jimmie Bundy, Bernard Andrews | |
| Subs | VMI | Leonel Cummings (SG) Luister Awai | |
| 13:25 | VMI | Mark Brown misses the easy layup | 3-9 |
| 13:24 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Brown | 3-9 |
| 13:09 | VMI | Charles Mines misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 3-9 |
| 13:08 | American U. | Dean Hull grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 12:51 | American U. | Carlos Owens scores on a turnaround in the lane | 5-9 |
| 12:31 | VMI | The short jumper by George Westbrooks is denied by Henry Desmond | 5-9 |
| 12:30 | VMI | Mark Brown misses the tip | 5-9 |
| 12:29 | American U. | Johnny Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 12:08 | American U. | Henry Desmond connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Carlos Owens | 7-9 |
| 12:02 | VMI | Harold Capone is fouled on the floor by Dean Hull - foul #1 on Dean Hull, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmie Bundy (PG), Bernard Andrews (SG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Larry Fife (PF), Scott Clark (C) Carlos Owens, Dean Hull, Johnny Gardner, Henry Desmond, Kermit Dinapoli | |
| Subs | VMI | Sydney Williamson (SG), Luister Awai (PF), Albert Anderson (C) Leonel Cummings, Charles Mines, Mark Brown | |
| 11:52 | VMI | Scott Clark is called for the reach on Harold Capone - foul #1 on Scott Clark, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) SF - Thomas Spooner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Fife (fresh) C - Scott Clark (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sydney Williamson (fresh) SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) PF - Luister Awai (fresh) C - Albert Anderson (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | VMI | George Westbrooks loses the ball out of bounds | 7-9 |
| 11:26 | American U. | Luister Awai blocks the jumper by Bernard Andrews | 7-9 |
| 11:25 | American U. | Thomas Spooner tips it in | 9-9 |
| 11:02 | VMI | Jimmie Bundy takes the ball from Luister Awai | 9-9 |
| 10:51 | American U. | Larry Fife comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 9-9 |
| 10:50 | American U. | Larry Fife tips it home | 11-9 |
| 10:36 | VMI | George Westbrooks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on George Westbrooks, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | VMI | Leonel Cummings (PG), Charles Mines (PF), Mark Brown (C) Harold Capone, George Westbrooks, Albert Anderson | |
| 10:17 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy's fadeaway is rejected by Luister Awai | 11-9 |
| 10:16 | American U. | Thomas Spooner grabs the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 10:11 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy can't finish the layup | 11-9 |
| 10:10 | American U. | Thomas Spooner tips it back up and in | 13-9 |
| 09:51 | VMI | Charles Mines loses the ball out of bounds | 13-9 |
| 09:33 | American U. | Bernard Andrews is fouled on the floor by Luister Awai - foul #1 on Luister Awai, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| Subs | American U. | Henry Desmond (C) Scott Clark | |
| Subs | VMI | George Belknap (SF) Sydney Williamson | |
| 09:33 | American U. | Bernard Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 09:33 | American U. | Bernard Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:20 | VMI | George Belknap clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 09:19 | American U. | Bernard Andrews grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 08:57 | American U. | The short jumper by Henry Desmond is denied by Mark Brown | 15-9 |
| 08:56 | American U. | Thomas Spooner tips it but misses | 15-9 |
| 08:55 | VMI | Charles Mines grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 08:31 | VMI | Mark Brown buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Leonel Cummings and he's fouled by Henry Desmond - foul #1 on Henry Desmond, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (PG), Johnny Gardner (SF), Kermit Dinapoli (C) Jimmie Bundy, Thomas Spooner, Larry Fife | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), Sydney Williamson (SG), George Westbrooks (SF) Leonel Cummings, Luister Awai, Charles Mines | |
| 08:31 | VMI | Mark Brown misses the free throw | 15-11 |
| 08:31 | American U. | The rebound goes to Kermit Dinapoli | 15-11 |
| 08:12 | American U. | Henry Desmond hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 08:10 | VMI | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 08:04 | VMI | Harold Capone comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 08:03 | American U. | The rebound goes to Carlos Owens | 15-11 |
| 07:39 | American U. | Bernard Andrews connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Owens | 17-11 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Carlos Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Gardner (fresh) PF - Henry Desmond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kermit Dinapoli (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sydney Williamson (fresh) SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) PF - George Belknap (fresh) C - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | VMI | George Westbrooks hits the finger roll set up by Harold Capone | 17-13 |
| 06:51 | American U. | Carlos Owens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 06:50 | VMI | Mark Brown gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 06:33 | VMI | Sydney Williamson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Harold Capone | 17-15 |
| 06:25 | American U. | Bernard Andrews is fouled on the floor by George Westbrooks - foul #2 on George Westbrooks, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | American U. | Jimmie Bundy (PG), Thomas Spooner (SF), Larry Fife (PF), Scott Clark (C) Carlos Owens, Johnny Gardner, Henry Desmond, Kermit Dinapoli | |
| Subs | VMI | Leonel Cummings (PG), Luister Awai (SF), Charles Mines (PF), Albert Anderson (C) Harold Capone, George Westbrooks, George Belknap, Mark Brown | |
| 06:25 | American U. | Bernard Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:25 | VMI | Albert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:10 | VMI | Charles Mines hits a turnaround near the basket | 17-17 |
| 05:56 | American U. | Larry Fife misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Leonel Cummings - foul #1 on Leonel Cummings, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | American U. | Dean Hull (SG) Bernard Andrews | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 05:56 | American U. | Larry Fife misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 05:56 | American U. | Larry Fife makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 05:44 | VMI | Charles Mines scores on a 3 from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 05:33 | American U. | Larry Fife knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Dean Hull | 20-20 |
| 05:23 | VMI | Luister Awai misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 05:22 | American U. | Thomas Spooner gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:59 | American U. | Scott Clark comes up short on the shot in the paint | 20-20 |
| 04:58 | VMI | Albert Anderson grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 04:39 | VMI | Sydney Williamson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 04:38 | American U. | Scott Clark gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:28 | American U. | Albert Anderson blocks the jumper by Dean Hull | 20-20 |
| 04:27 | American U. | Scott Clark tips it back up and in | 22-20 |
| 04:18 | VMI | Charles Mines hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Clark - foul #2 on Scott Clark, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG), Henry Desmond (C) Dean Hull, Scott Clark | |
| Subs | VMI | Harold Capone (PG), James Conley (C) Sydney Williamson, Albert Anderson | |
| 04:18 | VMI | Charles Mines makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:18 | VMI | Charles Mines makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:52 | American U. | Jimmie Bundy scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Spooner | 25-22 |
| 03:48 | VMI | Harold Capone hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Conley | 25-25 |
| 03:28 | American U. | Thomas Spooner misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Luister Awai - foul #2 on Luister Awai, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | American U. | Johnny Gardner (PF), Scott Clark (C) Larry Fife, Henry Desmond | |
| Subs | VMI | Sydney Williamson (SG), George Westbrooks (SF), Peter Long (PF), Mark Brown (C) Leonel Cummings, Luister Awai, Charles Mines, James Conley | |
| 03:28 | American U. | Thomas Spooner misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:28 | American U. | Thomas Spooner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jimmie Bundy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Spooner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Johnny Gardner (fresh) C - Scott Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Harold Capone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sydney Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Westbrooks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Long (fresh) C - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | VMI | Sydney Williamson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 03:07 | VMI | Sydney Williamson tips it back up and in | 26-27 |
| 02:38 | American U. | George Westbrooks steals the ball from Scott Clark | 26-27 |
| 02:28 | VMI | George Westbrooks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 02:26 | American U. | Scott Clark snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 02:21 | American U. | Thomas Spooner connects on the shot from the left block set up by Scott Clark | 28-27 |
| 02:05 | VMI | Harold Capone scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Peter Long | 28-29 |
| 01:45 | American U. | Thomas Spooner scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jimmie Bundy | 30-29 |
| 01:18 | VMI | Harold Capone is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Harold Capone, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Carlos Owens (PG), Dean Hull (SG), Larry Fife (PF), Henry Desmond (C) Jimmie Bundy, Bernard Andrews, Thomas Spooner, Scott Clark | |
| Subs | VMI | Leonel Cummings (PG), Luister Awai (SG), Charles Mines (C) Harold Capone, Sydney Williamson, Mark Brown | |
| 01:04 | American U. | Carlos Owens knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Gardner | 32-29 |
| 00:51 | VMI | Peter Long misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 32-29 |
| 00:50 | VMI | Leonel Cummings snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 00:35 | VMI | Johnny Gardner picks off the pass by Leonel Cummings | 32-29 |
| 00:23 | American U. | Carlos Owens misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Peter Long - foul #3 on Peter Long, team foul #12 | 32-29 |
| Subs | American U. | Bernard Andrews (SG) Johnny Gardner | |
| Subs | VMI | George Belknap (SF), Albert Anderson (C) George Westbrooks, Peter Long | |
| 00:23 | American U. | Carlos Owens makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:23 | American U. | Carlos Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:01 | VMI | Albert Anderson loses the dribble to Larry Fife | 34-29 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Larry Fife misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-29 |