| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Graham Fields (fresh) SG - Tim Patt (fresh) SF - Walter Love (fresh) PF - Troy Lambert (fresh) C - William Burkholder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hillsdale | PG - Richard Rossetti (fresh) SG - Clarence Criddle (fresh) SF - Larry Ellender (fresh) PF - David Fomby (fresh) C - John Barlow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | William Burkholder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hillsdale | Hillsdale is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Virginia State | Graham Fields knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Tim Patt | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Hillsdale | David Fomby connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Barlow | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by David Fomby - foul #1 on David Fomby, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | Hillsdale | Richard Rossetti can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:55 | Hillsdale | David Fomby tips it in | 4-4 |
| 18:38 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:36 | Hillsdale | The rebound goes to David Fomby | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Hillsdale | David Fomby is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Virginia State | Walter Love comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Larry Ellender - foul #1 on Larry Ellender, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Virginia State | Walter Love misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Virginia State | Walter Love makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Hillsdale | David Fomby hits a shot from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 17:28 | Virginia State | Walter Love's floater is tipped away by David Fomby | 5-6 |
| 17:26 | Hillsdale | David Fomby grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Hillsdale | Richard Rossetti is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Benner (PG), James Rew (SG), Bryon Schaible (SF), Terry Basso (PF), William Embry (C) Graham Fields, Tim Patt, Walter Love, Troy Lambert, William Burkholder | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Frank Davis (PG), Lester Brown (SG), Edward Slack (SF), David Buchanan (PF), Alfred Jeffers (C) Richard Rossetti, Clarence Criddle, Larry Ellender, David Fomby, John Barlow | |
| 17:10 | Virginia State | Terry Basso misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 5-6 |
| 17:09 | Hillsdale | The rebound goes to Edward Slack | 5-6 |
| 17:07 | Hillsdale | James Rew is called for the reach on Frank Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Rew, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 16:51 | Hillsdale | Frank Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:49 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack is hacked by Bryon Schaible - foul #1 on Bryon Schaible, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack is fouled on the floor by James Rew - foul #2 on James Rew, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares (PG), Tim Patt (SG) Andrew Benner, James Rew | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | | |
| 16:03 | Hillsdale | Frank Davis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Frank Davis, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Walter Love (SF), Troy Lambert (PF), William Burkholder (C) Bryon Schaible, Terry Basso, William Embry | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | David Fomby (PF) Alfred Jeffers | |
| 15:47 | Virginia State | Tim Patt's floater is tipped away by David Fomby | 5-6 |
| 15:45 | Hillsdale | The rebound goes to David Fomby | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Micheal Mijares (fresh) SG - Tim Patt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Love (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Troy Lambert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Burkholder (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hillsdale | PG - Frank Davis (fresh) SG - Lester Brown (fresh) SF - Edward Slack (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Fomby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Buchanan (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Hillsdale | David Buchanan can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Micheal Mijares - foul #1 on Micheal Mijares, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Graham Fields (PG) Tim Patt | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Richard Rossetti (PG), Larry Ellender (SF), John Barlow (C) Frank Davis, Edward Slack, David Fomby | |
| 15:38 | Hillsdale | David Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:38 | Hillsdale | David Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:22 | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:20 | Virginia State | Walter Love hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 15:14 | Hillsdale | Lester Brown is hacked by Micheal Mijares - foul #2 on Micheal Mijares, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Tim Patt (SG) Micheal Mijares | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Herman Grant (SG), David Fomby (PF) Lester Brown, David Buchanan | |
| 14:54 | Hillsdale | Graham Fields is called for the reach on Richard Rossetti - foul #1 on Graham Fields, team foul #6 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Benner (PG), Bryon Schaible (SF), Terry Basso (C) Graham Fields, Walter Love, William Burkholder | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Frank Davis (SG) Herman Grant | |
| 14:37 | Hillsdale | John Barlow drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Frank Davis | 7-9 |
| 14:16 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert hits a turnaround near the basket | 9-9 |
| 14:14 | Hillsdale | Richard Rossetti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| Subs | Virginia State | William Embry (C) Troy Lambert | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Clarence Criddle (SG), Edward Slack (SF), David Buchanan (C) Richard Rossetti, Larry Ellender, John Barlow | |
| 13:59 | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Graham Fields (PG), Walter Love (SF) Andrew Benner, Terry Basso | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Alfred Jeffers (C) David Fomby | |
| 13:43 | Hillsdale | Frank Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-9 |
| 13:42 | Virginia State | William Embry grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:31 | Virginia State | Walter Love misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:30 | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible gets the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:20 | Virginia State | Walter Love can't finish the layup | 9-9 |
| 13:18 | Virginia State | William Embry grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:10 | Virginia State | Graham Fields clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-9 |
| 13:08 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:02 | Hillsdale | Alfred Jeffers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Slack | 9-11 |
| 12:44 | Virginia State | Tim Patt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 12:43 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:41 | Hillsdale | Tim Patt is called for the reach on Edward Slack in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Patt, team foul #7 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Terry Basso (PF), William Burkholder (C) Bryon Schaible, William Embry | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Lester Brown (SG), Larry Ellender (SF), David Fomby (PF), John Barlow (C) Frank Davis, Clarence Criddle, David Buchanan, Alfred Jeffers | |
| 12:41 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:41 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:27 | Virginia State | Terry Basso lays it in set up by Graham Fields and he's hacked by David Fomby - foul #2 on David Fomby, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Benner (PG) Graham Fields | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Richard Rossetti (PG), David Buchanan (PF) Edward Slack, David Fomby | |
| 12:27 | Virginia State | Terry Basso makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:15 | Hillsdale | Richard Rossetti comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Benner - foul #1 on Andrew Benner, team foul #8 | 12-13 |
| 12:15 | Hillsdale | Richard Rossetti makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:15 | Hillsdale | Richard Rossetti makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:47 | Virginia State | Andrew Benner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Graham Fields (PG) Tim Patt | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Alfred Jeffers (PF) David Buchanan | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Graham Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Benner (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Love (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Terry Basso (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Burkholder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hillsdale | PG - Richard Rossetti (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lester Brown (fresh) SF - Larry Ellender (fresh) PF - Alfred Jeffers (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Barlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Hillsdale | Larry Ellender is hacked by Walter Love - foul #1 on Walter Love, team foul #9 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Troy Lambert (PF) Terry Basso | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Edward Slack (PF) John Barlow | |
| 11:30 | Hillsdale | Larry Ellender misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:30 | Virginia State | Andrew Benner grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 11:16 | Virginia State | Graham Fields knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Lester Brown - foul #1 on Lester Brown, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Tim Patt (SG) Andrew Benner | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | John Barlow (C) Larry Ellender | |
| 11:16 | Virginia State | Graham Fields makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:57 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack is called for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | David Buchanan (PF) John Barlow | |
| 10:48 | Virginia State | Walter Love jams it on a nice dish by Graham Fields | 17-15 |
| 10:24 | Hillsdale | Lester Brown knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Rossetti | 17-17 |
| 09:55 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert is called for a charge - foul #1 on Troy Lambert, team foul #10 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Benner (PG), Bryon Schaible (SF), Terry Basso (PF), William Embry (C) Graham Fields, Walter Love, Troy Lambert, William Burkholder | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Frank Davis (PG), Clarence Criddle (SG), Herman Grant (SF), John Barlow (C) Richard Rossetti, Lester Brown, Edward Slack, Alfred Jeffers | |
| 09:53 | Hillsdale | Frank Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Benner - foul #2 on Andrew Benner, team foul #11 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Graham Fields (PG) Andrew Benner | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | | |
| 09:53 | Hillsdale | Frank Davis misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:53 | Hillsdale | Frank Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:53 | Virginia State | William Embry snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 09:46 | Virginia State | Tim Patt misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 09:44 | Hillsdale | John Barlow grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:23 | Hillsdale | Frank Davis hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 09:11 | Virginia State | David Buchanan is called for the reach on Graham Fields - foul #1 on David Buchanan, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Larry Ellender (SF) Herman Grant | |
| 09:01 | Virginia State | Graham Fields is fouled on the floor by John Barlow - foul #1 on John Barlow, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Troy Lambert (PF) Terry Basso | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Herman Grant (SG) Clarence Criddle | |
| 09:01 | Virginia State | Graham Fields makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:01 | Virginia State | Graham Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:41 | Hillsdale | Frank Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 08:39 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 08:27 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 08:26 | Hillsdale | Herman Grant gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 08:02 | Hillsdale | David Buchanan blows the layup | 19-20 |
| 08:01 | Hillsdale | David Buchanan misses the tip | 19-20 |
| 07:59 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:47 | Virginia State | Graham Fields scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 07:45 | Hillsdale | Herman Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Lambert - foul #2 on Troy Lambert, team foul #12 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Walter Love (SF), Terry Basso (PF), William Burkholder (C) Bryon Schaible, Troy Lambert, William Embry | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Richard Rossetti (PG), Lester Brown (SG), Edward Slack (PF) Frank Davis, Larry Ellender, David Buchanan | |
| 07:45 | Hillsdale | Herman Grant makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:45 | Hillsdale | Herman Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Graham Fields (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Patt (tired) 1 ast. SF - Walter Love (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Terry Basso (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Burkholder (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hillsdale | PG - Richard Rossetti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herman Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Barlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Virginia State | William Burkholder buries a fadeaway near the basket | 24-22 |
| 07:04 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack is fouled on the floor by Terry Basso - foul #1 on Terry Basso, team foul #13 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Clarence Criddle (SG), Alfred Jeffers (PF) Richard Rossetti, Herman Grant | |
| 07:04 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:04 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:40 | Virginia State | Graham Fields's layup is rejected by Alfred Jeffers | 24-24 |
| 06:38 | Hillsdale | John Barlow gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:18 | Hillsdale | Clarence Criddle misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 06:16 | Virginia State | Tim Patt gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:16 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-24 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible (SF) Walter Love | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Richard Rossetti (PG), Larry Ellender (SF), David Buchanan (PF) Lester Brown, Alfred Jeffers, John Barlow | |
| 06:01 | Virginia State | Graham Fields misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Clarence Criddle - foul #1 on Clarence Criddle, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| 06:01 | Virginia State | Graham Fields makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:01 | Virginia State | Graham Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:01 | Hillsdale | David Buchanan grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 05:47 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Rossetti and he's fouled by Graham Fields - foul #2 on Graham Fields, team foul #14 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Benner (PG), William Embry (C) Graham Fields, William Burkholder | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | | |
| 05:47 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:38 | Virginia State | Andrew Benner misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-27 |
| 05:37 | Virginia State | William Embry tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 05:17 | Hillsdale | David Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 27-27 |
| 05:15 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Bryon Schaible | 27-27 |
| 05:00 | Virginia State | William Embry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 04:58 | Hillsdale | Larry Ellender grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 04:29 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack can't finish the uncontested layup | 27-27 |
| 04:27 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack hits the follow up shot | 27-29 |
| 04:10 | Virginia State | William Embry misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-29 |
| 04:08 | Virginia State | Terry Basso grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 03:53 | Virginia State | William Embry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 03:52 | Virginia State | Terry Basso hits the follow up shot | 29-29 |
| 03:27 | Hillsdale | Edward Slack lays it up and in set up by Richard Rossetti | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Andrew Benner (fairly fresh) SG - Tim Patt (very tired) 1 ast. SF - Bryon Schaible (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Basso (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Embry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hillsdale | PG - Richard Rossetti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Criddle (tiring) SF - Larry Ellender (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Slack (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - David Buchanan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Virginia State | Tim Patt misses the jumper from the right side | 29-31 |
| 03:15 | Hillsdale | The rebound goes to David Buchanan | 29-31 |
| 03:10 | Hillsdale | Tim Patt is called for the reach on Clarence Criddle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Patt, team foul #15 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares (PG), James Rew (SG), Walter Love (SF), Troy Lambert (PF), William Burkholder (C) Andrew Benner, Tim Patt, Bryon Schaible, Terry Basso, William Embry | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Frank Davis (PG), Herman Grant (SF), David Fomby (PF), Alfred Jeffers (C) Richard Rossetti, Larry Ellender, Edward Slack, David Buchanan | |
| 03:10 | Hillsdale | Clarence Criddle makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:10 | Hillsdale | Clarence Criddle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:52 | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Herman Grant - foul #1 on Herman Grant, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Lester Brown (SG) Clarence Criddle | |
| 02:52 | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:52 | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:52 | Hillsdale | Alfred Jeffers pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:30 | Hillsdale | Lester Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Herman Grant | 30-36 |
| 02:14 | Virginia State | James Rew hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 30-36 |
| 02:12 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 02:10 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert hits the follow up shot | 32-36 |
| 02:05 | Hillsdale | Alfred Jeffers's pass is intercepted by Micheal Mijares in the backcourt | 32-36 |
| 01:53 | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares is fouled on the floor by Frank Davis - foul #2 on Frank Davis, team foul #10 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | John Barlow (C) Alfred Jeffers | |
| 01:53 | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:53 | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:31 | Hillsdale | David Fomby buries a runner from close range set up by John Barlow | 34-38 |
| 01:09 | Virginia State | James Rew makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Micheal Mijares | 36-38 |
| 00:56 | Hillsdale | David Fomby misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Troy Lambert - foul #3 on Troy Lambert, team foul #16 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Benner (PG), Terry Basso (PF) Micheal Mijares, Troy Lambert | |
| Subs | Hillsdale | Richard Rossetti (PG), Edward Slack (SF), David Buchanan (C) Frank Davis, Herman Grant, John Barlow | |
| 00:56 | Hillsdale | David Fomby makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:56 | Hillsdale | David Fomby makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:39 | Virginia State | Richard Rossetti steals the ball from Walter Love | 36-40 |
| 00:21 | Hillsdale | David Fomby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 00:19 | Virginia State | Terry Basso gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 00:02 | Virginia State | Terry Basso clanks a shot in the paint | 36-40 |
| 00:01 | Hillsdale | The rebound goes to Lester Brown | 36-40 |
| 00:00 | Hillsdale | Lester Brown hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-40 |