| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Richard Godby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Blaker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Perry Hagberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Graham Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rew (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter Love (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terry Basso (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Walter Love inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Virginia State | Richard Godby steals it from James Rew in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 19:49 | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker misses the shot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 19:48 | Emporia St. | John Matthews snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 19:22 | Emporia St. | Richard Godby misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-35 |
| 19:20 | Emporia St. | William Hayes tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 19:19 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to Walter Love | 33-35 |
| 18:58 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert blows the layup | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | Virginia State | Terry Basso hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 18:51 | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker is fouled on the floor by Terry Basso - foul #2 on Terry Basso, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Sam Moore (PG), Nathan King (SG), Scott Fenwick (SF), Curtis Scarlett (C) Richard Godby, Raymond Blaker, Perry Hagberg, John Matthews | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Benner (PG), Micheal Mijares (SG), Bryon Schaible (SF), William Embry (C) Graham Fields, James Rew, Walter Love, Terry Basso | |
| 18:40 | Emporia St. | Sam Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-37 |
| 18:39 | Virginia State | William Embry pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:33 | Virginia State | William Embry can't connect on a runner from the left block | 33-37 |
| 18:31 | Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Benner | 33-37 |
| 18:16 | Virginia State | Andrew Benner hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Micheal Mijares | 33-40 |
| 17:59 | Emporia St. | Sam Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 17:58 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to William Hayes | 33-40 |
| 17:46 | Emporia St. | Nathan King is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 33-40 |
| 17:45 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to William Embry | 33-40 |
| 17:38 | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares's pass is intercepted by Scott Fenwick in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| 17:31 | Emporia St. | Sam Moore comes up short on the floater from the left side | 33-40 |
| 17:29 | Emporia St. | Nathan King gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 17:16 | Emporia St. | Nathan King is hacked by Micheal Mijares - foul #2 on Micheal Mijares, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Godby (PG), Raymond Blaker (SG), Perry Hagberg (SF), John Matthews (C) Sam Moore, Nathan King, Scott Fenwick, William Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Graham Fields (PG), James Rew (SG), Walter Love (SF), Terry Basso (C) Andrew Benner, Micheal Mijares, Bryon Schaible, William Embry | |
| 17:10 | Emporia St. | Perry Hagberg hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Walter Love - foul #1 on Walter Love, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| 17:10 | Emporia St. | Perry Hagberg makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:10 | Emporia St. | Perry Hagberg makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:45 | Virginia State | Graham Fields hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 16:44 | Virginia State | Terry Basso snags the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 16:34 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 16:12 | Emporia St. | Troy Lambert steps in front of the Richard Godby pass | 35-43 |
| 16:08 | Virginia State | James Rew misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 35-43 |
| 16:07 | Emporia St. | Richard Godby grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 16:03 | Emporia St. | Curtis Scarlett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Hayes (PF) Curtis Scarlett | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 15:50 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert makes the wide open 3 from the right corner | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Richard Godby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Blaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Perry Hagberg (tiring) 4 pts. PF - William Hayes (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Matthews (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Graham Fields (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rew (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter Love (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Troy Lambert (tired) 10 pts. C - Terry Basso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Emporia St. | John Matthews banks in the layup and he's hacked by Terry Basso - foul #3 on Terry Basso, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Thompson (PG), Warren Lockett (PF) Richard Godby, William Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Tim Patt (SG), William Burkholder (C) Troy Lambert, Terry Basso | |
| 15:30 | Emporia St. | John Matthews misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:30 | Virginia State | William Burkholder snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 15:24 | Virginia State | James Rew is fouled on the floor by Warren Lockett - foul #4 on Warren Lockett, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scott Fenwick (SF), William Hayes (PF) Perry Hagberg, Warren Lockett | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 15:16 | Virginia State | Graham Fields misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Hayes - foul #3 on William Hayes, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 15:16 | Virginia State | Graham Fields makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 15:16 | Virginia State | Graham Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:00 | Emporia St. | William Burkholder steps in front of the Scott Fenwick pass | 37-48 |
| 14:46 | Virginia State | Graham Fields is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Burkholder | 37-50 |
| 14:39 | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Fenwick | 40-50 |
| 14:20 | Virginia State | Tim Patt misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 14:19 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to John Matthews | 40-50 |
| 14:06 | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker double dribbles | 40-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nathan King (SG), Sam Moore (SF), Curtis Scarlett (C) Raymond Blaker, Scott Fenwick, John Matthews | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares (PG), Andrew Benner (SF), Bryon Schaible (PF) Graham Fields, Walter Love, James Rew | |
| 13:43 | Virginia State | Andrew Benner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-50 |
| 13:42 | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible grabs the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 13:25 | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares is whistled for traveling | 40-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker (SG), Perry Hagberg (SF) Sam Moore, William Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Rew (PF), William Embry (C) Micheal Mijares, William Burkholder | |
| 13:16 | Emporia St. | Curtis Scarlett connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan King | 43-50 |
| 13:04 | Virginia State | James Rew hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 43-50 |
| 13:03 | Emporia St. | Curtis Scarlett snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 12:57 | Emporia St. | Nathan King's floater is tipped away by James Rew | 43-50 |
| 12:56 | Virginia State | Tim Patt gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:45 | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible clanks a floater from the left block | 43-50 |
| 12:43 | Emporia St. | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 12:38 | Emporia St. | John Thompson slams it home | 45-50 |
| 12:25 | Virginia State | Tim Patt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 12:23 | Virginia State | William Embry grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 12:07 | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible hits a shot from the left block | 45-52 |
| 11:59 | Emporia St. | Curtis Scarlett misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-52 |
| 11:58 | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker tips it home | 47-52 |
| 11:56 | Virginia State | Andrew Benner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Godby (PG), Sam Moore (SF), Scott Fenwick (PF), John Matthews (C) John Thompson, Raymond Blaker, Perry Hagberg, Curtis Scarlett | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Graham Fields (PG), Micheal Mijares (SG), Walter Love (SF), Terry Basso (PF), William Burkholder (C) Andrew Benner, Tim Patt, Bryon Schaible, James Rew, William Embry | |
| 11:50 | Emporia St. | Richard Godby is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Richard Godby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nathan King (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Fenwick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Matthews (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Graham Fields (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Mijares (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Love (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Basso (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Burkholder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Virginia State | Graham Fields connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 10:55 | Emporia St. | Terry Basso is called for the reach on Scott Fenwick - foul #4 on Terry Basso, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker (SG), Perry Hagberg (SF), William Hayes (PF) Nathan King, Sam Moore, Scott Fenwick | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Tim Patt (SG), Troy Lambert (PF) Micheal Mijares, Terry Basso | |
| 10:43 | Emporia St. | John Matthews hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 10:42 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:27 | Virginia State | Graham Fields connects on the open jumper from the left side | 50-56 |
| 10:22 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Curtis Scarlett (C) John Matthews | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares (PG), James Rew (SF) Graham Fields, Walter Love | |
| 10:10 | Emporia St. | Richard Godby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 10:09 | Virginia State | William Burkholder pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 10:07 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Sam Moore (SF) Perry Hagberg | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 09:55 | Emporia St. | Richard Godby knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Sam Moore | 53-56 |
| 09:53 | Virginia State | James Rew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scott Fenwick (PF) William Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Benner (PG) Micheal Mijares | |
| 09:48 | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Godby | 55-56 |
| 09:29 | Virginia State | Richard Godby is called for the reach on Andrew Benner - foul #3 on Richard Godby, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Thompson (PG), Perry Hagberg (SF) Richard Godby, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 09:20 | Virginia State | Tim Patt's pass is intercepted by John Thompson | 55-56 |
| 09:18 | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Graham Fields (PG), Bryon Schaible (SF), William Embry (C) Andrew Benner, Tim Patt, William Burkholder | |
| 08:59 | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bryon Schaible, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nathan King (SG), William Hayes (PF), John Matthews (C) Raymond Blaker, Scott Fenwick, Curtis Scarlett | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 08:55 | Emporia St. | John Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Sam Moore (SF) Perry Hagberg | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares (PG), Walter Love (SF) Graham Fields, Troy Lambert | |
| 08:39 | Virginia State | James Rew clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 08:37 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Sam Moore | 55-56 |
| 08:09 | Emporia St. | The pull-up jumper by William Hayes is blocked by Micheal Mijares | 55-56 |
| 08:07 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to William Embry | 55-56 |
| 07:57 | Virginia State | James Rew is called for 10 seconds | 55-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Godby (PG), Raymond Blaker (SG), Perry Hagberg (SF), Scott Fenwick (PF), Warren Lockett (C) John Thompson, Nathan King, Sam Moore, William Hayes, John Matthews | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Benner (PG), Tim Patt (SG), Troy Lambert (PF), Terry Basso (C) Micheal Mijares, James Rew, Bryon Schaible, William Embry | |
| 07:40 | Emporia St. | Scott Fenwick scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Troy Lambert - foul #1 on Troy Lambert, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Graham Fields (PG) Andrew Benner | |
| 07:40 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| 07:40 | Emporia St. | Scott Fenwick makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Richard Godby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Blaker (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Perry Hagberg (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Scott Fenwick (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Lockett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Graham Fields (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Patt (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Love (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Troy Lambert (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Basso (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Virginia State | Raymond Blaker is called for the reach on Tim Patt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Blaker, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Curtis Scarlett (PF) Scott Fenwick | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Rew (SF), William Burkholder (C) Walter Love, Troy Lambert | |
| 07:30 | Virginia State | William Burkholder is fouled on the floor by Warren Lockett - foul #5 on Warren Lockett, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scott Fenwick (PF) Warren Lockett | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 07:15 | Virginia State | Graham Fields misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 07:13 | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 07:08 | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 58-56 |
| 07:06 | Virginia State | The rebound goes to William Burkholder | 58-56 |
| 06:56 | Virginia State | Perry Hagberg takes the ball from Terry Basso | 58-56 |
| 06:51 | Emporia St. | Raymond Blaker lays it in set up by Perry Hagberg | 60-56 |
| 06:33 | Virginia State | Graham Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Sam Moore (SF), William Hayes (PF), Nathan King (C) Perry Hagberg, Scott Fenwick, Curtis Scarlett | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Benner (PG), Micheal Mijares (SG), Bryon Schaible (SF), Troy Lambert (PF) Graham Fields, Tim Patt, James Rew, William Burkholder | |
| 06:12 | Emporia St. | William Hayes hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 60-56 |
| 06:10 | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:07 | Virginia State | Raymond Blaker picks off the pass by Micheal Mijares in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 05:49 | Emporia St. | Sam Moore makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Nathan King | 63-56 |
| 05:47 | Virginia State | Raymond Blaker is called for the reach on Micheal Mijares in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Blaker, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Thompson (PG), John Matthews (C) Richard Godby, Raymond Blaker | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Walter Love (SF), William Burkholder (C) Bryon Schaible, Terry Basso | |
| 05:33 | Virginia State | Andrew Benner is hacked by Sam Moore - foul #1 on Sam Moore, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Curtis Scarlett (PF) William Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Tim Patt (SG) Micheal Mijares | |
| 05:33 | Virginia State | Andrew Benner misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:33 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to John Matthews | 63-56 |
| 05:30 | Emporia St. | John Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Perry Hagberg (SF) Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Graham Fields (PG) Andrew Benner | |
| 05:14 | Virginia State | Graham Fields lays it up and in | 63-58 |
| 05:11 | Emporia St. | John Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Graham Fields - foul #2 on Graham Fields, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | William Embry (C) William Burkholder | |
| 05:11 | Emporia St. | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:11 | Emporia St. | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:09 | Virginia State | Walter Love travels in the backcourt | 65-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Rew (SG), Terry Basso (PF) Tim Patt, Troy Lambert | |
| 04:55 | Emporia St. | John Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-58 |
| 04:33 | Virginia State | Walter Love is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint | 67-60 |
| 04:17 | Emporia St. | Nathan King drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 04:00 | Virginia State | Graham Fields connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Rew | 69-63 |
| 03:42 | Emporia St. | Curtis Scarlett is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Virginia State | John Thompson is called for the reach on Graham Fields in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Thompson, team foul #8 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Godby (PG), Raymond Blaker (SG), Sam Moore (SF), Scott Fenwick (PF) John Thompson, Nathan King, Perry Hagberg, Curtis Scarlett | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Micheal Mijares (SG), Bryon Schaible (SF), Troy Lambert (PF), William Burkholder (C) James Rew, Walter Love, Terry Basso, William Embry | |
| 03:38 | Virginia State | Graham Fields makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:38 | Virginia State | Graham Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Richard Godby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Blaker (tiring) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Sam Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Fenwick (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Matthews (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Graham Fields (very tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Mijares (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryon Schaible (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Troy Lambert (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - William Burkholder (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Emporia St. | Bryon Schaible steals it from Scott Fenwick | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:15 | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by John Matthews - foul #2 on John Matthews, team foul #9 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Hayes (PF) Scott Fenwick | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Tim Patt (SG) Graham Fields | |
| 03:15 | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 03:15 | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 03:15 | Emporia St. | John Matthews snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 02:55 | Emporia St. | Richard Godby misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 02:53 | Emporia St. | Sam Moore snags the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 02:32 | Emporia St. | Sam Moore travels with the ball | 71-65 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Scott Fenwick (SF) Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Andrew Benner (PG) Micheal Mijares | |
| 02:25 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert knocks in the runner near the basket | 71-67 |
| 02:18 | Emporia St. | Scott Fenwick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 02:16 | Virginia State | Bryon Schaible snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 02:16 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Rew (SF) Troy Lambert | |
| 01:48 | Virginia State | Tim Patt is fouled on the floor by Scott Fenwick - foul #1 on Scott Fenwick, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Thompson (PG), Perry Hagberg (SF) Richard Godby, Scott Fenwick | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Graham Fields (PG), Walter Love (SF), Troy Lambert (PF) Andrew Benner, James Rew, Bryon Schaible | |
| 01:48 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| 01:48 | Virginia State | Tim Patt makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:48 | Virginia State | Tim Patt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:32 | Emporia St. | Perry Hagberg scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-69 |
| 01:32 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-69 |
| 01:30 | Virginia State | Perry Hagberg is called for the reach on Walter Love in the backcourt - foul #2 on Perry Hagberg, team foul #11 | 73-69 |
| 01:30 | Virginia State | Walter Love misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:30 | Virginia State | Walter Love makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:15 | Emporia St. | William Burkholder swats the short shot by William Hayes | 73-70 |
| 01:14 | Virginia State | William Burkholder gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| 01:11 | Virginia State | Raymond Blaker is called for the reach on William Burkholder in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Blaker, team foul #12 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Nathan King (SG) Raymond Blaker | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 01:11 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-70 |
| 01:11 | Virginia State | William Burkholder misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:11 | Virginia State | William Burkholder misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:11 | Emporia St. | John Matthews grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 00:53 | Emporia St. | John Thompson is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 00:51 | Virginia State | William Burkholder gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| 00:51 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 73-70 |
| 00:30 | Virginia State | Tim Patt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Tim Patt, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| 00:30 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Godby (PG), Sam Moore (SF), Scott Fenwick (PF) John Thompson, Perry Hagberg, William Hayes | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Emporia St. | Sam Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Graham Fields - foul #3 on Graham Fields, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| 00:27 | Emporia St. | Sam Moore misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:27 | Emporia St. | Sam Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 00:19 | Emporia St. | Richard Godby snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:16 | Emporia St. | Richard Godby is hacked by Graham Fields in the backcourt - foul #4 on Graham Fields, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| 00:16 | Emporia St. | Richard Godby makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | Emporia St. | Richard Godby misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:16 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:11 | Virginia State | William Burkholder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 00:10 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert grabs the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:08 | Virginia State | Tim Patt buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Walter Love | 75-73 |
| 00:06 | Emporia St. | Tim Patt is called for the reach on Nathan King in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tim Patt, team foul #12 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Thompson (PG), Perry Hagberg (SF), William Hayes (PF) Richard Godby, Sam Moore, Scott Fenwick | |
| Subs | Virginia State | James Rew (SG) Tim Patt | |
| 00:06 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-73 |
| 00:06 | Emporia St. | Nathan King misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:06 | Emporia St. | Nathan King makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Virginia State | Troy Lambert misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | William Burkholder grabs the offensive board | 76-73 |