| Lineup | VMI | PG - Mark Musso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Fulmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Chris Cephas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio | Michael Marcus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 34-29 |
| 19:31 | VMI | George Fulmer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:24 | VMI | Larry Mitchell is hacked by Paul Feldman - foul #1 on Paul Feldman, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Scott Howard (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF), William Beasley (C) Michael Marcus, Patrick Barbee, Paul Feldman, Eugene Terry | |
| 19:10 | VMI | Gary Ward can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Chris Cephas - foul #2 on Chris Cephas, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG) Lawrence Bolding | |
| 19:10 | VMI | Gary Ward makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:10 | VMI | Gary Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:10 | Ohio | William Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:45 | Ohio | William Beasley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 18:31 | VMI | Mark Musso misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 18:30 | Ohio | William Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:01 | Ohio | Chris Cephas hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 17:46 | VMI | Thomas Morrow scores on a runner from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 17:24 | Ohio | Thomas Morrow is called for the reach on William Beasley - foul #2 on Thomas Morrow, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Shirley (C) Thomas Morrow | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Michael Marcus, Scott Howard, Lawrence Dutton, William Beasley | |
| 17:02 | Ohio | Eugene Terry is hacked by Robert Shirley - foul #2 on Robert Shirley, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Bernard (C) George Fulmer | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Henry Kidd (PF) Lawrence Bolding, Paul Feldman | |
| 16:41 | Ohio | Michael Marcus can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 16:40 | VMI | Michael Bernard grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:28 | VMI | Larry Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 16:26 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Henry Kidd | 37-34 |
| 16:07 | Ohio | Chris Cephas can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 16:05 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:51 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Michael Marcus | 37-36 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Mark Musso (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Larry Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Shirley (fresh) C - Michael Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Cephas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Henry Kidd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:25 | VMI | Michael Bernard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 15:23 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Mitchell | 37-36 |
| 15:03 | VMI | Robert Shirley misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-36 |
| 15:01 | Ohio | Chris Cephas grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 14:34 | Ohio | Chris Cephas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 14:32 | Ohio | Eugene Terry pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:20 | Ohio | Eugene Terry misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Ward - foul #1 on Gary Ward, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | VMI | James Brown (PG), Joseph Spinks (SG), Thomas Hopkins (SF), George Fulmer (PF), Thomas Morrow (C) Mark Musso, Gary Ward, Larry Mitchell, Robert Shirley, Michael Bernard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Roy Bucher (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Paul Feldman (PF) Michael Marcus, Chris Cephas, Patrick Barbee, Henry Kidd | |
| 14:20 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:20 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:01 | VMI | Thomas Morrow blows the layup but the foul's on Eugene Terry - foul #2 on Eugene Terry, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Henry Kidd (C) Eugene Terry | |
| 14:01 | VMI | Thomas Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:01 | VMI | Thomas Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:36 | Ohio | George Fulmer picks off the pass by Lawrence Bolding | 38-38 |
| 13:12 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Morrow | 41-38 |
| 12:43 | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Musso (PG) Joseph Spinks | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Lawrence Dutton (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Lawrence Bolding, Paul Feldman, Henry Kidd | |
| 12:16 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton is whistled for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Ward (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 11:59 | VMI | Roy Bucher picks off the pass by Gary Ward | 41-38 |
| 11:55 | Ohio | Scott Howard misses the easy layup | 41-38 |
| 11:53 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Dutton | 41-38 |
| 11:41 | Ohio | Michael Marcus comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 11:39 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Mark Musso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Fulmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Morrow (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Bucher (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Scott Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Ohio | Eugene Terry misses the shot from the left side | 41-38 |
| 11:18 | VMI | The rebound goes to Gary Ward | 41-38 |
| 11:13 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 11:11 | VMI | Thomas Morrow snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 10:59 | VMI | George Fulmer loses the dribble to Lawrence Dutton | 41-38 |
| 10:30 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-38 |
| 10:28 | VMI | Gary Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:05 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-38 |
| 09:49 | Ohio | Eugene Terry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | VMI | James Brown (PG), Joseph Spinks (SG), Larry Mitchell (SF), Robert Shirley (PF), Michael Bernard (C) Mark Musso, Gary Ward, Thomas Hopkins, George Fulmer, Thomas Morrow | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chris Cephas (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), William Beasley (C) Roy Bucher, Scott Howard, Lawrence Dutton, Eugene Terry | |
| 09:29 | VMI | James Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 09:28 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 09:09 | Ohio | William Beasley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 09:08 | VMI | Michael Bernard snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 08:41 | VMI | James Brown is hacked by William Beasley - foul #1 on William Beasley, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Musso (PG), Gary Ward (SG) James Brown, Joseph Spinks | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Eugene Terry (C) Michael Marcus, William Beasley | |
| 08:28 | VMI | Gary Ward makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mark Musso | 47-38 |
| 08:08 | Ohio | Chris Cephas can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-38 |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Paul Feldman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 07:42 | Ohio | Chris Cephas is fouled on the floor by Michael Bernard - foul #2 on Michael Bernard, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | VMI | George Fulmer (PF) Michael Bernard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Roy Bucher (SG), Lawrence Dutton (PF), William Beasley (C) Lawrence Bolding, Chris Cephas, Paul Feldman, Eugene Terry | |
| 07:21 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by George Fulmer - foul #1 on George Fulmer, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Morrow (C) Robert Shirley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chris Cephas (SG), Eugene Terry (C) Roy Bucher, William Beasley | |
| 07:21 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Mark Musso (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Fulmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Morrow (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Cephas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Dutton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 06:56 | VMI | Larry Mitchell knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Roy Bucher (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), William Beasley (C) Chris Cephas, Patrick Barbee, Lawrence Dutton, Eugene Terry | |
| 06:31 | VMI | Scott Howard steals the ball from Larry Mitchell | 49-41 |
| 06:10 | Ohio | Michael Marcus can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 06:09 | VMI | George Fulmer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 05:46 | VMI | George Fulmer comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Marcus - foul #2 on Michael Marcus, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | VMI | James Brown (SG), Thomas Hopkins (SF), Robert Shirley (C) Gary Ward, Larry Mitchell, Thomas Morrow | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chris Cephas (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Roy Bucher, Scott Howard, Paul Feldman, William Beasley | |
| 05:46 | VMI | George Fulmer makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 05:46 | VMI | George Fulmer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 05:31 | Ohio | 3 seconds is called on Michael Marcus | 51-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Spinks (SG), Michael Bernard (C) Mark Musso, George Fulmer | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 05:17 | VMI | Joseph Spinks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-41 |
| 05:15 | Ohio | Chris Cephas gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 04:49 | Ohio | Michael Marcus can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Scott Howard (SF), Paul Feldman (PF) Patrick Barbee, Lawrence Dutton | |
| 04:49 | Ohio | Michael Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 04:49 | Ohio | Michael Marcus makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 04:37 | VMI | Michael Bernard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 04:36 | VMI | Joseph Spinks tips it home | 53-43 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | Eugene Terry hits a runner in the lane set up by Michael Marcus | 53-45 |
| 04:02 | VMI | James Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 04:01 | Ohio | Eugene Terry snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:49 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Chris Cephas | 53-47 |
| 03:49 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Musso (PG), Gary Ward (SG), Larry Mitchell (SF), George Fulmer (PF), Thomas Morrow (C) James Brown, Joseph Spinks, Thomas Hopkins, Robert Shirley, Michael Bernard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Roy Bucher (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF) Michael Marcus, Chris Cephas, Scott Howard, Paul Feldman | |
| 03:26 | VMI | Gary Ward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 03:24 | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:18 | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding loses the dribble to George Fulmer | 53-47 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Mark Musso (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Fulmer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Morrow (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Lawrence Bolding (fresh) SG - Roy Bucher (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Dutton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:52 | VMI | Gary Ward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 02:51 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Eugene Terry | 53-47 |
| 02:35 | Ohio | Eugene Terry blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Morrow - foul #3 on Thomas Morrow, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Chris Cephas (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Paul Feldman (PF) Lawrence Bolding, Roy Bucher, Patrick Barbee, Lawrence Dutton | |
| 02:35 | Ohio | Eugene Terry misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:35 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:07 | VMI | Mark Musso buries a shot in the lane | 55-48 |
| 01:38 | Ohio | Eugene Terry blows the layup | 55-48 |
| 01:37 | VMI | The rebound goes to George Fulmer | 55-48 |
| 01:27 | VMI | George Fulmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 01:25 | Ohio | Eugene Terry grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 01:00 | Ohio | Michael Marcus scores on a runner in the lane set up by Scott Howard and he's fouled by Thomas Morrow - foul #4 on Thomas Morrow, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Barbee (SF) Scott Howard | |
| 01:00 | Ohio | Michael Marcus makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:38 | VMI | George Fulmer lays it up and in set up by Mark Musso | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Michael Marcus drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Feldman | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:31 | VMI | Thomas Morrow is hacked by Chris Cephas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chris Cephas, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Hopkins (SF) Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:29 | VMI | Michael Marcus is called for the reach on Mark Musso - foul #3 on Michael Marcus, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 00:29 | VMI | Mark Musso makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:29 | VMI | Mark Musso makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 00:23 | Ohio | Chris Cephas grabs the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Michael Marcus buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 00:18 | VMI | Michael Marcus is called for the reach on George Fulmer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Marcus, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | VMI | Larry Mitchell (SF) Thomas Hopkins | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:18 | VMI | George Fulmer makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:18 | VMI | George Fulmer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Eugene Terry is hacked by Thomas Morrow - foul #5 on Thomas Morrow, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Shirley (C) Thomas Morrow | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Gary Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Cephas - foul #4 on Chris Cephas, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Gary Ward makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Gary Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:05 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-62 |
| 00:04 | VMI | Gary Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Marcus - foul #5 on Michael Marcus, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG) Michael Marcus | |
| 00:04 | VMI | Gary Ward misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:04 | VMI | Gary Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:04 | Ohio | Ohio calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Chris Cephas comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 64-62 |