| Lineup | VMI | PG - Mark Musso (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Fulmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Morrow (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Taylor Chatman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Denny (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glen Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Wilder (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Larry Mitchell inbounds the ball | 20-37 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | VMI | Gary Ward clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-37 |
| 19:40 | VMI | Thomas Morrow tips it in | 22-37 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Robert Greene misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Ward - foul #2 on Gary Ward, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Robert Greene makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Robert Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 19:02 | VMI | Mark Musso makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Ward | 24-39 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Raymond Denny clanks a 3 from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 18:43 | VMI | Thomas Morrow grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 18:39 | VMI | Mark Musso misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Wilder - foul #2 on Willie Wilder, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 18:39 | VMI | Mark Musso misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:39 | VMI | Mark Musso misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Glen Moore pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Raymond Denny knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Greene | 24-41 |
| 18:06 | VMI | Mark Musso drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Ward | 27-41 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | George Fulmer is called for the reach on Robert Greene - foul #2 on George Fulmer, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Chance Weisgerber (SG) Taylor Chatman | |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Robert Greene hits a floater from the free throw line | 27-43 |
| 17:05 | VMI | Thomas Morrow comes up short on the runner from the right block | 27-43 |
| 17:04 | VMI | Larry Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 27-43 |
| 16:47 | VMI | Chance Weisgerber steals it from Larry Mitchell | 27-43 |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Chance Weisgerber buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Thomas Morrow - foul #1 on Thomas Morrow, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| Subs | VMI | James Brown (PG), Joseph Spinks (SG), Thomas Hopkins (SF), Robert Shirley (PF), Michael Bernard (C) Mark Musso, Gary Ward, Larry Mitchell, George Fulmer, Thomas Morrow | |
| Subs | Kent State | Timothy Ismail (PG), Taylor Chatman (SG), Bernard Womack (PF), James Weidler (C) Robert Greene, Raymond Denny, Glen Moore, Willie Wilder | |
| 16:26 | Kent State | Chance Weisgerber misses the free throw | 27-45 |
| 16:26 | VMI | Michael Bernard grabs the board | 27-45 |
| 16:01 | VMI | Joseph Spinks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-45 |
| 16:00 | VMI | Michael Bernard tips it in | 29-45 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Spinks (fresh) SF - Thomas Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Shirley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) SG - Taylor Chatman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chance Weisgerber (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Womack (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Weidler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Kent State | James Weidler hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Chance Weisgerber | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:27 | VMI | Joseph Spinks loses the dribble to Chance Weisgerber | 29-48 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Taylor Chatman, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| Subs | VMI | Mark Musso (PG), Gary Ward (SG) James Brown, Joseph Spinks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Greene (PG) James Weidler | |
| 14:57 | VMI | Robert Shirley drills a floater from just outside the lane | 31-48 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Robert Greene misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 31-48 |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Chance Weisgerber tips it home | 31-50 |
| 14:32 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-50 |
| Subs | VMI | Larry Mitchell (SF), George Fulmer (PF) Thomas Hopkins, Michael Bernard | |
| Subs | Kent State | Raymond Denny (SF), Willie Wilder (C) Taylor Chatman, Chance Weisgerber | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Willie Wilder knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Denny and he's fouled by Robert Shirley - foul #2 on Robert Shirley, team foul #4 | 31-52 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Glen Moore (PF) Bernard Womack | |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Willie Wilder misses the free throw | 31-52 |
| 14:18 | VMI | Robert Shirley gets the rebound | 31-52 |
| 14:05 | VMI | Robert Shirley hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 31-52 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Robert Greene grabs the board | 31-52 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Glen Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-52 |
| 13:38 | VMI | The rebound goes to Robert Shirley | 31-52 |
| 13:20 | VMI | Robert Shirley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-52 |
| 13:18 | VMI | Robert Shirley grabs the offensive rebound | 31-52 |
| 13:06 | VMI | Mark Musso comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-52 |
| 13:04 | Kent State | Willie Wilder gets the rebound | 31-52 |
| 12:55 | Kent State | Raymond Denny makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Greene | 31-55 |
| 12:49 | VMI | Larry Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Robert Greene | 31-55 |
| 12:45 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail blows the layup | 31-55 |
| 12:44 | VMI | The rebound goes to George Fulmer | 31-55 |
| 12:39 | VMI | Larry Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 31-55 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Glen Moore pulls down the rebound | 31-55 |
| 12:34 | Kent State | George Fulmer steps in front of the Robert Greene pass | 31-55 |
| 12:20 | VMI | Raymond Denny steals the ball from Gary Ward | 31-55 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | Willie Wilder can't finish the layup | 31-55 |
| 11:56 | VMI | Robert Shirley pulls down the rebound | 31-55 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Mark Musso (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Fulmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Shirley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Greene (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Ismail (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Denny (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Glen Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Wilder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | VMI | Gary Ward is fouled on the floor by Timothy Ismail - foul #2 on Timothy Ismail, team foul #3 | 31-55 |
| Subs | VMI | James Brown (PG), Joseph Spinks (SG), Thomas Hopkins (SF), Michael Bernard (PF), Thomas Morrow (C) Mark Musso, Gary Ward, Larry Mitchell, George Fulmer, Robert Shirley | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Nicoletti (PG), Taylor Chatman (SG), Chance Weisgerber (SF), Bernard Womack (PF), James Weidler (C) Robert Greene, Timothy Ismail, Raymond Denny, Glen Moore, Willie Wilder | |
| 11:44 | VMI | James Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on James Weidler - foul #1 on James Weidler, team foul #4 | 33-55 |
| 11:44 | VMI | James Brown misses the free throw | 33-55 |
| 11:44 | Kent State | James Weidler grabs the defensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Bernard - foul #1 on Michael Bernard, team foul #5 | 33-55 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman makes the 1st free throw | 33-56 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| 11:08 | VMI | Michael Bernard misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-57 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Kevin Nicoletti | 33-57 |
| 10:43 | Kent State | James Weidler misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-57 |
| 10:41 | VMI | Michael Bernard grabs the board | 33-57 |
| 10:30 | VMI | James Brown makes the jump hook from the right block | 35-57 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Michael Bernard steals the ball from Chance Weisgerber | 35-57 |
| 10:00 | VMI | Michael Bernard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-57 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Chance Weisgerber | 35-57 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Nicoletti | 35-60 |
| 09:18 | VMI | Kevin Nicoletti steals the ball from James Brown | 35-60 |
| 09:14 | Kent State | Kevin Nicoletti blows the layup | 35-60 |
| 09:13 | VMI | Thomas Morrow gets the rebound | 35-60 |
| 08:58 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Brown | 38-60 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | The short jumper by Taylor Chatman is denied by Thomas Morrow | 38-60 |
| 08:27 | VMI | Joseph Spinks snags the defensive board | 38-60 |
| 08:09 | VMI | James Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-60 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | Chance Weisgerber gets the rebound | 38-60 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-60 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Bernard Womack snags the offensive board | 38-60 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Spinks (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Hopkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Bernard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kevin Nicoletti (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Taylor Chatman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chance Weisgerber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Womack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Weidler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Taylor Chatman connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Bernard Womack | 38-63 |
| 07:03 | VMI | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-63 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Bernard Womack grabs the board | 38-63 |
| 06:49 | Kent State | Chance Weisgerber knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Nicoletti | 38-65 |
| 06:28 | VMI | Michael Bernard loses the ball out of bounds | 38-65 |
| Subs | VMI | Oladele Accomando (PG), Robert Shirley (PF) Joseph Spinks, Thomas Morrow | |
| Subs | Kent State | Scott Bruner (PG), Timothy Ismail (SG), Joshua Grady (SF) Kevin Nicoletti, Taylor Chatman, James Weidler | |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Joshua Grady drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Bruner | 38-68 |
| 06:00 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-68 |
| 05:58 | VMI | Robert Shirley tips it in | 40-68 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Joshua Grady can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Bernard - foul #2 on Michael Bernard, team foul #6 | 40-68 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Joshua Grady makes the 1st free throw | 40-69 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Joshua Grady makes the 2nd free throw | 40-70 |
| 05:14 | VMI | Bernard Womack is called for the reach on Michael Bernard - foul #3 on Bernard Womack, team foul #5 | 40-70 |
| 05:03 | VMI | Robert Shirley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-70 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Bernard Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 40-70 |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Chance Weisgerber is hacked by Oladele Accomando - foul #1 on Oladele Accomando, team foul #7 | 40-70 |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Spinks (C) Michael Bernard | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Weidler (C) Bernard Womack | |
| 04:35 | Kent State | Chance Weisgerber misses the 1st free throw | 40-70 |
| 04:35 | VMI | Robert Shirley grabs the board | 40-70 |
| 04:15 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-70 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Chance Weisgerber pulls down the rebound | 40-70 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Joshua Grady hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Ismail | 40-72 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:52 | VMI | Oladele Accomando misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Scott Bruner - foul #1 on Scott Bruner, team foul #6 | 40-72 |
| 03:52 | VMI | Oladele Accomando makes the 1st free throw | 41-72 |
| 03:52 | VMI | Oladele Accomando makes the 2nd free throw | 42-72 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Kent State | Scott Bruner drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Timothy Ismail | 42-75 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Oladele Accomando (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hopkins (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Spinks (fairly fresh) C - Robert Shirley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Scott Bruner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ismail (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Grady (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chance Weisgerber (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - James Weidler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | VMI | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-75 |
| 03:01 | VMI | Robert Shirley tips it but misses | 42-75 |
| 03:00 | VMI | Robert Shirley tips it home | 44-75 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Joshua Grady misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-75 |
| 02:43 | VMI | Robert Shirley gets the rebound | 44-75 |
| 02:39 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-75 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | James Weidler snags the defensive board | 44-75 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Scott Bruner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-75 |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Bernard (PF) Joseph Spinks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Nicoletti (PG), Bernard Womack (C) Scott Bruner, James Weidler | |
| 01:57 | VMI | Bernard Womack is called for the reach on Oladele Accomando - foul #4 on Bernard Womack, team foul #7 | 44-75 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Weidler (C) Kevin Nicoletti | |
| 01:57 | VMI | Oladele Accomando makes the 1st free throw | 45-75 |
| 01:57 | VMI | Oladele Accomando makes the 2nd free throw | 46-75 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Chance Weisgerber can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 46-75 |
| 01:39 | VMI | Robert Shirley snags the defensive board | 46-75 |
| 01:33 | VMI | James Weidler is called for the reach on Thomas Hopkins - foul #2 on James Weidler, team foul #8 | 46-75 |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Spinks (SG) Oladele Accomando | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:33 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins misses the 1st free throw | 46-75 |
| 01:33 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins grabs the offensive board | 46-75 |
| 01:23 | VMI | Michael Bernard buries a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Shirley | 48-75 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Weidler | 48-78 |
| 01:06 | VMI | James Weidler denies the turnaround by Joseph Spinks | 48-78 |
| 01:05 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Spinks | 48-78 |
| 00:51 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-78 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail snags the defensive board | 48-78 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Bernard Womack scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Chance Weisgerber | 48-80 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | VMI | Thomas Hopkins misses long on a floater from the right wing | 48-80 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | James Weidler gets the rebound | 48-80 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Timothy Ismail runs out the clock | 48-80 |