| Lineup | VMI | PG - Sammy Boettcher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gaston Dalessio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Iwanowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Homer Duffy (fresh) 12 pts. C - John Carr (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Anthony Sottile (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Bodine (fresh) PF - Antonio January (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | John Iwanowski inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | VMI | Sammy Boettcher drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 19:25 | Liberty | Anthony Sottile buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Bodine | 40-39 |
| 18:57 | VMI | John Iwanowski is denied on a dunk by Antonio January | 40-39 |
| 18:56 | Liberty | Antonio January snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 18:33 | Liberty | Charles Gunn clanks a turnaround from close range | 40-39 |
| 18:32 | VMI | John Iwanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 18:13 | VMI | Sammy Boettcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 18:11 | VMI | Homer Duffy snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 17:53 | VMI | Sammy Boettcher hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 17:42 | Liberty | Antonio January can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Homer Duffy - foul #2 on Homer Duffy, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | VMI | Willie Peck (SF), Charles Church (C) John Iwanowski, John Carr | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 17:42 | Liberty | Antonio January misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:42 | Liberty | Antonio January misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:42 | VMI | Homer Duffy snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 17:35 | VMI | Anthony Sottile steals the ball from Willie Peck | 42-39 |
| 17:32 | Liberty | Robert Hill banks in the layup set up by Anthony Sottile | 42-41 |
| 17:16 | VMI | Sammy Boettcher drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 17:00 | Liberty | Antonio January hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 16:59 | VMI | Charles Church gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:52 | VMI | Willie Peck misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-41 |
| 16:50 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Charles Gunn | 45-41 |
| 16:35 | Liberty | Kevin Bodine knocks in the shot from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 16:18 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio is hacked by Robert Hill - foul #1 on Robert Hill, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | VMI | Rex Grullon (PG), Gerald Daniels (SG), John Iwanowski (SF), John Carr (C) Sammy Boettcher, Gaston Dalessio, Homer Duffy, Charles Church | |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael O'Neill (PG), Hollis Levine (SG), James Jones (SF), Robert Augustine (PF), Wayne Jackson (C) Anthony Sottile, Robert Hill, Kevin Bodine, Antonio January, Charles Gunn | |
| 15:55 | VMI | Willie Peck makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Rex Grullon | 48-43 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Rex Grullon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Iwanowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Peck (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Carr (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Michael O'Neill (fresh) SG - Hollis Levine (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Liberty | John Carr swats the short shot by Wayne Jackson | 48-43 |
| 15:35 | VMI | John Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 15:13 | VMI | Willie Peck misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Augustine - foul #2 on Robert Augustine, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Kevin Bodine (SG), Robert Powers (SF), Antonio January (PF) Michael O'Neill, James Jones, Wayne Jackson | |
| 15:13 | VMI | Willie Peck makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 15:13 | VMI | Willie Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 15:02 | Liberty | Kevin Bodine misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-43 |
| 15:01 | VMI | Willie Peck grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 14:42 | VMI | Willie Peck misses the easy layup | 50-43 |
| 14:40 | VMI | Willie Peck snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 14:35 | VMI | Gerald Daniels misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Powers - foul #4 on Robert Powers, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | VMI | Sammy Boettcher (PG), Charles Church (SF), Homer Duffy (PF), Jeff Betty (C) Rex Grullon, John Iwanowski, Willie Peck, John Carr | |
| Subs | Liberty | Anthony Sottile (PG), Robert Hill (SG) Hollis Levine, Robert Powers | |
| 14:35 | VMI | Gerald Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 14:35 | VMI | Gerald Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 14:08 | Liberty | Robert Hill comes up short on the shot from the right side | 52-43 |
| 14:06 | Liberty | Anthony Sottile grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 14:01 | Liberty | Kevin Bodine knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Sottile | 52-46 |
| 13:47 | VMI | Gerald Daniels knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 13:30 | Liberty | Antonio January comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 55-46 |
| 13:28 | VMI | Charles Church grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 13:24 | VMI | Sammy Boettcher clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-46 |
| 13:23 | VMI | Jeff Betty tips it back up and in | 57-46 |
| 13:09 | Liberty | Kevin Bodine is called for a backcourt violation | 57-46 |
| Subs | VMI | Gaston Dalessio (SG), John Iwanowski (SF), John Carr (C) Gerald Daniels, Homer Duffy, Jeff Betty | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Jones (SF), Charles Gunn (C) Kevin Bodine, Robert Augustine | |
| 12:48 | VMI | Sammy Boettcher comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Sottile - foul #2 on Anthony Sottile, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Wayne Jackson (PF) Antonio January | |
| 12:48 | VMI | Sammy Boettcher makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 12:48 | VMI | Sammy Boettcher makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 12:34 | Liberty | James Jones connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Sottile | 59-49 |
| 12:23 | VMI | Charles Church misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 12:22 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 12:17 | Liberty | James Jones buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Sottile | 59-52 |
| 12:04 | VMI | John Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | VMI | Rex Grullon (PG), Homer Duffy (PF) Sammy Boettcher, Charles Church | |
| Subs | Liberty | Hollis Levine (SG), Kevin Bodine (SF), Robert Augustine (PF) Anthony Sottile, Robert Hill, Wayne Jackson | |
| 11:44 | Liberty | Robert Augustine misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Carr - foul #2 on John Carr, team foul #2 | 59-52 |
| Subs | VMI | Willie Peck (SF), Jeff Betty (C) John Iwanowski, John Carr | |
| Subs | Liberty | Antonio January (PF) James Jones | |
| 11:44 | Liberty | Robert Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 11:44 | Liberty | Robert Augustine misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 11:44 | VMI | Jeff Betty grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Rex Grullon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gaston Dalessio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Peck (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Homer Duffy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Betty (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Hollis Levine (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Bodine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Augustine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio January (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | VMI | Homer Duffy's layup is rejected by Charles Gunn | 59-53 |
| 11:24 | VMI | Homer Duffy tips it but misses | 59-53 |
| 11:23 | Liberty | Charles Gunn gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 11:02 | Liberty | Charles Gunn lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Augustine and he's fouled by Jeff Betty - foul #1 on Jeff Betty, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | VMI | Sammy Boettcher (PG) Rex Grullon | |
| Subs | Liberty | Anthony Sottile (PG) Robert Augustine | |
| 11:02 | Liberty | Charles Gunn misses the free throw | 59-55 |
| 11:02 | VMI | Homer Duffy gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:57 | VMI | Charles Gunn is called for the reach on Sammy Boettcher - foul #3 on Charles Gunn, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Church (C) Jeff Betty | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 10:38 | VMI | Willie Peck can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 10:37 | Liberty | Hollis Levine gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:31 | Liberty | Charles Gunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | VMI | Gerald Daniels (SG), John Iwanowski (SF) Gaston Dalessio, Homer Duffy | |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Hill (SG), Robert Augustine (C) Hollis Levine, Charles Gunn | |
| 10:17 | VMI | John Iwanowski loses the ball out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | VMI | John Carr (C) Charles Church | |
| Subs | Liberty | Wayne Jackson (C) Kevin Bodine | |
| 09:56 | Liberty | Antonio January travels with the ball | 59-55 |
| Subs | VMI | Jeff Betty (PF) Willie Peck | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 09:39 | VMI | Wayne Jackson denies the turnaround by Jeff Betty | 59-55 |
| 09:38 | VMI | Jeff Betty tips it home | 61-55 |
| 09:16 | Liberty | Antonio January can't finish the layup | 61-55 |
| 09:15 | Liberty | Robert Augustine hits the follow up shot | 61-57 |
| 09:04 | VMI | Sammy Boettcher makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 08:44 | Liberty | Antonio January lays it up and in | 63-59 |
| 08:23 | VMI | John Iwanowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 08:21 | VMI | John Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 08:10 | VMI | John Iwanowski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 08:08 | Liberty | Robert Hill snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 07:55 | Liberty | Antonio January misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 07:54 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson snags the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 07:42 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Hill | 63-61 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Sammy Boettcher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Iwanowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeff Betty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Carr (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Anthony Sottile (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Augustine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio January (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | VMI | John Carr loses the dribble to Wayne Jackson | 63-61 |
| 07:09 | Liberty | Robert Augustine buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Hill | 63-63 |
| 06:51 | VMI | John Iwanowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sammy Boettcher | 65-63 |
| 06:27 | Liberty | Sammy Boettcher picks off the pass by Robert Hill | 65-63 |
| 06:24 | VMI | Gerald Daniels slams it home set up by Sammy Boettcher | 67-63 |
| 06:03 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson loses the dribble to Gerald Daniels | 67-63 |
| 06:00 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | VMI | Rex Grullon (PG), Gaston Dalessio (SG), Willie Peck (SF), Homer Duffy (PF), Charles Church (C) Sammy Boettcher, Gerald Daniels, John Iwanowski, Jeff Betty, John Carr | |
| Subs | Liberty | Hollis Levine (PG), Kevin Bodine (SG), Robert Powers (SF), Charles Gunn (C) Anthony Sottile, Robert Hill, Antonio January, Wayne Jackson | |
| 05:50 | VMI | Homer Duffy drills a shot from the left side | 69-63 |
| 05:29 | Liberty | Robert Powers drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 05:08 | VMI | Kevin Bodine picks off the pass by Homer Duffy | 69-66 |
| 04:49 | Liberty | Charles Church steals the ball from Hollis Levine | 69-66 |
| 04:25 | VMI | Willie Peck misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 04:24 | VMI | Charles Church tips it but misses | 69-66 |
| 04:22 | Liberty | Robert Augustine gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 04:16 | Liberty | Charles Gunn's pass is intercepted by Gaston Dalessio | 69-66 |
| 04:13 | VMI | Rex Grullon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gaston Dalessio | 71-66 |
| 03:56 | Liberty | Robert Powers is whistled for traveling | 71-66 |
| Subs | VMI | Sammy Boettcher (PG), Jeff Betty (C) Rex Grullon, Willie Peck | |
| Subs | Liberty | Anthony Sottile (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Antonio January (PF) Hollis Levine, Kevin Bodine, Robert Augustine | |
| 03:31 | VMI | Homer Duffy can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 03:29 | Liberty | Antonio January grabs the board | 71-66 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Sammy Boettcher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gaston Dalessio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Church (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Homer Duffy (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Betty (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Anthony Sottile (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Antonio January (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Gunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Liberty | Robert Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Sottile | 71-68 |
| 02:57 | VMI | Sammy Boettcher clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 02:55 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio grabs the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:55 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | VMI | John Iwanowski (SF), John Carr (C) Charles Church, Jeff Betty | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 02:42 | VMI | Antonio January takes the ball from Homer Duffy | 71-68 |
| 02:26 | Liberty | Antonio January can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Iwanowski - foul #2 on John Iwanowski, team foul #4 | 71-68 |
| 02:26 | Liberty | Antonio January makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:26 | Liberty | Antonio January misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:26 | VMI | John Carr gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 02:07 | VMI | Homer Duffy misses the jump hook from close range | 71-69 |
| 02:05 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Robert Powers | 71-69 |
| 01:43 | Liberty | Charles Gunn can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Carr - foul #3 on John Carr, team foul #5 | 71-69 |
| 01:43 | Liberty | Charles Gunn misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:43 | Liberty | Charles Gunn misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:43 | VMI | John Carr grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 01:25 | VMI | John Iwanowski hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Sammy Boettcher | 74-69 |
| 01:06 | Liberty | Anthony Sottile is fouled on the floor by John Iwanowski - foul #3 on John Iwanowski, team foul #6 | 74-69 |
| 00:51 | Liberty | Anthony Sottile misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Iwanowski - foul #4 on John Iwanowski, team foul #7 | 74-69 |
| 00:51 | Liberty | Anthony Sottile misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:51 | Liberty | Anthony Sottile makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | VMI | Sammy Boettcher misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:21 | Liberty | Charles Gunn pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Liberty | Anthony Sottile misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 00:14 | Liberty | Charles Gunn snags the offensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:12 | Liberty | Anthony Sottile comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-70 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Homer Duffy grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | VMI | Homer Duffy is hacked by Anthony Sottile in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Sottile, team foul #6 | 74-70 |
| 00:04 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio is hacked by Charles Gunn - foul #4 on Charles Gunn, team foul #7 | 74-70 |
| 00:04 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:04 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Robert Hill clanks a halfcourt shot | 76-70 |