| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robby Ashley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Laporte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Boler (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. PF - Rickey Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lance Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Sellers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Aldana (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Keith Sellers inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Virginia Tech | Keith Sellers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 19:14 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-30 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell tips it in | 31-30 |
| 18:54 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp is hacked by Robert Laporte - foul #3 on Robert Laporte, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Graham (SG) Robert Laporte | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 18:39 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Pierce throws it down on a great pass from James Sapp | 31-32 |
| 18:15 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham hits a jump hook from the right block | 33-32 |
| 17:59 | Virginia Tech | Keith Sellers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 17:57 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:32 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Pierce travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Johnson (PF) Rickey Bailey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chad Follis (C) Joshua Aldana | |
| 17:05 | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley is fouled on the floor by James Sapp - foul #3 on James Sapp, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (PG) Robby Ashley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Woods (PG), Frederick Durgin (SG), Richard Delafuente (C) Lance Murphy, James Sapp, Keith Sellers | |
| 16:47 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 16:46 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:21 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Glen Brumfield | 36-32 |
| 15:59 | Virginia Tech | Michael Woods misses the floater from the right block | 36-32 |
| 15:58 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Keith Boswell | 36-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Glen Brumfield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Albert Boler (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 stl. PF - George Johnson (fresh) C - Keith Boswell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Woods (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frederick Durgin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Follis (fresh) PF - Thomas Pierce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Delafuente (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 15:33 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Woods | 36-32 |
| 15:29 | Virginia Tech | Michael Woods can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 15:28 | Virginia Tech | Richard Delafuente hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 15:11 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 15:09 | South Carolina State | George Johnson tips it home | 38-34 |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Pierce misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Glen Brumfield - foul #2 on Glen Brumfield, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley (PG), Robert Laporte (SG), Rickey Bailey (PF) Glen Brumfield, Robert Graham, Keith Boswell | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lance Murphy (PG), James Sapp (SG), Keith Sellers (SF), Joshua Aldana (C) Michael Woods, Frederick Durgin, Chad Follis, Richard Delafuente | |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:54 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:42 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by George Johnson | 40-35 |
| 14:28 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp is hacked by Rickey Bailey - foul #1 on Rickey Bailey, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell (C) George Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Grant Ottley (PF) Thomas Pierce | |
| 14:18 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:57 | South Carolina State | Rickey Bailey misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 13:55 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:38 | South Carolina State | The refs have stopped play. Rickey Bailey is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 40-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | George Johnson (PF) Rickey Bailey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chad Follis (PF) Grant Ottley | |
| 13:26 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell is denied on a layup by Joshua Aldana | 40-35 |
| 13:25 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | Keith Sellers misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Albert Boler - foul #1 on Albert Boler, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | Keith Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | Keith Sellers misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina State | George Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 12:47 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Chad Follis | 40-36 |
| 12:42 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Lance Murphy | 40-38 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| 12:14 | Virginia Tech | Lance Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 12:13 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 11:52 | South Carolina State | George Johnson clanks a shot from the left side | 40-40 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robby Ashley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Laporte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Boler (tiring) 20 pts. 3 stl. PF - George Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Boswell (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lance Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sapp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Sellers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Follis (fresh) C - Joshua Aldana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 11:28 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Aldana snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 11:21 | Virginia Tech | Robby Ashley is called for the reach on Lance Murphy - foul #3 on Robby Ashley, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield (PG), Robert Graham (SG), Charles Corum (SF) Robby Ashley, Robert Laporte, Albert Boler | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Woods (PG), Thomas Pierce (PF), Richard Delafuente (C) Lance Murphy, Keith Sellers, Joshua Aldana | |
| 11:04 | Virginia Tech | The pull-up jumper by Chad Follis is blocked by Keith Boswell | 40-40 |
| 11:02 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Robert Graham | 40-40 |
| 10:40 | South Carolina State | Glen Brumfield drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 10:19 | Virginia Tech | Michael Woods is hacked by Charles Corum - foul #1 on Charles Corum, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (SG) Glen Brumfield | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Frederick Durgin (SG), James Romanski (C) James Sapp, Chad Follis | |
| 09:58 | Virginia Tech | Michael Woods misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 09:56 | South Carolina State | Charles Corum gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Delafuente - foul #2 on Richard Delafuente, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Albert Boler (SF) Charles Corum | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lance Murphy (PG), Keith Sellers (SF) Frederick Durgin, James Romanski | |
| 09:40 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:40 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:23 | Virginia Tech | Keith Sellers makes the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Graham - foul #1 on Robert Graham, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley (PG) Robert Graham | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 09:23 | Virginia Tech | Keith Sellers makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:01 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Robby Ashley | 47-43 |
| 08:45 | Virginia Tech | Keith Sellers knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Delafuente | 47-45 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 08:22 | Virginia Tech | Michael Woods gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Richard Delafuente is called for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Graham (SG) Robert Laporte | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Sapp (SG), Chad Follis (SF), Joshua Aldana (C) Michael Woods, Keith Sellers, Richard Delafuente | |
| 07:58 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 07:57 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Aldana snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 07:52 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Albert Boler - foul #2 on Albert Boler, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Frederick Durgin (PG), Grant Ottley (PF) Lance Murphy, Thomas Pierce | |
| 07:52 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:52 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina State | George Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robby Ashley (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Albert Boler (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 stl. PF - George Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Boswell (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Frederick Durgin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Sapp (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Follis (fresh) PF - Grant Ottley (fresh) C - Joshua Aldana (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 07:21 | Virginia Tech | George Johnson takes the ball from Frederick Durgin | 50-46 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-46 |
| 06:54 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Grant Ottley | 50-46 |
| 06:49 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 06:47 | Virginia Tech | Frederick Durgin tips it home | 50-48 |
| 06:30 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Keith Boswell | 52-48 |
| 06:14 | Virginia Tech | Robert Graham takes the ball from Chad Follis | 52-48 |
| 05:53 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-48 |
| 05:51 | Virginia Tech | Grant Ottley snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 05:51 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte (SG) Robert Graham | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lance Murphy (PG), Keith Sellers (SF), Thomas Pierce (PF) Frederick Durgin, Chad Follis, Grant Ottley | |
| 05:33 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Pierce misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 05:32 | Virginia Tech | Lance Murphy snags the offensive board | 52-48 |
| 05:18 | Virginia Tech | Keith Sellers's pass is intercepted by George Johnson | 52-48 |
| 04:50 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robby Ashley | 55-48 |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Lance Murphy | 55-50 |
| 04:08 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte is hacked by Joshua Aldana - foul #1 on Joshua Aldana, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robert Graham (PG), Charles Corum (SF) Robby Ashley, Albert Boler | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chad Follis (C) Joshua Aldana | |
| 04:01 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte jams it on a nice dish by Robert Graham | 57-50 |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-50 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Keith Boswell | 57-50 |
| 03:34 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Laporte | 59-50 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Robert Graham (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Laporte (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Corum (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Boswell (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Lance Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sapp (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Sellers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Chad Follis (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:15 | Virginia Tech | Chad Follis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-50 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte grabs the board | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:54 | South Carolina State | Robert Graham misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 02:53 | Virginia Tech | James Sapp gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 02:34 | Virginia Tech | Chad Follis blows the layup but he's fouled by Keith Boswell - foul #1 on Keith Boswell, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley (PG), Albert Boler (SF) Robert Graham, Charles Corum | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Woods (PG), Richard Delafuente (PF), Joshua Aldana (C) Lance Murphy, Keith Sellers, Thomas Pierce | |
| 02:34 | Virginia Tech | Chad Follis misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:34 | Virginia Tech | Chad Follis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 02:08 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | Richard Delafuente grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 02:07 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lance Murphy (PG), Keith Sellers (SF), Thomas Pierce (PF) Michael Woods, Chad Follis, Richard Delafuente | |
| 01:50 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Aldana is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joshua Aldana, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| 01:30 | South Carolina State | Lance Murphy is called for the reach on Robby Ashley - foul #2 on Lance Murphy, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina State | Robert Laporte makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robby Ashley | 61-51 |
| 01:07 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Pierce misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 61-51 |
| 01:06 | South Carolina State | Keith Boswell pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Aldana comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Keith Sellers - foul #1 on Keith Sellers, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Woods (PG), Frederick Durgin (SG), Chad Follis (SF), Richard Delafuente (PF), James Romanski (C) Lance Murphy, James Sapp, Keith Sellers, Thomas Pierce, Joshua Aldana | |
| 00:11 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:11 | South Carolina State | Albert Boler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Frederick Durgin misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Keith Boswell - foul #2 on Keith Boswell, team foul #10 | 66-51 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Frederick Durgin misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:05 | Virginia Tech | Frederick Durgin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Robby Ashley runs out the clock | 66-52 |