| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joshua Zabala (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gaston Dalessio (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Iwanowski (fresh) PF - Homer Duffy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Maurice Lurie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Donald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio January (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Donald Wood inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Liberty | Antonio January connects on the runner from the left block | 31-28 |
| 19:27 | VMI | Antonio January is called for the reach on Homer Duffy - foul #1 on Antonio January, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:14 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio banks in the layup set up by John Iwanowski | 33-28 |
| 19:07 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie misses long on a shot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 19:06 | VMI | John Iwanowski pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:43 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-28 |
| 18:42 | Liberty | Donald Wood pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:20 | Liberty | Antonio January hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 18:19 | Liberty | Charles Gunn tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 17:56 | VMI | Joshua Zabala hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gaston Dalessio | 36-30 |
| 17:34 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie travels with the ball | 36-30 |
| Subs | VMI | Willie Peck (C) John Carr | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 17:19 | VMI | Willie Peck hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Zabala | 38-30 |
| 17:04 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Charles Gunn | 38-32 |
| 16:45 | VMI | Joshua Zabala scores on a runner in the lane | 40-32 |
| 16:37 | Liberty | Charles Gunn throws it down on a great pass from Maurice Lurie | 40-34 |
| 16:18 | VMI | Homer Duffy travels with the ball | 40-34 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Quinn (PG), Gerald Daniels (SG), Charles Church (PF), John Carr (C) Joshua Zabala, Gaston Dalessio, John Iwanowski, Homer Duffy | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Douthitt (PG), Scott Brown (SG), Mike Gwynn (SF), Wayne Jackson (PF), Mark Ellinger (C) Maurice Lurie, James Jones, Donald Wood, Antonio January, Charles Gunn | |
| 16:01 | Liberty | William Douthitt misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 16:00 | VMI | Charles Church grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Quinn (fresh) SG - Gerald Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Peck (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Church (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Douthitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Brown (fresh) SF - Mike Gwynn (fresh) PF - Wayne Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Ellinger (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | VMI | Willie Peck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 15:38 | Liberty | Mark Ellinger pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:33 | Liberty | Willie Peck swats the short shot by Scott Brown | 40-34 |
| 15:32 | VMI | Charles Church gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:22 | VMI | Willie Peck misses the jumper from the left side | 40-34 |
| 15:21 | VMI | Willie Peck gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:07 | VMI | Gerald Daniels drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Charles Quinn | 42-34 |
| 14:54 | Liberty | Mark Ellinger drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Gwynn | 42-36 |
| 14:37 | VMI | John Carr hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 42-36 |
| 14:35 | Liberty | Mike Gwynn gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:16 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Carr - foul #1 on John Carr, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | VMI | Joshua Zabala (PG), Gaston Dalessio (SG), John Iwanowski (SF), Homer Duffy (PF), Jeff Betty (C) Charles Quinn, Gerald Daniels, Willie Peck, Charles Church, John Carr | |
| Subs | Liberty | Maurice Lurie (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Donald Wood (SF), Charles Gunn (C) William Douthitt, Scott Brown, Mike Gwynn, Mark Ellinger | |
| 14:16 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:16 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:02 | VMI | Joshua Zabala misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-37 |
| 14:01 | Liberty | Robert Hill pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:40 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Antonio January (PF) Wayne Jackson | |
| 13:22 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Iwanowski | 44-37 |
| 13:02 | Liberty | Jeff Betty steals the ball from Charles Gunn | 44-37 |
| 12:35 | VMI | John Iwanowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Zabala | 46-37 |
| 12:17 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-37 |
| 12:15 | VMI | Homer Duffy grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 12:10 | VMI | Joshua Zabala clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 12:09 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 11:51 | Liberty | Robert Hill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joshua Zabala - foul #2 on Joshua Zabala, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Quinn (PG), Gerald Daniels (SG), Willie Peck (SF), John Carr (C) Joshua Zabala, Gaston Dalessio, John Iwanowski, Jeff Betty | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Douthitt (PG), James Jones (SF) Maurice Lurie, Donald Wood | |
| 11:51 | Liberty | Robert Hill misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:51 | Liberty | Robert Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:51 | VMI | Homer Duffy grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Quinn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Peck (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Homer Duffy (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - John Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Douthitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Jones (fresh) PF - Antonio January (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Gunn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | VMI | Willie Peck knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Charles Quinn and the foul's on James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Church (PF) Homer Duffy | |
| Subs | Liberty | Wayne Jackson (C) Charles Gunn | |
| 11:34 | VMI | Willie Peck misses the free throw | 48-37 |
| 11:34 | VMI | Charles Church gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 11:16 | VMI | John Carr misses long on a runner from the baseline | 48-37 |
| 11:14 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 11:10 | Liberty | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 48-37 |
| 11:08 | VMI | Willie Peck pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:50 | VMI | Charles Church connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Quinn | 50-37 |
| 10:27 | Liberty | Antonio January's floater is tipped away by Willie Peck | 50-37 |
| 10:26 | Liberty | James Jones hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| 10:10 | VMI | John Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | VMI | Joshua Zabala (PG), Gaston Dalessio (SG), John Iwanowski (SF), Homer Duffy (PF) Charles Quinn, Gerald Daniels, Willie Peck, Charles Church | |
| Subs | Liberty | Maurice Lurie (PG), Donald Wood (SF), Charles Gunn (C) William Douthitt, Robert Hill, Antonio January | |
| 09:56 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Maurice Lurie and the foul's on John Iwanowski - foul #3 on John Iwanowski, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| 09:56 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson misses the free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:56 | VMI | The rebound goes to John Carr | 50-41 |
| 09:52 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Iwanowski and he's hacked by Wayne Jackson - foul #3 on Wayne Jackson, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| 09:52 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio misses the free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:52 | Liberty | Charles Gunn grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 09:50 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie is hacked by Joshua Zabala in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Zabala, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| 09:37 | Liberty | Charles Gunn misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joshua Zabala - foul #4 on Joshua Zabala, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Quinn (PG), Jeff Betty (C) Joshua Zabala, John Carr | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 09:37 | Liberty | Charles Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:37 | Liberty | Charles Gunn misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:37 | VMI | Jeff Betty snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 09:10 | VMI | Homer Duffy can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Jackson - foul #4 on Wayne Jackson, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Antonio January (PF) Wayne Jackson | |
| 09:10 | VMI | Homer Duffy misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:10 | VMI | Homer Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:59 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Wood and he's fouled by Gaston Dalessio - foul #2 on Gaston Dalessio, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| 08:59 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie misses the free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:59 | VMI | Homer Duffy pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:41 | VMI | Donald Wood blocks the short jumper by Jeff Betty | 53-44 |
| 08:39 | Liberty | Charles Gunn pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 08:34 | Liberty | Charles Gunn misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 53-44 |
| 08:32 | Liberty | Charles Gunn tips it home | 53-46 |
| 08:14 | VMI | Charles Quinn misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-46 |
| 08:13 | Liberty | Charles Gunn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:09 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie is hacked by Charles Quinn - foul #2 on Charles Quinn, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | VMI | Willie Peck (SF), John Carr (C) John Iwanowski, Jeff Betty | |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Hill (SG) James Jones | |
| 08:09 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 08:09 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:05 | VMI | Charles Quinn double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Douthitt (PG), Mark Ellinger (C) Maurice Lurie, Charles Gunn | |
| 07:47 | Liberty | William Douthitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 07:46 | VMI | The rebound goes to Homer Duffy | 53-48 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Charles Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gaston Dalessio (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Peck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Homer Duffy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - John Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Douthitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio January (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Ellinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | VMI | Willie Peck hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-48 |
| 07:17 | Liberty | William Douthitt pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:59 | Liberty | Robert Hill is hacked by Gaston Dalessio - foul #3 on Gaston Dalessio, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | VMI | Joshua Zabala (PG), Gerald Daniels (SG), John Iwanowski (SF) Charles Quinn, Gaston Dalessio, Homer Duffy | |
| Subs | Liberty | Mike Gwynn (SF), Charles Gunn (C) Donald Wood, Mark Ellinger | |
| 06:59 | Liberty | Robert Hill makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:59 | Liberty | Robert Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:59 | VMI | Willie Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:40 | VMI | John Iwanowski comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Mike Gwynn - foul #1 on Mike Gwynn, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Church (PF) Willie Peck | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Jones (SF) Mike Gwynn | |
| 06:40 | VMI | John Iwanowski misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:40 | VMI | John Iwanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:14 | Liberty | Robert Hill's pass is intercepted by Gerald Daniels | 54-49 |
| 05:56 | VMI | James Jones picks off the pass by Gerald Daniels | 54-49 |
| 05:53 | Liberty | James Jones lays it up and in | 54-51 |
| 05:39 | VMI | Joshua Zabala misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-51 |
| 05:37 | Liberty | Charles Gunn grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 05:18 | Liberty | The short jumper by Antonio January is denied by John Iwanowski | 54-51 |
| 05:16 | Liberty | Antonio January tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 05:11 | VMI | Joshua Zabala is fouled on the floor by William Douthitt - foul #2 on William Douthitt, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | VMI | Gaston Dalessio (SG), Willie Peck (SF), Homer Duffy (PF), Jeff Betty (C) Gerald Daniels, John Iwanowski, Charles Church, John Carr | |
| Subs | Liberty | Maurice Lurie (PG), Donald Wood (SF), Wayne Jackson (PF), Mark Ellinger (C) William Douthitt, Robert Hill, Antonio January, Charles Gunn | |
| 05:02 | VMI | Jeff Betty drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gaston Dalessio | 57-53 |
| 04:48 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 04:46 | VMI | Homer Duffy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:30 | VMI | Willie Peck misses the jumper from the right side | 57-53 |
| 04:28 | VMI | Homer Duffy grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:16 | VMI | Homer Duffy makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gaston Dalessio | 60-53 |
| 04:00 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-53 |
| 03:59 | VMI | Homer Duffy snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 03:45 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 03:43 | VMI | Homer Duffy misses the tip | 60-53 |
| 03:41 | Liberty | Mark Ellinger gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joshua Zabala (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gaston Dalessio (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Peck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Homer Duffy (fresh) 9 pts. 14 reb. C - Jeff Betty (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Maurice Lurie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Ellinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Liberty | Wayne Jackson blows the layup | 60-53 |
| 03:18 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Jackson | 60-53 |
| 03:04 | Liberty | Donald Wood connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Maurice Lurie | 60-56 |
| 02:58 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Quinn (PG), John Iwanowski (SF), John Carr (C) Joshua Zabala, Willie Peck, Jeff Betty | |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Hill (SG), Antonio January (PF), Charles Gunn (C) James Jones, Wayne Jackson, Mark Ellinger | |
| 02:39 | VMI | Charles Gunn blocks the short jumper by Homer Duffy | 60-56 |
| 02:38 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Antonio January | 60-56 |
| 02:31 | Liberty | John Carr is called for the reach on Maurice Lurie - foul #2 on John Carr, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| 02:31 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:31 | VMI | John Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:17 | VMI | Charles Quinn is called for a charge - foul #3 on Charles Quinn, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| 02:02 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | VMI | Joshua Zabala (PG) Charles Quinn | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 01:48 | VMI | Maurice Lurie picks off the pass by John Iwanowski | 60-56 |
| 01:45 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie lays it in | 60-58 |
| 01:39 | VMI | John Iwanowski misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 01:37 | Liberty | Antonio January gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:32 | Liberty | The pull-up jumper by Maurice Lurie is blocked by Homer Duffy | 60-58 |
| 01:30 | VMI | The rebound goes to Gaston Dalessio | 60-58 |
| 01:13 | VMI | Gaston Dalessio comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 01:11 | VMI | Joshua Zabala snags the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 01:02 | VMI | Homer Duffy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 01:00 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 00:43 | Liberty | Maurice Lurie buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hill | 60-60 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:18 | VMI | John Iwanowski is fouled on the floor by Robert Hill - foul #4 on Robert Hill, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| 00:18 | VMI | John Iwanowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:18 | VMI | John Iwanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:04 | Liberty | Antonio January is fouled on the floor by Homer Duffy - foul #1 on Homer Duffy, team foul #11 | 62-60 |
| 00:04 | Liberty | Antonio January makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:04 | Liberty | Antonio January misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:04 | VMI | John Iwanowski snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | VMI | John Iwanowski is fouled in the backcourt by Maurice Lurie - foul #1 on Maurice Lurie, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:03 | VMI | John Iwanowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:03 | VMI | John Iwanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Liberty calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Donald Wood misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 64-61 |