| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Arthur Ballard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Valenza (fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Funches (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Henry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Virginia Tech | Guy Kim is called for the reach on Arthur Ballard - foul #1 on Guy Kim, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:32 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Scott steals it from Donald Fleming | 33-37 |
| 19:14 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott's pass is intercepted by Arthur Ballard | 33-37 |
| 18:57 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches's fadeaway is rejected by Guy Kim | 33-37 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:38 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora lays it in | 33-39 |
| 18:34 | Virginia Tech | Donald Fleming hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-39 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:21 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim clanks a floater near the basket | 33-39 |
| 18:20 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper grabs the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:07 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 33-39 |
| 18:06 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 17:46 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Scott | 33-39 |
| 17:24 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim hits the finger roll | 33-41 |
| 17:09 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Fleming | 35-41 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Scott | 35-43 |
| 16:37 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Donald Fleming and the foul's on Walter Lora - foul #1 on Walter Lora, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith (SG), Robert Rasmussen (SF), Richard Balsamo (PF), Donald Murray (C) Donald Fleming, Arthur Ballard, Jeffrey Valenza, Danny Funches | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Ronald Darcy (PF), John Gillman (C) Nolan Gasper, Guy Kim, Walter Lora, Alan Henry | |
| 16:37 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:14 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Murray - foul #1 on Donald Murray, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marcus Boeding (SG) Woodrow Byrnes | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:14 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:14 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:14 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:10 | Virginia Tech | John Gillman takes the ball from Terry Smith | 38-43 |
| 15:52 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Gillman | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Terry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Boeding (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rasmussen (fresh) PF - Richard Balsamo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Plunkett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Gillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Darcy | 38-46 |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Whitley | 38-48 |
| 15:11 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Scott steals it from Robert Rasmussen | 38-48 |
| 15:06 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott misses the lay-in | 38-48 |
| 15:05 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley grabs the offensive board | 38-48 |
| 14:52 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-48 |
| 14:50 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:45 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner and he's hacked by Thomas Whitley - foul #1 on Thomas Whitley, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Charles Alatorre (SF), Jeffrey Valenza (PF), Danny Funches (C) Marcus Boeding, Richard Balsamo, Donald Murray | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF), Alan Henry (C) Jeremy Scott, Robert Plunkett, Ronald Darcy, John Gillman | |
| 14:45 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:19 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 14:18 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Valenza gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:13 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Smith and he's fouled by Alan Henry - foul #2 on Alan Henry, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG) Terry Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 14:13 | Virginia Tech | Robert Rasmussen makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:52 | Western Kentucky | Danny Funches is called for the reach on Nolan Gasper - foul #2 on Danny Funches, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Fleming (SG) Robert Rasmussen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 13:17 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley double dribbles | 45-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott (SG) Thomas Whitley | |
| 12:55 | Virginia Tech | Donald Fleming makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Alatorre | 48-48 |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora tips it in | 48-50 |
| 12:28 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Valenza misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 48-50 |
| 12:27 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches tips it in | 50-50 |
| 12:11 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry misses the dunk attempt | 50-50 |
| 12:09 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Valenza | 50-50 |
| 12:04 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Scott takes the ball from Woodrow Byrnes | 50-50 |
| 11:59 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott lays it in | 50-52 |
| 11:42 | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Valenza scores on a shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Donald Fleming (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Alatorre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Valenza (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Funches (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Henry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott misses long on a shot from the right side | 52-52 |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| 10:48 | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes misses the jumpshot from the right side | 52-54 |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:30 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nolan Gasper | 52-57 |
| 10:25 | Virginia Tech | Charles Alatorre travels with the ball | 52-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith (PG), Marcus Boeding (SG), Arthur Ballard (SF), Richard Balsamo (PF), Donald Murray (C) Woodrow Byrnes, Donald Fleming, Charles Alatorre, Jeffrey Valenza, Danny Funches | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Robert Plunkett (SF), Ronald Darcy (PF), John Gillman (C) Nolan Gasper, Guy Kim, Walter Lora, Alan Henry | |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeremy Scott | 52-60 |
| 09:51 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jeremy Scott - foul #1 on Jeremy Scott, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| 09:51 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:51 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley double dribbles | 53-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG) Jeremy Scott | |
| 09:16 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard misses the tip | 53-60 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Whitley | 53-60 |
| 08:56 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Boeding is called for the reach on Thomas Whitley - foul #1 on Marcus Boeding, team foul #3 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Fleming (SG) Marcus Boeding | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora (PF) Nolan Gasper | |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Gillman, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jeffrey Valenza (PF) Donald Murray | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim (SF) John Gillman | |
| 08:25 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 08:24 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Darcy snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim makes the shot from the right side | 53-62 |
| 07:56 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Ballard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Whitley | 53-62 |
| 07:44 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Guy Kim, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Woodrow Byrnes (PG), Charles Alatorre (SF), Danny Funches (C) Terry Smith, Arthur Ballard, Richard Balsamo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper (PG), Jeremy Scott (SG) Thomas Whitley, Robert Plunkett | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Woodrow Byrnes (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Donald Fleming (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Alatorre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Valenza (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Funches (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nolan Gasper (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Virginia Tech | Donald Fleming misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 53-62 |
| 07:23 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 07:16 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 07:14 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora misses the tip | 53-62 |
| 07:12 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | Donald Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 07:04 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 06:41 | Western Kentucky | Walter Lora is called for traveling | 53-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith (SG), Richard Balsamo (PF) Donald Fleming, Jeffrey Valenza | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SF), John Gillman (PF), Alan Henry (C) Guy Kim, Walter Lora, Ronald Darcy | |
| 06:19 | Virginia Tech | Robert Plunkett takes the ball from Woodrow Byrnes | 53-62 |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett lays it up and in | 53-64 |
| 05:57 | Virginia Tech | Robert Plunkett steals the ball from Danny Funches | 53-64 |
| 05:42 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 53-64 |
| 05:40 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:34 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 55-64 |
| 05:18 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nolan Gasper | 55-67 |
| 05:00 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-67 |
| 04:59 | Western Kentucky | Alan Henry snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | Nolan Gasper scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Gillman | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Alan Henry - foul #3 on Alan Henry, team foul #8 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Marcus Boeding (PG), Donald Fleming (SG), Arthur Ballard (SF), Jeffrey Valenza (PF) Woodrow Byrnes, Terry Smith, Charles Alatorre, Richard Balsamo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley (PG), Guy Kim (SF), Walter Lora (PF), Ronald Darcy (C) Nolan Gasper, Robert Plunkett, John Gillman, Alan Henry | |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Danny Funches makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Danny Funches - foul #3 on Danny Funches, team foul #4 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray (C) Danny Funches | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | Jeremy Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:53 | Virginia Tech | Donald Fleming misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-72 |
| 03:51 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Guy Kim | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | Guy Kim hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Whitley | 57-74 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Marcus Boeding (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Fleming (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Ballard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Valenza (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Thomas Whitley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Scott (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SF - Guy Kim (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Lora (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Darcy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Virginia Tech | Donald Fleming knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 59-74 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley is fouled on the floor by Marcus Boeding - foul #2 on Marcus Boeding, team foul #5 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith (PG), Richard Balsamo (PF) Donald Fleming, Jeffrey Valenza | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett (SG), John Gillman (PF), Edward Holm (C) Jeremy Scott, Guy Kim, Walter Lora | |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-76 |
| 02:18 | Virginia Tech | Richard Balsamo drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Smith | 61-76 |
| 01:52 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett misses the dunk attempt | 61-76 |
| 01:50 | Western Kentucky | Edward Holm tips it but misses | 61-76 |
| 01:49 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray grabs the board | 61-76 |
| 01:45 | Virginia Tech | Terry Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-76 |
| 01:44 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Plunkett | 61-76 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Robert Plunkett hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from John Gillman | 61-78 |
| 01:07 | Virginia Tech | Donald Murray clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-78 |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | John Gillman gets the rebound | 61-78 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-78 |
| 00:51 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Arthur Ballard | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Robert Plunkett takes the ball from Marcus Boeding | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Darcy and he's fouled by Terry Smith - foul #2 on Terry Smith, team foul #6 | 61-80 |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley makes the free throw | 61-81 |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | Marcus Boeding knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Terry Smith | 64-81 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Whitley runs out the clock | 64-81 |