| Lineup | VMI | PG - George Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McDonough (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Daniel (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Edward Clark (fresh) 8 pts. C - Oscar Larkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rod Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Murray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Summers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:52 | Liberty | Gerald Smith connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Rod Bailey | 43-34 |
| 19:32 | VMI | John McDonough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| 19:23 | Liberty | Claude Murray misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 43-34 |
| 19:21 | VMI | John McDonough pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 19:08 | VMI | Rod Bailey takes the ball from George Nelson | 43-34 |
| 19:05 | Liberty | Claude Murray can't finish the layup | 43-34 |
| 19:03 | VMI | The rebound goes to Edward Clark | 43-34 |
| 18:58 | VMI | John McDonough hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-34 |
| 18:56 | VMI | Edward Clark tips it in | 45-34 |
| 18:41 | Liberty | Gerald Smith can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Oscar Larkins - foul #1 on Oscar Larkins, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| 18:41 | Liberty | Gerald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 18:41 | Liberty | Gerald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 18:24 | VMI | George Nelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 18:23 | Liberty | Rod Bailey snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 18:02 | Liberty | Claude Murray misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 18:00 | VMI | George Daniel gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:45 | VMI | John McDonough can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 17:44 | Liberty | Gerald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:26 | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Rod Bailey | 45-38 |
| 17:24 | VMI | Rod Bailey steps in front of the George Nelson pass in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 17:09 | Liberty | Rod Bailey drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Summers | 45-40 |
| 16:55 | VMI | Edward Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Mitchell - foul #2 on Timothy Mitchell, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | VMI | Rodney Fox (PG), Robert Watson (SG), John Byrne (SF), Richard Dillow (C) George Nelson, John McDonough, George Daniel, Oscar Larkins | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (PG), Ralph Schafer (SG), David Schmitz (SF), Robert Crabtree (C) Rod Bailey, Claude Murray, Jeremy Summers, Gerald Smith | |
| 16:55 | VMI | Edward Clark makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:55 | VMI | Edward Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:43 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-43 |
| 16:27 | VMI | Edward Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 16:26 | Liberty | David Schmitz grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 16:22 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 16:21 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:14 | Liberty | Edward Clark is called for the reach on Ralph Schafer - foul #2 on Edward Clark, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | VMI | Daniel Mosher (C) Edward Clark | |
| Subs | Liberty | Barry Burbank (PF) Timothy Mitchell | |
| 15:58 | Liberty | Barry Burbank banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gregory Tyus | 47-45 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Rodney Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Watson (fresh) SF - John Byrne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Dillow (fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Mosher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Gregory Tyus (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ralph Schafer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schmitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Barry Burbank (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Crabtree (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | VMI | Rodney Fox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 15:36 | Liberty | The rebound goes to David Schmitz | 47-45 |
| 15:21 | Liberty | Richard Dillow steps in front of the Barry Burbank pass | 47-45 |
| 14:59 | VMI | Robert Crabtree steals it from Daniel Mosher | 47-45 |
| 14:34 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Tyus | 47-47 |
| 14:14 | VMI | Rodney Fox drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Watson | 49-47 |
| 13:57 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-47 |
| 13:55 | VMI | Daniel Mosher grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:44 | VMI | Rodney Fox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 13:43 | VMI | Daniel Mosher pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:28 | VMI | Rodney Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 13:27 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:12 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 13:10 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus tips it home | 49-49 |
| 13:05 | VMI | Daniel Mosher is fouled on the floor by Robert Crabtree - foul #1 on Robert Crabtree, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | VMI | George Nelson (PG), John McDonough (SG), George Daniel (SF), Edward Clark (PF), Oscar Larkins (C) Rodney Fox, Robert Watson, John Byrne, Richard Dillow, Daniel Mosher | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rod Bailey (PG), Claude Murray (SG), Jeremy Summers (SF), Timothy Mitchell (PF), Gerald Smith (C) Gregory Tyus, Ralph Schafer, David Schmitz, Barry Burbank, Robert Crabtree | |
| 12:50 | VMI | Edward Clark buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John McDonough | 52-49 |
| 12:31 | Liberty | Rod Bailey comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 12:30 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers snags the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 12:16 | Liberty | Edward Clark is called for the reach on Claude Murray - foul #3 on Edward Clark, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| 12:04 | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell misses the easy layup | 52-49 |
| 12:03 | VMI | George Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:38 | VMI | Edward Clark hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 52-49 |
| 11:37 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to George Daniel | 52-49 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - George Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McDonough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Daniel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Oscar Larkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rod Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Claude Murray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Summers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | VMI | Edward Clark connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Daniel | 55-49 |
| 11:12 | Liberty | Gerald Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-49 |
| 11:10 | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 11:02 | Liberty | The short jumper by Claude Murray is denied by Oscar Larkins | 55-49 |
| 11:01 | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:39 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 10:38 | VMI | George Nelson snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 10:26 | VMI | Claude Murray steals the ball from Edward Clark | 55-49 |
| 10:22 | Liberty | Claude Murray blows the layup | 55-49 |
| 10:20 | VMI | John McDonough snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 10:00 | VMI | Timothy Mitchell is called for the reach on Oscar Larkins - foul #3 on Timothy Mitchell, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | VMI | Rodney Fox (PG), Robert Watson (SG), John Byrne (SF), Richard Dillow (C) George Nelson, John McDonough, George Daniel, Oscar Larkins | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (PG), Ralph Schafer (SG), David Schmitz (SF), Robert Crabtree (C) Rod Bailey, Claude Murray, Jeremy Summers, Gerald Smith | |
| 09:41 | VMI | Richard Dillow blows the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Tyus - foul #3 on Gregory Tyus, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | VMI | Daniel Mosher (C) Edward Clark | |
| Subs | Liberty | Barry Burbank (PF) Timothy Mitchell | |
| 09:41 | VMI | Richard Dillow makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:41 | VMI | Richard Dillow misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:41 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:23 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer is whistled for traveling | 56-49 |
| 09:10 | VMI | Richard Dillow makes the shot in the paint | 58-49 |
| 08:56 | Liberty | Barry Burbank misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Dillow - foul #1 on Richard Dillow, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | VMI | George Nelson (PG), John McDonough (SG) Rodney Fox, Daniel Mosher | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rod Bailey (PG) David Schmitz | |
| 08:56 | Liberty | Barry Burbank makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:56 | Liberty | Barry Burbank misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 08:56 | VMI | John McDonough grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 08:41 | VMI | Richard Dillow is whistled for traveling | 58-50 |
| Subs | VMI | George Daniel (SF), Edward Clark (PF), Oscar Larkins (C) Robert Watson, John Byrne, Richard Dillow | |
| Subs | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell (PF) Barry Burbank | |
| 08:19 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 08:17 | VMI | The rebound goes to John McDonough | 58-50 |
| 07:57 | VMI | George Daniel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-50 |
| 07:55 | VMI | Edward Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 07:36 | VMI | Edward Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-50 |
| 07:34 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - George Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McDonough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Daniel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Clark (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Oscar Larkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rod Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Tyus (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Schafer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Crabtree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Liberty | Gregory Tyus makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Rod Bailey | 58-53 |
| 06:57 | VMI | George Nelson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 06:55 | VMI | John McDonough tips it home | 60-53 |
| 06:30 | Liberty | Ralph Schafer loses the ball out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | VMI | Rodney Fox (PG), Robert Watson (SG), John Byrne (SF), Richard Dillow (PF), Daniel Mosher (C) George Nelson, John McDonough, George Daniel, Edward Clark, Oscar Larkins | |
| Subs | Liberty | Evan Paxton (PG), Claude Murray (SG), Jeremy Summers (SF), Gerald Smith (C) Rod Bailey, Gregory Tyus, Ralph Schafer, Robert Crabtree | |
| 06:07 | VMI | Rodney Fox scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-53 |
| 05:59 | Liberty | Evan Paxton scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Summers | 62-56 |
| 05:37 | VMI | Richard Dillow misses badly on a shot from the right block | 62-56 |
| 05:36 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:18 | Liberty | Claude Murray makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Evan Paxton | 62-59 |
| 05:09 | VMI | Timothy Mitchell steals it from Rodney Fox | 62-59 |
| 05:01 | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Claude Murray | 62-61 |
| 04:45 | VMI | John Byrne hits a shot from the right block | 64-61 |
| 04:32 | Liberty | Claude Murray drills a floater from the left side set up by Gerald Smith and he's fouled by Richard Dillow - foul #2 on Richard Dillow, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | VMI | George Nelson (PG), John McDonough (SG), George Daniel (SF), Edward Clark (PF), Oscar Larkins (C) Rodney Fox, Robert Watson, John Byrne, Richard Dillow, Daniel Mosher | |
| Subs | Liberty | Rod Bailey (PG), Barry Burbank (PF) Evan Paxton, Timothy Mitchell | |
| 04:32 | Liberty | Claude Murray misses the free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:32 | VMI | The rebound goes to Edward Clark | 64-63 |
| 04:20 | VMI | Edward Clark is hacked by Barry Burbank - foul #2 on Barry Burbank, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gregory Tyus (SG) Claude Murray | |
| 04:04 | VMI | George Daniel misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 04:02 | Liberty | Gerald Smith grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 03:50 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Tyus | 64-66 |
| 03:32 | VMI | Rod Bailey steals it from George Nelson | 64-66 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - George Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John McDonough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Daniel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Clark (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Oscar Larkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Rod Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gregory Tyus (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Summers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Burbank (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gerald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Liberty | Jeremy Summers is hacked by George Daniel - foul #3 on George Daniel, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Murray (SG), Ralph Schafer (SF), Robert Crabtree (C) Gregory Tyus, Jeremy Summers, Gerald Smith | |
| 02:53 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Rod Bailey and he's fouled by Oscar Larkins - foul #2 on Oscar Larkins, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Timothy Mitchell (PF) Barry Burbank | |
| 02:53 | Liberty | Robert Crabtree makes the free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:37 | VMI | Claude Murray is called for the reach on John McDonough - foul #2 on Claude Murray, team foul #6 | 64-69 |
| 02:24 | VMI | George Nelson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Crabtree - foul #2 on Robert Crabtree, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| 02:24 | VMI | George Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:24 | VMI | George Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:20 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Jeremy Summers (SF), Gerald Smith (C) Ralph Schafer, Robert Crabtree | |
| 02:05 | Liberty | A charge is called on Jeremy Summers - foul #1 on Jeremy Summers, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| 01:46 | VMI | George Nelson makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Oscar Larkins | 68-69 |
| 01:34 | Liberty | Gerald Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 68-69 |
| 01:32 | VMI | Oscar Larkins snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 01:20 | VMI | Edward Clark misses the 3 from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 01:18 | VMI | Edward Clark gets the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:05 | VMI | George Daniel is hacked by Jeremy Summers - foul #2 on Jeremy Summers, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| 01:05 | VMI | George Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:05 | VMI | George Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:46 | Liberty | Rod Bailey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 00:45 | VMI | George Nelson pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:23 | VMI | John McDonough comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Claude Murray - foul #3 on Claude Murray, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| 00:23 | VMI | John McDonough makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:23 | VMI | John McDonough makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:13 | Liberty | Claude Murray misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:11 | VMI | Oscar Larkins grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:10 | VMI | Oscar Larkins is fouled in the backcourt by Rod Bailey - foul #1 on Rod Bailey, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Oscar Larkins makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:10 | VMI | Oscar Larkins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Rod Bailey misses the 3 from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | VMI | George Daniel pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | VMI | George Daniel runs out the clock | 74-69 |