| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Eric Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) SF - Wayne Dolloff (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Frost (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Souder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Richard Vallery (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Fortner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Noah (fresh) PF - Joseph Scheller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cosby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia State | Christopher Noah inbounds the ball | 37-41 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia State | John Cosby buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Richard Vallery and he's fouled by Richard Souder - foul #2 on Richard Souder, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Christopher Riel (PF), Kenneth Napier (C) Jeffrey Frost, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 19:43 | Virginia State | John Cosby makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 19:24 | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-44 |
| 19:23 | Virginia State | John Cosby grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 19:00 | Virginia State | Wayne Dolloff steps in front of the Joseph Fortner pass | 37-44 |
| 18:54 | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff double dribbles | 37-44 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey (PG), Dominic Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Frost (PF), Richard Souder (C) Eric Adams, Larry Mitchell, Christopher Riel, Kenneth Napier | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Russell Hailey (PG), Richard Finley (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Roberto Bruno (PF), Carlos Mercer (C) Richard Vallery, Joseph Fortner, Christopher Noah, Joseph Scheller, John Cosby | |
| 18:50 | Virginia State | Michael Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 18:28 | Emporia St. | Roberto Bruno swats the dunk try by Richard Souder | 37-44 |
| 18:27 | Virginia State | Carlos Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 18:24 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Steffey - foul #1 on Charles Steffey, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| 18:05 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey misses long on a floater from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 18:03 | Emporia St. | Richard Souder grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 17:58 | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff hits a floater in the lane | 39-44 |
| 17:37 | Virginia State | Roberto Bruno makes the runner in the paint | 39-46 |
| 17:15 | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 16:57 | Virginia State | Michael Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 16:55 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 16:53 | Emporia St. | Dominic Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glen Cooper (PG), Larry Mitchell (SG), Christopher Riel (PF), Kenneth Napier (C) Charles Steffey, Dominic Johnson, Jeffrey Frost, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Vallery (PG), Joseph Fortner (SG), Christopher Noah (SF), Joseph Scheller (PF), John Cosby (C) Russell Hailey, Richard Finley, Michael Brown, Roberto Bruno, Carlos Mercer | |
| 16:46 | Virginia State | Richard Vallery can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 16:44 | Emporia St. | Christopher Riel pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 16:42 | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 16:25 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner makes the floater from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 16:10 | Emporia St. | John Cosby blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Napier | 41-48 |
| 16:09 | Virginia State | Joseph Scheller pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 16:00 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Fortner, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Eric Adams (PG), Leroy Kober (SG), Jeffrey Frost (PF) Glen Cooper, Wayne Dolloff, Kenneth Napier | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Eric Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leroy Kober (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Mitchell (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Frost (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Riel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Richard Vallery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Fortner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Noah (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Scheller (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Cosby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Emporia St. | Christopher Riel makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Leroy Kober | 43-48 |
| 15:21 | Virginia State | Christopher Noah misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 43-48 |
| 15:19 | Emporia St. | Christopher Riel snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 15:12 | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 15:11 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Kober | 43-48 |
| 15:02 | Emporia St. | Eric Adams is called for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Souder (C) Jeffrey Frost | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 14:46 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 43-48 |
| 14:45 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:34 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 14:32 | Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to John Cosby | 43-48 |
| 14:17 | Virginia State | Joseph Scheller misses the dunk attempt | 43-48 |
| 14:15 | Emporia St. | Richard Souder grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:10 | Emporia St. | Christopher Riel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glen Cooper (PG), Charles Steffey (SF), Kenneth Napier (PF) Eric Adams, Larry Mitchell, Christopher Riel | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Russell Hailey (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Roberto Bruno (C) Richard Vallery, Christopher Noah, John Cosby | |
| 13:42 | Virginia State | Richard Souder denies the turnaround by Joseph Scheller | 43-48 |
| 13:40 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 13:36 | Emporia St. | Russell Hailey steps in front of the Charles Steffey pass in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| 13:17 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 13:16 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Napier gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 13:08 | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Fortner - foul #3 on Joseph Fortner, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff (SF), Jeffrey Frost (PF) Glen Cooper, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Vallery (PG), Richard Finley (SG), Christopher Noah (SF), John Cosby (C) Russell Hailey, Joseph Fortner, Michael Brown, Roberto Bruno | |
| 13:08 | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:08 | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:08 | Virginia State | Christopher Noah grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:04 | Virginia State | Richard Finley's pass is intercepted by Charles Steffey in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| 13:03 | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey misses the lay-in | 44-50 |
| 13:02 | Virginia State | John Cosby snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 12:46 | Virginia State | Kenneth Napier is called for the reach on Christopher Noah - foul #1 on Kenneth Napier, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Christopher Riel (C) Kenneth Napier | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 12:34 | Virginia State | Richard Finley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| 12:32 | Emporia St. | Christopher Riel gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:32 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 44-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Dominic Johnson (PG), Larry Mitchell (SG) Charles Steffey, Leroy Kober | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 12:23 | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff is hacked by John Cosby - foul #2 on John Cosby, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Michael Brown (SF) Christopher Noah | |
| 12:06 | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Dominic Johnson | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Dominic Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Mitchell (tiring) SF - Wayne Dolloff (tired) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Frost (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Riel (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Richard Vallery (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Finley (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Scheller (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Cosby (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Virginia State | Richard Vallery scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Cosby and he's hacked by Dominic Johnson - foul #2 on Dominic Johnson, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glen Cooper (PG), Leroy Kober (SG), Kenneth Napier (PF), Richard Souder (C) Dominic Johnson, Wayne Dolloff, Jeffrey Frost, Christopher Riel | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Russell Hailey (SG), Carlos Mercer (C) Michael Brown, John Cosby | |
| 11:43 | Virginia State | Richard Vallery makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:22 | Emporia St. | Leroy Kober is fouled on the floor by Carlos Mercer - foul #1 on Carlos Mercer, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey (SF) Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner (SG), Christopher Noah (SF), Roberto Bruno (PF) Richard Vallery, Richard Finley, Joseph Scheller | |
| 11:09 | Emporia St. | Leroy Kober misses the driving attempt near the basket | 46-53 |
| 11:07 | Emporia St. | Leroy Kober can't tip it in | 46-53 |
| 11:06 | Emporia St. | Leroy Kober snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 10:57 | Emporia St. | Richard Souder misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Roberto Bruno - foul #1 on Roberto Bruno, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Eric Adams (PG), Christopher Riel (PF) Glen Cooper, Kenneth Napier | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 10:57 | Emporia St. | Richard Souder misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:57 | Emporia St. | Richard Souder misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:57 | Virginia State | Roberto Bruno gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 10:36 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell (SF), Jeffrey Frost (PF) Leroy Kober, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Michael Brown (SF), Joseph Scheller (PF), John Cosby (C) Christopher Noah, Roberto Bruno, Carlos Mercer | |
| 10:34 | Emporia St. | Joseph Fortner picks off the pass by Larry Mitchell in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 10:16 | Virginia State | Michael Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 10:14 | Emporia St. | Christopher Riel snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 10:11 | Emporia St. | Joseph Scheller takes the ball from Eric Adams in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 10:06 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Fortner | 46-56 |
| 09:50 | Emporia St. | Christopher Riel misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 09:49 | Virginia State | Michael Brown grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 09:49 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glen Cooper (PG), Dominic Johnson (SG), Wayne Dolloff (SF), Kenneth Napier (C) Eric Adams, Charles Steffey, Larry Mitchell, Christopher Riel | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Vallery (PG), Richard Finley (SG), Roberto Bruno (C) Russell Hailey, Joseph Fortner, John Cosby | |
| 09:41 | Virginia State | Richard Finley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 09:39 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Wayne Dolloff | 46-56 |
| 09:37 | Emporia St. | Roberto Bruno is called for the reach on Dominic Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roberto Bruno, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Souder (C) Jeffrey Frost | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 09:21 | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Glen Cooper | 48-56 |
| 09:00 | Virginia State | Richard Finley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 08:59 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Napier pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:40 | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff is fouled on the floor by Roberto Bruno - foul #3 on Roberto Bruno, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey (PG), Leroy Kober (SG), Jeffrey Frost (PF), Christopher Riel (C) Glen Cooper, Dominic Johnson, Kenneth Napier, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner (SG), Christopher Noah (SF), John Cosby (PF), Carlos Mercer (C) Richard Finley, Michael Brown, Joseph Scheller, Roberto Bruno | |
| 08:40 | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:40 | Virginia State | John Cosby grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 08:19 | Virginia State | Leroy Kober is called for the reach on Joseph Fortner - foul #4 on Leroy Kober, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Eric Adams (PG), Larry Mitchell (SG) Leroy Kober, Wayne Dolloff | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Russell Hailey (PG) Richard Vallery | |
| 08:10 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-56 |
| 08:09 | Virginia State | Carlos Mercer misses the tip | 48-56 |
| 08:07 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Frost gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:04 | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey loses the dribble to Russell Hailey in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| 07:51 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Fortner | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Eric Adams (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Larry Mitchell (tiring) SF - Charles Steffey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Frost (tired) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Christopher Riel (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Russell Hailey (tiring) 18 pts. 4 stl. SG - Joseph Fortner (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Noah (tired) PF - John Cosby (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Mercer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Steffey | 51-58 |
| 07:33 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey is hacked by Larry Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Leroy Kober (SG), Kenneth Napier (PF), Richard Souder (C) Charles Steffey, Jeffrey Frost, Christopher Riel | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Finley (PG), Joseph Scheller (PF) Russell Hailey, John Cosby | |
| 07:14 | Virginia State | Joseph Scheller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 07:12 | Virginia State | Christopher Noah hits the follow up shot | 51-60 |
| 07:04 | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-60 |
| 07:03 | Virginia State | Richard Finley gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 06:58 | Virginia State | Eric Adams is called for the reach on Richard Finley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Adams, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Dominic Johnson (PG), Wayne Dolloff (SF) Eric Adams, Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Vallery (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Roberto Bruno (C) Joseph Fortner, Christopher Noah, Carlos Mercer | |
| 06:58 | Virginia State | Richard Finley makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:58 | Virginia State | Richard Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:47 | Emporia St. | Dominic Johnson is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 51-62 |
| 06:45 | Virginia State | Richard Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 06:41 | Virginia State | Richard Finley is hacked by Dominic Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dominic Johnson, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glen Cooper (PG), Christopher Riel (C) Dominic Johnson, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Virginia State | John Cosby (C) Joseph Scheller | |
| 06:41 | Virginia State | Richard Finley misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:41 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Napier snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 06:23 | Emporia St. | Leroy Kober buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kenneth Napier | 54-62 |
| 06:08 | Virginia State | Richard Vallery misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 06:06 | Emporia St. | Kenneth Napier grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 06:00 | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey (PG), Larry Mitchell (SG), Dominic Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Frost (PF) Glen Cooper, Leroy Kober, Wayne Dolloff, Kenneth Napier | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Russell Hailey (SG), Joseph Scheller (PF) Richard Finley, Roberto Bruno | |
| 05:44 | Virginia State | Michael Brown clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 05:43 | Virginia State | John Cosby grabs the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 05:25 | Virginia State | Joseph Scheller makes the jumper in the paint | 54-64 |
| 05:08 | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Steffey | 56-64 |
| 04:46 | Virginia State | Richard Vallery misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-64 |
| 04:44 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Frost pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 04:44 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glen Cooper (PG), Leroy Kober (SG), Wayne Dolloff (SF), Kenneth Napier (PF), Richard Souder (C) Charles Steffey, Larry Mitchell, Dominic Johnson, Jeffrey Frost, Christopher Riel | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Finley (PG), Joseph Fortner (SG), Christopher Noah (SF), Roberto Bruno (PF), Carlos Mercer (C) Richard Vallery, Russell Hailey, Michael Brown, Joseph Scheller, John Cosby | |
| 04:42 | Emporia St. | Leroy Kober is hacked by Joseph Fortner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Fortner, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| 04:42 | Emporia St. | Leroy Kober makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:42 | Emporia St. | Leroy Kober misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:42 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Souder | 57-64 |
| 04:24 | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Kober | 59-64 |
| 04:11 | Virginia State | Christopher Noah is whistled for traveling | 59-64 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey (SF) Wayne Dolloff | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Scheller (PF) Roberto Bruno | |
| 03:55 | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leroy Kober | 61-64 |
| 03:48 | Virginia State | Carlos Mercer is fouled on the floor by Glen Cooper - foul #2 on Glen Cooper, team foul #9 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Eric Adams (PG), Larry Mitchell (SF), Jeffrey Frost (PF) Glen Cooper, Leroy Kober, Kenneth Napier | |
| Subs | Virginia State | | |
| 03:48 | Virginia State | Carlos Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:48 | Virginia State | Carlos Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Eric Adams (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Charles Steffey (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Mitchell (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Frost (very tired) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Richard Souder (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia State | PG - Richard Finley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SG - Joseph Fortner (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Noah (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Scheller (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Mercer (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-66 |
| 03:20 | Virginia State | Carlos Mercer snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 03:14 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-68 |
| 02:47 | Emporia St. | Richard Finley picks off the pass by Richard Souder | 61-68 |
| 02:47 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Glen Cooper (PG), Dominic Johnson (SG), Wayne Dolloff (SF), Christopher Riel (PF), Kenneth Napier (C) Eric Adams, Charles Steffey, Larry Mitchell, Jeffrey Frost, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Richard Vallery (PG), Russell Hailey (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Roberto Bruno (PF), John Cosby (C) Richard Finley, Joseph Fortner, Christopher Noah, Joseph Scheller, Carlos Mercer | |
| 02:29 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-68 |
| 02:27 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-68 |
| 02:14 | Emporia St. | Dominic Johnson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| 02:14 | Emporia St. | Dominic Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:14 | Emporia St. | Dominic Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:00 | Virginia State | John Cosby buries a fadeaway in the lane | 63-70 |
| 01:48 | Emporia St. | Dominic Johnson drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Glen Cooper | 65-70 |
| 01:46 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Eric Adams (PG), Leroy Kober (SG), Jeffrey Frost (PF), Richard Souder (C) Glen Cooper, Dominic Johnson, Christopher Riel, Kenneth Napier | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner (SG), Christopher Noah (SF), Joseph Scheller (PF) Russell Hailey, Michael Brown, Roberto Bruno | |
| 01:43 | Virginia State | Joseph Scheller loses the dribble to Leroy Kober | 65-70 |
| 01:43 | Emporia St. | Emporia St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 65-70 |
| 01:38 | Emporia St. | Eric Adams loses the dribble to Richard Vallery in the backcourt | 65-70 |
| 01:26 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 01:24 | Virginia State | Joseph Scheller pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 01:14 | Virginia State | John Cosby makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Vallery and he's hacked by Richard Souder - foul #3 on Richard Souder, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| 01:14 | Virginia State | Virginia State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 65-72 |
| 01:14 | Virginia State | John Cosby makes the free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:00 | Emporia St. | Leroy Kober misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-73 |
| 00:59 | Emporia St. | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Dolloff | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Emporia St. | Jeffrey Frost hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-73 |
| 00:56 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner gets the rebound | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner is hacked by Leroy Kober in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leroy Kober, team foul #11 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell (SG) Leroy Kober | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Russell Hailey (PG), Richard Finley (SF) Richard Vallery, Christopher Noah | |
| 00:54 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:54 | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:52 | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Hailey - foul #2 on Russell Hailey, team foul #10 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey (PG), Dominic Johnson (SF), Christopher Riel (PF), Kenneth Napier (C) Eric Adams, Wayne Dolloff, Jeffrey Frost, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Michael Brown (SF), Roberto Bruno (C) Joseph Fortner, Joseph Scheller | |
| 00:52 | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:52 | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:52 | Virginia State | John Cosby grabs the board | 65-75 |
| 00:50 | Virginia State | John Cosby is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Steffey - foul #2 on Charles Steffey, team foul #12 | 65-75 |
| 00:50 | Virginia State | John Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:50 | Virginia State | John Cosby misses the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:50 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Christopher Riel | 65-76 |
| 00:46 | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell is open and buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Dominic Johnson | 67-76 |
| 00:44 | Virginia State | Larry Mitchell is called for the reach on Russell Hailey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #13 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Eric Adams (PG), Wayne Dolloff (SF), Jeffrey Frost (PF), Richard Souder (C) Charles Steffey, Dominic Johnson, Christopher Riel, Kenneth Napier | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Joseph Fortner (SG), Joseph Scheller (PF) Michael Brown, Roberto Bruno | |
| 00:44 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:44 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:40 | Emporia St. | Wayne Dolloff loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-78 |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Charles Steffey (PG), Dominic Johnson (SF), Christopher Riel (PF), Kenneth Napier (C) Eric Adams, Wayne Dolloff, Jeffrey Frost, Richard Souder | |
| Subs | Virginia State | Michael Brown (SF), Roberto Bruno (C) Joseph Fortner, Joseph Scheller | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia State | Virginia State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Virginia State | Christopher Riel steals it from Richard Finley | 67-78 |
| 00:07 | Emporia St. | Larry Mitchell buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Steffey | 70-78 |
| 00:00 | Virginia State | Russell Hailey runs out the clock | 70-78 |