| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Matthew Ellis (fresh) SG - Scott Watson (fresh) SF - Thomas Vera (fresh) PF - Dallas Cochran (fresh) C - Robert Shick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Keith Sheaffer (fresh) SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) PF - Russell Davis (fresh) C - Robert Simmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Robert Shick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Winthrop | Robert Shick misses short on a jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | VMI | Robert Simmon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | VMI | Gregory Remmers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Dallas Cochran | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Winthrop | Robert Shick is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | VMI | Russell Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | VMI | Robert Simmon snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | VMI | Gregory Remmers is hacked by Dallas Cochran - foul #1 on Dallas Cochran, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | VMI | Russell Davis misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Winthrop | Thomas Vera's pass is intercepted by Russell Davis | 0-0 |
| 17:44 | VMI | Gregory Remmers drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Sheaffer | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Winthrop | Robert Shick misses badly on a shot near the basket | 0-2 |
| 17:23 | VMI | Russell Davis gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | VMI | John Smith loses the dribble to Scott Watson in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:04 | Winthrop | Scott Watson knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Dallas Cochran | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | VMI | Robert Simmon loses the dribble to Dallas Cochran | 2-2 |
| 16:23 | Winthrop | Thomas Vera misses long on a runner in the paint | 2-2 |
| 16:22 | VMI | Robert Simmon gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:15 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Simmon | 2-4 |
| 15:51 | Winthrop | Robert Shick throws it down on a nice dish by Matthew Ellis and he's hacked by Russell Davis - foul #1 on Russell Davis, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Norwood (PG), Elroy Mitchell (SG), Phillip Chase (SF), Douglas Fisk (PF) Matthew Ellis, Scott Watson, Thomas Vera, Dallas Cochran | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hondo (SG), John Davies (PF), John Grant (C) Keith Sheaffer, Russell Davis, Robert Simmon | |
| 15:51 | Winthrop | Robert Shick makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - David Norwood (fresh) SG - Elroy Mitchell (fresh) SF - Phillip Chase (fresh) PF - Douglas Fisk (fresh) C - Robert Shick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Robert Hondo (fresh) SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Davies (fresh) C - John Grant (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | VMI | Gregory Remmers hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Phillip Chase - foul #1 on Phillip Chase, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Patrick Craig (PF) Robert Shick | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 15:35 | VMI | Gregory Remmers makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:35 | VMI | Gregory Remmers misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:35 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:14 | Winthrop | David Norwood scores on a floater from the right side | 7-5 |
| 14:54 | VMI | Robert Hondo clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 14:52 | Winthrop | Phillip Chase gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:47 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Sheaffer (SG), Clifton Erhart (SF), Robert Simmon (C) John Smith, Gregory Remmers, John Grant | |
| 14:29 | VMI | Clifton Erhart buries a shot from the right side and the foul's on Douglas Fisk - foul #1 on Douglas Fisk, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Scott Watson (SG) Patrick Craig | |
| Subs | VMI | Russell Davis (PF) John Davies | |
| 14:29 | VMI | Clifton Erhart misses the free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:29 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:10 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 13:52 | VMI | Douglas Fisk swats the shot by Robert Hondo | 10-7 |
| 13:50 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer tips it in | 10-9 |
| 13:34 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:32 | Winthrop | Phillip Chase gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:14 | Winthrop | Phillip Chase can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Simmon - foul #1 on Robert Simmon, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis (PG), Dallas Cochran (PF), Robert Shick (C) David Norwood, Elroy Mitchell, Douglas Fisk | |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG), Gregory Remmers (SF), John Davies (C) Keith Sheaffer, Clifton Erhart, Robert Simmon | |
| 13:14 | Winthrop | Phillip Chase misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:14 | Winthrop | Phillip Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:04 | VMI | Gregory Remmers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 13:02 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Remmers | 11-9 |
| 12:51 | VMI | Gregory Remmers's pass is intercepted by Phillip Chase | 11-9 |
| 12:47 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis jams it set up by Phillip Chase | 13-9 |
| 12:30 | VMI | Robert Hondo double dribbles | 13-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gary Lipsey (SG), Thomas Vera (SF) Scott Watson, Phillip Chase | |
| Subs | VMI | John Grant (C) Russell Davis | |
| 12:01 | Winthrop | Gregory Remmers steals it from Robert Shick | 13-9 |
| 11:58 | VMI | Gregory Remmers can't throw it down | 13-9 |
| 11:56 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 11:39 | Winthrop | Robert Shick can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Hondo - foul #1 on Robert Hondo, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell (SG) Gary Lipsey | |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Sheaffer (SG), Robert Simmon (C) Robert Hondo, John Grant | |
| 11:39 | Winthrop | Robert Shick makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:39 | Winthrop | Robert Shick misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:39 | VMI | Robert Simmon snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Matthew Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elroy Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Vera (fresh) PF - Dallas Cochran (fresh) C - Robert Shick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Keith Sheaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Davies (fresh) C - Robert Simmon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | VMI | Gregory Remmers knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Smith | 14-11 |
| 10:57 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 10:56 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:50 | VMI | Gregory Remmers hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Sheaffer | 14-14 |
| 10:42 | Winthrop | Thomas Vera is hacked by Gregory Remmers - foul #1 on Gregory Remmers, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Norwood (PG), Scott Watson (SG), Douglas Fisk (PF) Matthew Ellis, Elroy Mitchell, Dallas Cochran | |
| Subs | VMI | Antonio Matsuda (PG), Russell Davis (PF) John Smith, John Davies | |
| 10:22 | Winthrop | Keith Sheaffer steals it from Scott Watson | 14-14 |
| 10:18 | VMI | Antonio Matsuda banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Sheaffer | 14-16 |
| 09:50 | Winthrop | Scott Watson misses the driving attempt from the right block | 14-16 |
| 09:48 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk tips it back up and in | 16-16 |
| 09:30 | VMI | Robert Simmon banks in the layup on a great pass from Antonio Matsuda | 16-18 |
| 09:02 | Winthrop | Robert Simmon is called for the reach on Robert Shick - foul #2 on Robert Simmon, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis (PG), Elroy Mitchell (SF), Dallas Cochran (PF) David Norwood, Thomas Vera, Robert Shick | |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG), Robert Hondo (SG), Clifton Erhart (SF), John Davies (C) Antonio Matsuda, Keith Sheaffer, Gregory Remmers, Robert Simmon | |
| 08:42 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran misses the jump hook from close range | 16-18 |
| 08:40 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:19 | Winthrop | Scott Watson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 16-18 |
| 08:17 | VMI | John Davies pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:12 | VMI | Robert Hondo is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Hondo, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Phillip Chase (C) Douglas Fisk | |
| Subs | VMI | Antonio Matsuda (SG), John Grant (C) Robert Hondo, Russell Davis | |
| 08:02 | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-18 |
| 07:43 | VMI | Antonio Matsuda hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Smith | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Matthew Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Watson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elroy Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dallas Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Chase (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Antonio Matsuda (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifton Erhart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Davies (fresh) C - John Grant (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Winthrop | Scott Watson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 07:26 | VMI | John Grant gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:15 | VMI | John Davies throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Robert Shick (C) Scott Watson | |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Sheaffer (SG), Gregory Remmers (SF), Elmo Nichols (PF) Antonio Matsuda, Clifton Erhart, John Davies | |
| 06:50 | Winthrop | Robert Shick buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Ellis | 20-20 |
| 06:43 | VMI | Elmo Nichols buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Smith | 20-23 |
| 06:29 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis is hacked by Gregory Remmers - foul #2 on Gregory Remmers, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Norwood (SG), Thomas Vera (SF), Douglas Fisk (PF) Elroy Mitchell, Phillip Chase, Dallas Cochran | |
| Subs | VMI | Clifton Erhart (SF), Russell Davis (PF) Gregory Remmers, Elmo Nichols | |
| 06:29 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:29 | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:29 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk snags the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:18 | Winthrop | Robert Shick is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Gary Lipsey (SG) Matthew Ellis | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 06:18 | Winthrop | Robert Shick makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:18 | Winthrop | Robert Shick makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:05 | VMI | Douglas Fisk is called for the reach on Russell Davis - foul #2 on Douglas Fisk, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Scott Watson (SG), Patrick Craig (PF) Gary Lipsey, Douglas Fisk | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 05:51 | VMI | Russell Davis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-23 |
| 05:50 | Winthrop | Thomas Vera snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:43 | Winthrop | Scott Watson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keith Sheaffer - foul #1 on Keith Sheaffer, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Phillip Chase (PF) Patrick Craig | |
| Subs | VMI | Antonio Matsuda (PG), John Davies (C) John Smith, John Grant | |
| 05:43 | Winthrop | Scott Watson makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:43 | Winthrop | Scott Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:34 | VMI | John Davies misses long on a shot from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 05:32 | Winthrop | David Norwood gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:19 | Winthrop | Clifton Erhart is called for the reach on Thomas Vera - foul #1 on Clifton Erhart, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| 05:19 | Winthrop | Thomas Vera misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:19 | Winthrop | Thomas Vera misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:19 | VMI | Russell Davis snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 05:07 | VMI | Russell Davis scores on a jumper from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 04:47 | Winthrop | Keith Sheaffer is called for the reach on Scott Watson - foul #2 on Keith Sheaffer, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell (SF), Dallas Cochran (PF) Thomas Vera, Robert Shick | |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG), Elmo Nichols (PF) Keith Sheaffer, Russell Davis | |
| 04:47 | Winthrop | Scott Watson makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 04:47 | Winthrop | Scott Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:29 | VMI | Elmo Nichols misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-25 |
| 04:28 | Winthrop | Phillip Chase grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 04:23 | Winthrop | David Norwood can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Antonio Matsuda - foul #1 on Antonio Matsuda, team foul #12 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis (PG) Scott Watson | |
| Subs | VMI | Russell Davis (PF), John Grant (C) Clifton Erhart, John Davies | |
| 04:23 | Winthrop | David Norwood makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:23 | Winthrop | David Norwood makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:01 | VMI | Russell Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Phillip Chase - foul #2 on Phillip Chase, team foul #5 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Patrick Craig (SF), Robert Shick (C) David Norwood, Phillip Chase | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 04:01 | VMI | Russell Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:01 | VMI | Russell Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:51 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #13 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Hondo (SG), Gregory Remmers (SF), Robert Simmon (C) Antonio Matsuda, Elmo Nichols, Russell Davis | |
| 03:51 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:51 | Winthrop | Elroy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:44 | VMI | Robert Hondo connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Remmers | 31-30 |
| 03:42 | Winthrop | John Smith steps in front of the Matthew Ellis pass in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 03:23 | VMI | Robert Simmon connects on the 3 from straight away set up by John Smith | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Matthew Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elroy Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Craig (fresh) PF - Dallas Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Shick (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Hondo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Remmers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Grant (fresh) C - Robert Simmon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Winthrop | Robert Shick misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-33 |
| 03:03 | VMI | John Grant gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 02:48 | VMI | Gregory Remmers scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Smith and the foul's on Patrick Craig - foul #1 on Patrick Craig, team foul #6 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Scott Watson (SG), Thomas Vera (SF), Douglas Fisk (PF) Elroy Mitchell, Patrick Craig, Dallas Cochran | |
| Subs | VMI | Keith Sheaffer (SG), John Davies (PF) John Smith, John Grant | |
| 02:48 | VMI | Gregory Remmers makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:34 | Winthrop | Robert Shick banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Ellis and he's fouled by John Davies - foul #1 on John Davies, team foul #14 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Norwood (PG) Matthew Ellis | |
| Subs | VMI | Russell Davis (PF) John Davies | |
| 02:34 | Winthrop | Robert Shick makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:11 | VMI | Robert Hondo misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 02:10 | VMI | Russell Davis hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 01:51 | Winthrop | Scott Watson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Simmon - foul #3 on Robert Simmon, team foul #15 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Phillip Chase (C) Robert Shick | |
| Subs | VMI | John Davies (C) Robert Simmon | |
| 01:51 | Winthrop | Scott Watson makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:51 | Winthrop | Scott Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:43 | VMI | Keith Sheaffer is whistled for traveling | 36-38 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Dallas Cochran (PF) Phillip Chase | |
| Subs | VMI | John Smith (PG) Robert Hondo | |
| 01:25 | Winthrop | Douglas Fisk loses the ball out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Matthew Ellis (PG) David Norwood | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 01:07 | VMI | Gregory Remmers misses the lay-in | 36-38 |
| 01:05 | VMI | John Davies misses the tip | 36-38 |
| 01:03 | VMI | John Davies hits the follow up shot | 36-40 |
| 00:45 | Winthrop | Keith Sheaffer steals the ball from Douglas Fisk | 36-40 |
| 00:42 | VMI | John Smith hits the finger roll set up by Keith Sheaffer | 36-42 |
| 00:26 | Winthrop | Scott Watson is denied on a layup by Russell Davis | 36-42 |
| 00:25 | Winthrop | Thomas Vera pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 00:01 | Winthrop | Scott Watson scores on a jumper from the right block | 38-42 |
| 00:00 | VMI | John Smith misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 38-42 |