| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Stephen Riddick (fresh) SG - Randall Harkless (fresh) SF - Howard Gross (fresh) PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) C - Rodney Crespo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Harold Buckley (fresh) SG - Kenneth Wurm (fresh) SF - John Hodge (fresh) PF - Jonathan Willson (fresh) C - Joseph Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Thomas Hicks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kansas | Randall Harkless hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kansas | Howard Gross tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | VCU | Harold Buckley makes the shot from the left wing set up by Jonathan Willson | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Kansas | Howard Gross scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stephen Riddick | 5-2 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery is fouled on the floor by Rodney Crespo - foul #1 on Rodney Crespo, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | VCU | Howard Gross steals it from John Hodge | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Kansas | Kenneth Wurm picks off the pass by Stephen Riddick | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Harold Buckley misses short on a shot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | Kansas | Thomas Hicks gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | Kansas | Randall Harkless hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Howard Gross | 8-2 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Harold Buckley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Rodney Crespo - foul #2 on Rodney Crespo, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Kansas | David Thomas (C) Rodney Crespo | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:15 | VCU | Harold Buckley misses the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Harold Buckley misses the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:15 | Kansas | David Thomas pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:57 | Kansas | Joseph Montgomery swats the short shot by Howard Gross | 8-2 |
| 16:55 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Hodge | 8-2 |
| 16:40 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 16:38 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Thomas Hicks | 8-2 |
| 16:34 | Kansas | Randall Harkless blows the layup | 8-2 |
| 16:33 | VCU | Jonathan Willson gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:28 | VCU | A charge is called on Harold Buckley - foul #1 on Harold Buckley, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Darden (SF), Anthony Nelson (PF) Howard Gross, Thomas Hicks | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:16 | Kansas | Christopher Darden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 16:14 | VCU | Jonathan Willson gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 16:09 | VCU | Kenneth Wurm banks in the layup set up by John Hodge | 8-4 |
| 16:02 | Kansas | Randall Harkless misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 16:00 | Kansas | Anthony Nelson tips it home | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Stephen Riddick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Harkless (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Darden (fresh) PF - Anthony Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Harold Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Wurm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hodge (fresh) PF - Jonathan Willson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | VCU | Harold Buckley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 15:40 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery tips it home | 10-6 |
| 15:20 | Kansas | Stephen Riddick hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 10-6 |
| 15:19 | VCU | Harold Buckley pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:58 | VCU | John Hodge is whistled for a carry | 10-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jerry Wysong (PG), Wiley Strouth (SG), Howard Gross (SF) Stephen Riddick, Randall Harkless, Christopher Darden | |
| Subs | VCU | Frederick Johnson (PG), Raymond Denson (SG), Jeffery Alloway (SF), Bernard Langhorne (PF), Arthur Deroche (C) Harold Buckley, Kenneth Wurm, John Hodge, Jonathan Willson, Joseph Montgomery | |
| 14:44 | Kansas | Howard Gross scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Wysong | 13-6 |
| 14:21 | VCU | Arthur Deroche misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 14:19 | Kansas | Howard Gross pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:58 | Kansas | Wiley Strouth is fouled on the floor by Raymond Denson - foul #1 on Raymond Denson, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Hicks (PF), Joseph Bonfiglio (C) Anthony Nelson, David Thomas | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:39 | Kansas | Howard Gross comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 13-6 |
| 13:38 | Kansas | Thomas Hicks tips it home | 15-6 |
| 13:15 | VCU | Arthur Deroche is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bonfiglio - foul #1 on Joseph Bonfiglio, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen Riddick (PG), Randall Harkless (SG) Jerry Wysong, Wiley Strouth | |
| Subs | VCU | Harold Buckley (PG), Kenneth Wurm (SG), John Hodge (SF) Frederick Johnson, Raymond Denson, Arthur Deroche | |
| 12:55 | VCU | Stephen Riddick picks off the pass by Kenneth Wurm | 15-6 |
| 12:34 | Kansas | Howard Gross misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-6 |
| 12:33 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jeffery Alloway | 15-6 |
| 12:28 | VCU | Harold Buckley clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 15-6 |
| 12:26 | Kansas | Randall Harkless gets the rebound | 15-6 |
| 12:21 | Kansas | Howard Gross is hacked by Bernard Langhorne - foul #1 on Bernard Langhorne, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Darden (SF) Howard Gross | |
| Subs | VCU | Jonathan Willson (PF), Joseph Montgomery (C) Bernard Langhorne, Jeffery Alloway | |
| 12:12 | Kansas | Stephen Riddick is hacked by Harold Buckley - foul #2 on Harold Buckley, team foul #4 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | VCU | Frederick Johnson (PG) Harold Buckley | |
| 12:07 | Kansas | Christopher Darden clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-6 |
| 12:06 | Kansas | Thomas Hicks grabs the offensive board | 15-6 |
| 11:49 | Kansas | Randall Harkless hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-6 |
| 11:48 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bonfiglio | 15-6 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Stephen Riddick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Harkless (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Darden (fresh) PF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Bonfiglio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Frederick Johnson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Wurm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hodge (fresh) PF - Jonathan Willson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Kansas | Stephen Riddick comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-6 |
| 11:34 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery snags the defensive board | 15-6 |
| 11:30 | VCU | Frederick Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-6 |
| 11:29 | Kansas | Joseph Bonfiglio grabs the defensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 11:17 | Kansas | Stephen Riddick clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frederick Johnson - foul #1 on Frederick Johnson, team foul #5 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Howard Gross (SF), Anthony Nelson (PF), David Thomas (C) Christopher Darden, Thomas Hicks, Joseph Bonfiglio | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 11:17 | Kansas | Stephen Riddick makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 11:17 | Kansas | Stephen Riddick makes the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Frederick Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-6 |
| 11:05 | Kansas | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 17-6 |
| 10:46 | Kansas | Howard Gross makes the runner from the left block | 19-6 |
| 10:28 | VCU | Jonathan Willson misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Randall Harkless - foul #1 on Randall Harkless, team foul #4 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jerry Wysong (PG), Wiley Strouth (SG) Stephen Riddick, Randall Harkless | |
| Subs | VCU | Jeffery Alloway (SF) John Hodge | |
| 10:28 | VCU | Jonathan Willson misses the 1st free throw | 19-6 |
| 10:28 | VCU | Jonathan Willson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-7 |
| 10:12 | Kansas | Wiley Strouth clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Montgomery - foul #1 on Joseph Montgomery, team foul #6 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | VCU | Raymond Denson (SG), Bernard Langhorne (PF) Kenneth Wurm, Jonathan Willson | |
| 10:12 | Kansas | Wiley Strouth misses the 1st free throw | 19-7 |
| 10:12 | Kansas | Wiley Strouth makes the 2nd free throw | 20-7 |
| 09:59 | VCU | Frederick Johnson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Frederick Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Pitts (SG) Frederick Johnson | |
| 09:41 | Kansas | Joseph Montgomery steals the ball from Howard Gross | 20-7 |
| 09:24 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #5 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Kansas | Randall Harkless (SG), Christopher Darden (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF) Wiley Strouth, Howard Gross, Anthony Nelson | |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Wurm (SG), John Hodge (SF) Walter Pitts, Jeffery Alloway | |
| 09:24 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 20-8 |
| 09:24 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:13 | Kansas | Raymond Denson steals it from Randall Harkless | 20-9 |
| 09:01 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery clanks a turnaround near the basket | 20-9 |
| 09:00 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 20-9 |
| 08:39 | VCU | Jerry Wysong picks off the pass by Kenneth Wurm | 20-9 |
| 08:21 | Kansas | Randall Harkless buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jerry Wysong | 22-9 |
| 08:04 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery clanks a floater from the free throw line | 22-9 |
| 08:03 | Kansas | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 22-9 |
| 07:41 | Kansas | Christopher Darden loses the dribble to Raymond Denson | 22-9 |
| 07:36 | VCU | John Hodge banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Denson | 22-11 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jerry Wysong (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randall Harkless (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Darden (fresh) PF - Thomas Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Raymond Denson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Wurm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hodge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Langhorne (fresh) C - Joseph Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kansas | Raymond Denson steals the ball from Christopher Darden | 22-11 |
| 07:25 | VCU | Raymond Denson slams it home | 22-13 |
| 07:06 | Kansas | Christopher Darden misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Hodge - foul #1 on John Hodge, team foul #8 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen Riddick (PG), Wiley Strouth (SG), Anthony Nelson (PF), Joseph Bonfiglio (C) Jerry Wysong, Randall Harkless, Thomas Hicks, David Thomas | |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Pitts (SG), Jeffery Alloway (SF), Jonathan Willson (PF), Arthur Deroche (C) Kenneth Wurm, John Hodge, Bernard Langhorne, Joseph Montgomery | |
| 07:06 | Kansas | Christopher Darden makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 07:06 | Kansas | Christopher Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 06:53 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-16 |
| 06:50 | Kansas | Stephen Riddick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | Howard Gross (SF) Christopher Darden | |
| Subs | VCU | Willie Galasso (PG) Raymond Denson | |
| 06:38 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-16 |
| 06:36 | Kansas | Stephen Riddick grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 06:12 | Kansas | Joseph Bonfiglio hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Howard Gross | 26-16 |
| 05:56 | VCU | Jonathan Willson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 05:54 | VCU | Arthur Deroche grabs the offensive board | 26-16 |
| 05:42 | VCU | Joseph Bonfiglio steals the ball from Jeffery Alloway | 26-16 |
| 05:25 | Kansas | Stephen Riddick is fouled on the floor by Walter Pitts - foul #1 on Walter Pitts, team foul #9 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Kansas | Randall Harkless (SG) Wiley Strouth | |
| Subs | VCU | Raymond Denson (PG), Kenneth Wurm (SG), John Hodge (SF), Bernard Langhorne (C) Willie Galasso, Walter Pitts, Jeffery Alloway, Arthur Deroche | |
| 05:25 | Kansas | Stephen Riddick misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:25 | VCU | Bernard Langhorne gets the rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:21 | VCU | John Hodge buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raymond Denson | 26-19 |
| 05:05 | Kansas | Howard Gross misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Bernard Langhorne - foul #2 on Bernard Langhorne, team foul #10 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Hicks (PF) Anthony Nelson | |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Deroche (C) Bernard Langhorne | |
| 05:05 | Kansas | Howard Gross makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:05 | Kansas | Howard Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:05 | VCU | The rebound goes to Arthur Deroche | 27-19 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Raymond Denson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Bonfiglio - foul #2 on Joseph Bonfiglio, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Kansas | David Thomas (C) Joseph Bonfiglio | |
| Subs | VCU | Jeffery Alloway (PF) Jonathan Willson | |
| 04:42 | VCU | Raymond Denson makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Raymond Denson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:22 | Kansas | Randall Harkless makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Riddick | 30-21 |
| 04:02 | VCU | Arthur Deroche's floater is tipped away by David Thomas | 30-21 |
| 04:00 | VCU | John Hodge misses the tip | 30-21 |
| 03:58 | Kansas | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 03:36 | Kansas | Randall Harkless clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 03:35 | VCU | Arthur Deroche snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Stephen Riddick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Harkless (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Howard Gross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Raymond Denson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Wurm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hodge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Alloway (fresh) 3 pts. C - Arthur Deroche (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | VCU | Kenneth Wurm misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-21 |
| 03:15 | Kansas | Thomas Hicks snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 03:09 | Kansas | Randall Harkless banks in the layup on a nice dish by Howard Gross and the foul's on Kenneth Wurm - foul #1 on Kenneth Wurm, team foul #11 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jerry Wysong (PG), Christopher Darden (SF), Anthony Nelson (PF), Rodney Crespo (C) Stephen Riddick, Howard Gross, Thomas Hicks, David Thomas | |
| Subs | VCU | Harold Buckley (PG), Jonathan Willson (PF), Joseph Montgomery (C) Raymond Denson, Jeffery Alloway, Arthur Deroche | |
| 03:09 | Kansas | Randall Harkless makes the free throw | 33-21 |
| 03:01 | VCU | John Hodge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-21 |
| 02:59 | Kansas | Rodney Crespo pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 02:37 | Kansas | Rodney Crespo blows the layup | 33-21 |
| 02:35 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery grabs the board | 33-21 |
| 02:31 | VCU | Harold Buckley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-21 |
| 02:29 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 02:10 | VCU | Harold Buckley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-21 |
| 02:08 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery hits the follow up shot | 33-23 |
| 01:42 | Kansas | Rodney Crespo drills a turnaround from the baseline | 35-23 |
| 01:29 | VCU | Randall Harkless steals the ball from Jonathan Willson | 35-23 |
| 01:26 | Kansas | Randall Harkless lays it up and in | 37-23 |
| 01:16 | VCU | Harold Buckley makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-26 |
| 01:01 | Kansas | Randall Harkless misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-26 |
| 00:59 | Kansas | Anthony Nelson can't tip it in | 37-26 |
| 00:57 | VCU | Kenneth Wurm grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 00:48 | VCU | Jonathan Willson blows the dunk | 37-26 |
| 00:46 | VCU | Jonathan Willson hits the follow up shot | 37-28 |
| 00:30 | Kansas | Randall Harkless drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jerry Wysong and the foul's on Kenneth Wurm - foul #2 on Kenneth Wurm, team foul #12 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen Riddick (PG), Howard Gross (SF), Thomas Hicks (PF) Jerry Wysong, Christopher Darden, Anthony Nelson | |
| Subs | VCU | Frederick Johnson (PG), Raymond Denson (SG), Jeffery Alloway (SF), Bernard Langhorne (PF), Arthur Deroche (C) Harold Buckley, Kenneth Wurm, John Hodge, Jonathan Willson, Joseph Montgomery | |
| 00:30 | Kansas | Randall Harkless makes the free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Thomas Hicks swats the shot by Arthur Deroche | 40-28 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Bernard Langhorne pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 00:00 | VCU | The clock runs out | 40-28 |