| Lineup | VCU | PG - Harold Buckley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wurm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Hodge (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Willson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David Bellamy (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Baker | 27-32 |
| 19:27 | VCU | John Hodge hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 27-32 |
| 19:25 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:18 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Baker | 27-35 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Harold Buckley misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Harold Buckley misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Harold Buckley misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:13 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:46 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Olsen and the foul's on John Hodge - foul #2 on John Hodge, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 18:46 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright misses the free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Jonathan Willson grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 18:29 | VCU | Jonathan Willson knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 18:06 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 18:04 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jonathan Willson | 29-37 |
| 17:51 | VCU | John Hodge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 17:50 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:45 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 17:43 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:24 | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 17:12 | VCU | Harold Buckley makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Wurm | 31-40 |
| 16:54 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 16:52 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Hodge | 31-40 |
| 16:34 | VCU | Michael Baker is called for the reach on Kenneth Wurm - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Turansky (SG), Rupert Engelbrecht (SF) Michael Baker, Bruce Olsen | |
| 16:16 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Rupert Engelbrecht - foul #1 on Rupert Engelbrecht, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| 16:16 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:16 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 15:56 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 32-40 |
| 15:55 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jeffery Alloway | 32-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Frederick Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Denson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffery Alloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Langhorne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Deroche (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Turansky (fresh) SF - Rupert Engelbrecht (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David Bellamy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:43 | VCU | Bernard Langhorne hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Frederick Johnson | 34-40 |
| 15:22 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley makes the floater from the left wing set up by Bradley Wright | 34-42 |
| 14:57 | VCU | Rupert Engelbrecht picks off the pass by Jeffery Alloway | 34-42 |
| 14:28 | Miami (OH) | James Turansky buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Bradley Wright | 34-44 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway's floater is tipped away by Rupert Engelbrecht | 34-44 |
| 14:18 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway grabs the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 34-44 |
| 13:59 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 13:40 | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 13:38 | VCU | Raymond Denson snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 13:31 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Bernard Langhorne | 36-44 |
| 13:23 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley banks in the layup on a great pass from Rupert Engelbrecht and he's fouled by Bernard Langhorne - foul #1 on Bernard Langhorne, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Harold Buckley (PG), Kenneth Wurm (SG), John Hodge (SF), Jonathan Willson (PF), Joseph Montgomery (C) Frederick Johnson, Raymond Denson, Jeffery Alloway, Bernard Langhorne, Arthur Deroche | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker (SG), Bruce Olsen (SF), Robert Husted (C) James Turansky, Rupert Engelbrecht, David Bellamy | |
| 13:23 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:09 | VCU | Harold Buckley is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Montgomery | 38-47 |
| 12:47 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-47 |
| 12:46 | VCU | John Hodge snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 12:27 | VCU | Jonathan Willson makes the jumper from the right block and the foul's on Bruce Olsen - foul #2 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG), Frank Pannell (PF) Bradley Wright, John Hartley | |
| 12:27 | VCU | Jonathan Willson makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:05 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker is denied on a dunk by Jonathan Willson | 41-47 |
| 12:03 | VCU | Jonathan Willson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:52 | VCU | Jonathan Willson clanks a floater near the basket | 41-47 |
| 11:50 | VCU | Harold Buckley tips it in | 43-47 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Harold Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wurm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hodge (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Willson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Randy Sherrick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Pannell (fresh) C - Robert Husted (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-47 |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 11:09 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jonathan Willson - foul #1 on Jonathan Willson, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright (PG), David Bellamy (C) Randy Sherrick, Robert Husted | |
| 11:09 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:09 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:09 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 10:44 | VCU | John Hodge can't connect on a floater near the basket | 43-47 |
| 10:43 | VCU | John Hodge tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 10:14 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-47 |
| 10:13 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:49 | VCU | Kenneth Wurm buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Harold Buckley | 48-47 |
| 09:46 | Miami (OH) | Harold Buckley steals it from Bradley Wright in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 09:34 | VCU | Kenneth Wurm buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Harold Buckley | 51-47 |
| 09:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Hodge - foul #3 on John Hodge, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG), Rupert Engelbrecht (SF), John Hartley (PF) Bradley Wright, Bruce Olsen, Frank Pannell | |
| 09:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:18 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:07 | VCU | Frederick Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Alloway | 54-49 |
| 08:49 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy hits the finger roll | 54-51 |
| 08:29 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 08:27 | VCU | Raymond Denson misses the tip | 54-51 |
| 08:26 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway tips it in | 56-51 |
| 08:02 | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht double dribbles | 56-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Wurm (SG), John Hodge (SF) Raymond Denson, Arthur Deroche | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright (PG), Robert Husted (C) Randy Sherrick, David Bellamy | |
| 07:37 | VCU | Kenneth Wurm misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Hartley - foul #2 on John Hartley, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Harold Buckley (PG) Frederick Johnson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen (SF) Rupert Engelbrecht | |
| 07:37 | VCU | Kenneth Wurm makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:37 | VCU | Kenneth Wurm makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Harold Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Wurm (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hodge (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Langhorne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Alloway (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hartley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Husted (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker travels with the ball | 58-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Montgomery (C) Jeffery Alloway | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 06:52 | VCU | Bernard Langhorne can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bruce Olsen - foul #3 on Bruce Olsen, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Bernard Langhorne makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Bernard Langhorne makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:26 | Miami (OH) | Robert Husted makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bradley Wright | 60-53 |
| 06:10 | VCU | John Hodge connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Bernard Langhorne and he's fouled by John Hartley - foul #3 on John Hartley, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Jonathan Willson (PF) Bernard Langhorne | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG), James Turansky (SG), David Bellamy (C) Bradley Wright, Michael Baker, Robert Husted | |
| 06:10 | VCU | John Hodge makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:00 | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen is whistled for a carry | 63-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Frederick Johnson (PG), Jeffery Alloway (SF) Harold Buckley, John Hodge | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 05:31 | VCU | Kenneth Wurm connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jonathan Willson | 65-53 |
| 05:14 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley makes the runner in the lane | 65-55 |
| 04:54 | VCU | Frederick Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Jonathan Willson and he's fouled by Randy Sherrick - foul #1 on Randy Sherrick, team foul #8 | 67-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Harold Buckley (PG), John Hodge (SF), Bernard Langhorne (C) Kenneth Wurm, Jeffery Alloway, Joseph Montgomery | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bradley Wright (PG), Michael Baker (SG), Rupert Engelbrecht (SF), Frank Pannell (PF) Randy Sherrick, James Turansky, Bruce Olsen, John Hartley | |
| 04:54 | VCU | Frederick Johnson misses the free throw | 67-55 |
| 04:54 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 04:47 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-55 |
| 04:45 | VCU | Harold Buckley gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:16 | VCU | Jonathan Willson loses the ball out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:59 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 03:35 | VCU | Bernard Langhorne hits the finger roll set up by John Hodge | 69-58 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Harold Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Hodge (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Willson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bernard Langhorne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Bradley Wright (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rupert Engelbrecht (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Pannell (fresh) C - David Bellamy (tiring) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Miami (OH) | Rupert Engelbrecht hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 03:20 | VCU | The rebound goes to Frederick Johnson | 69-58 |
| 02:51 | VCU | John Hodge evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from close range | 69-58 |
| 02:50 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 02:50 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Wurm (SG), Joseph Montgomery (C) Frederick Johnson, Bernard Langhorne | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Bruce Olsen (SF), John Hartley (PF) Rupert Engelbrecht, Frank Pannell | |
| 02:42 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy is hacked by Harold Buckley - foul #2 on Harold Buckley, team foul #5 | 69-58 |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Wurm - foul #1 on Kenneth Wurm, team foul #6 | 69-58 |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:35 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:18 | VCU | Joseph Montgomery misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 69-59 |
| 02:16 | VCU | Jonathan Willson tips it in | 71-59 |
| 02:02 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 01:42 | VCU | Kenneth Wurm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 01:41 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| 01:33 | Miami (OH) | John Hartley's layup is rejected by Joseph Montgomery | 71-62 |
| 01:31 | VCU | Jonathan Willson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 01:22 | VCU | Harold Buckley's pass is intercepted by Bruce Olsen | 71-62 |
| 01:10 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-62 |
| 01:09 | Miami (OH) | David Bellamy can't tip it in | 71-62 |
| 01:08 | VCU | John Hodge grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 00:43 | VCU | John Hodge hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Willson | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Miami (OH) | Michael Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 74-62 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Randy Sherrick (PG), James Turansky (SG), Rupert Engelbrecht (SF), Frank Pannell (PF), Robert Husted (C) Bradley Wright, Michael Baker, Bruce Olsen, John Hartley, David Bellamy | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | VCU | Jeffery Alloway buries a runner from the right block | 76-62 |
| 00:10 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Alloway - foul #2 on Jeffery Alloway, team foul #7 | 76-62 |
| 00:10 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 00:10 | Miami (OH) | Frank Pannell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Frederick Johnson runs out the clock | 76-64 |