| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Noah Bonnet (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Guajardo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Rister (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Eager (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ted Edgar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Corey Binkley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Cotton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Kamen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dishi Tang (fresh) C - Steven Gillespie (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State 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 (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 19:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Ted Edgar misses the tip | 28-28 |
| 19:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister gets the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| 18:52 | VCU | Michael Kamen clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ted Edgar - foul #1 on Ted Edgar, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 18:52 | VCU | Michael Kamen misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:52 | VCU | Michael Kamen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo is hacked by Michael Kamen - foul #1 on Michael Kamen, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Kamen - foul #2 on Michael Kamen, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:00 | VCU | Michael Kamen misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 17:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Noah Bonnet | 31-29 |
| 17:21 | VCU | Noah Bonnet takes the ball from Michael Kamen | 31-29 |
| 17:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister lays it in set up by Noah Bonnet | 33-29 |
| 17:02 | VCU | Dishi Tang is called for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomas (SG), Stephen Austin (SF), Alan Morrill (PF), Bradley Wade (C) Robert Guajardo, Robert Rister, Scott Eager, Ted Edgar | |
| Subs | VCU | Jamie Bourgeois (SF), John Bouley (PF) Michael Kamen, Dishi Tang | |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Bourgeois steals it from Alan Morrill | 33-29 |
| 16:40 | VCU | Jamie Bourgeois dunks the ball | 33-31 |
| 16:31 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomas scores on a 3 from straight away | 36-31 |
| 16:13 | VCU | Corey Binkley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 16:11 | VCU | Lester Cotton tips it home | 36-33 |
| 15:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Lester Cotton steps in front of the Stephen Austin pass | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Noah Bonnet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alan Morrill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradley Wade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Corey Binkley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Cotton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Bourgeois (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Gillespie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | VCU | Steven Gillespie double dribbles | 36-33 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo (SG), Robert Rister (SF), Scott Eager (PF), Ted Edgar (C) Noah Bonnet, Stephen Austin, Alan Morrill, Bradley Wade | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Heitmann (PG), Chad Anderson (SG), Michael Kamen (SF), Dishi Tang (PF) Corey Binkley, Lester Cotton, Jamie Bourgeois, Steven Gillespie | |
| 15:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Chad Anderson steals it from Scott Eager | 36-33 |
| 14:55 | VCU | Dishi Tang misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Ted Edgar - foul #2 on Ted Edgar, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 14:55 | VCU | Dishi Tang makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:55 | VCU | Dishi Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Eager makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Thomas | 39-35 |
| 14:25 | VCU | Robert Heitmann is hacked by Ted Edgar - foul #3 on Ted Edgar, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet (PG) David Thomas | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Gillespie (C) John Bouley | |
| 14:15 | VCU | Scott Eager picks off the pass by Chad Anderson | 39-35 |
| 14:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Noah Bonnet | 42-35 |
| 13:56 | VCU | Michael Kamen buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Chad Anderson | 42-37 |
| 13:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 13:34 | VCU | Dishi Tang pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:23 | VCU | Michael Kamen connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Heitmann | 42-40 |
| 12:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Eager misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 12:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Ted Edgar gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Eager hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 12:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 12:39 | VCU | Chad Anderson pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:28 | VCU | Chad Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Kamen | 42-43 |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Eager knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Noah Bonnet and the foul's on Dishi Tang - foul #2 on Dishi Tang, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomas (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Stephen Austin (SF), Alan Morrill (C) Noah Bonnet, Robert Guajardo, Robert Rister, Ted Edgar | |
| Subs | VCU | Corey Binkley (PG), Lester Cotton (SG), Jamie Bourgeois (SF), John Bouley (PF), Anthony Souders (C) Robert Heitmann, Chad Anderson, Michael Kamen, Dishi Tang, Steven Gillespie | |
| 12:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Eager misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:05 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Bouley | 44-43 |
| 11:41 | VCU | Lester Cotton comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 11:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Morrill grabs the board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Eager (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Morrill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Corey Binkley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Cotton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Bourgeois (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Souders (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade (C) Scott Eager | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:59 | VCU | Lester Cotton connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Corey Binkley and the foul's on Bradley Wade - foul #2 on Bradley Wade, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet (PG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Gillespie (C) Anthony Souders | |
| 10:59 | VCU | Lester Cotton makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomas is hacked by Lester Cotton - foul #1 on Lester Cotton, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| 10:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade lays it in | 46-46 |
| 10:02 | VCU | Jamie Bourgeois makes the 3 from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 09:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Noah Bonnet | 48-49 |
| 09:23 | VCU | Lester Cotton's layup is rejected by Alan Morrill | 48-49 |
| 09:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Alan Morrill grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Lester Cotton steps in front of the Stephen Austin pass | 48-49 |
| 08:39 | VCU | Alan Morrill blocks the short jumper by John Bouley | 48-49 |
| 08:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Jamie Bourgeois is called for the reach on Stephen Austin - foul #2 on Jamie Bourgeois, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith (PG), Robert Guajardo (SG), Robert Rister (SF), Scott Eager (PF), Ted Edgar (C) Noah Bonnet, David Thomas, Stephen Austin, Alan Morrill, Bradley Wade | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Heitmann (PG), Chad Anderson (SG), Michael Kamen (SF), Dishi Tang (PF), Anthony Souders (C) Corey Binkley, Lester Cotton, Jamie Bourgeois, John Bouley, Steven Gillespie | |
| 08:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-49 |
| 08:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Heitmann - foul #1 on Robert Heitmann, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:24 | VCU | Robert Rister swats the layup by Anthony Souders | 49-49 |
| 07:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister grabs the board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Guajardo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Rister (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Eager (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ted Edgar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Heitmann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Kamen (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Dishi Tang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Souders (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Eager hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Rister | 52-49 |
| 07:01 | VCU | Michael Kamen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 06:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Scott Eager | 54-49 |
| 06:49 | VCU | Robert Heitmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet (PG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Corey Binkley (PG), Lester Cotton (SG), Steven Gillespie (C) Robert Heitmann, Chad Anderson, Anthony Souders | |
| 06:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Kamen - foul #3 on Michael Kamen, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 06:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Steven Gillespie gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:12 | VCU | Corey Binkley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 06:10 | VCU | Steven Gillespie tips it home | 55-51 |
| 05:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Ted Edgar hits the follow up shot | 57-51 |
| 05:40 | VCU | Ted Edgar steals the ball from Lester Cotton | 57-51 |
| 05:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Lester Cotton takes the ball from Ted Edgar | 57-51 |
| 04:59 | VCU | Lester Cotton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 04:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Eager scores on a floater from the right block | 59-51 |
| 04:13 | VCU | Corey Binkley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lester Cotton | 59-54 |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dishi Tang - foul #3 on Dishi Tang, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomas (SG), Alan Morrill (PF), Stephen Austin (C) Robert Guajardo, Scott Eager, Ted Edgar | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Heitmann (PG), Jamie Bourgeois (SF), John Bouley (PF) Corey Binkley, Michael Kamen, Dishi Tang | |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:43 | VCU | David Thomas is called for the reach on Lester Cotton - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bradley Wade (C) Robert Rister | |
| Subs | VCU | Chad Anderson (SG) Lester Cotton | |
| 03:21 | VCU | Steven Gillespie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 03:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Austin grabs the board | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Noah Bonnet (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alan Morrill (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Wade (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Heitmann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Bourgeois (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Gillespie (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Middle Tenn. State | David Thomas is called for 5 seconds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith (SG) Noah Bonnet | |
| Subs | VCU | Lester Cotton (SG), Anthony Souders (C) Chad Anderson, Steven Gillespie | |
| 02:53 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet (PG), Ted Edgar (C) Paul Smith, Bradley Wade | |
| Subs | VCU | Corey Binkley (PG), Michael Kamen (SF), Dishi Tang (PF), Steven Gillespie (C) Robert Heitmann, Jamie Bourgeois, John Bouley, Anthony Souders | |
| 02:35 | VCU | Steven Gillespie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 02:34 | VCU | Lester Cotton grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 02:19 | VCU | Corey Binkley comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Noah Bonnet - foul #2 on Noah Bonnet, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Guajardo (SG), Robert Rister (SF), Scott Eager (PF) David Thomas, Stephen Austin, Alan Morrill | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:19 | VCU | Corey Binkley makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:19 | VCU | Corey Binkley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 02:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Ted Edgar blows the dunk | 61-56 |
| 02:01 | VCU | Dishi Tang snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 01:40 | VCU | Corey Binkley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 01:38 | VCU | Dishi Tang misses the tip | 61-56 |
| 01:37 | VCU | Dishi Tang grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Michael Kamen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-56 |
| 01:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Scott Eager tips it in | 63-56 |
| 00:45 | VCU | Steven Gillespie is whistled for traveling | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet is hacked by Corey Binkley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Binkley, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Paul Smith (SG), Stephen Austin (PF) Robert Guajardo, Scott Eager | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Dishi Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | VCU | Corey Binkley is whistled for a carry | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister is hacked by Corey Binkley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Corey Binkley, team foul #10 | 64-56 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Rister makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Corey Binkley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-56 |
| 00:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Noah Bonnet runs out the clock | 66-56 |