| Lineup | VCU | PG - Chester Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Cao (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Melvin Houlberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Brodbeck (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Peaslee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Stipe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Rickards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | John Morgan inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | New Mexico State | David Davidson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Stipe | 28-33 |
| 19:34 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing set up by Chester Kane | 30-33 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico State | James Bowden can't throw it down but the foul's on John Peaslee - foul #1 on John Peaslee, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico State | James Bowden misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico State | James Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:52 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico State | Willie Brodbeck is called for the reach on James Bowden - foul #1 on Willie Brodbeck, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico State | James Bowden misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 18:21 | VCU | Chester Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:54 | VCU | Chester Kane misses the 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Morgan | 30-36 |
| 17:16 | VCU | James Bowden steals the ball from John Peaslee | 30-36 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico State | David Davidson loses the dribble to Frank Cao | 30-36 |
| 16:48 | VCU | John Peaslee is fouled on the floor by David Davidson - foul #3 on David Davidson, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Heflin (PG), Antonio Sanford (SG), Calvin Mounts (SF), Bret Brown (PF), Walter Brown (C) Chester Kane, Frank Cao, Melvin Houlberg, Willie Brodbeck, John Peaslee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Alexander (PG), Victor Campbell (SF), William Shear (PF), Gregory Hill (C) David Davidson, John Morgan, James Bowden, Jerry Rickards | |
| 16:26 | VCU | Walter Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 16:25 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Bret Brown | 30-36 |
| 16:09 | VCU | Gregory Hill is called for the reach on Bret Brown - foul #1 on Gregory Hill, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Jones (SG) William Stipe | |
| 15:56 | VCU | Walter Brown can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Alexander - foul #2 on Robert Alexander, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Davidson (PG), James Bowden (PF) Robert Alexander, William Shear | |
| 15:56 | VCU | Walter Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:56 | VCU | Walter Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Matthew Heflin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Antonio Sanford (fresh) SF - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Jones (fresh) SF - Victor Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Bowden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | New Mexico State | Gregory Hill can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 15:42 | VCU | Bret Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 15:18 | VCU | Walter Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Kane (PG), Frank Cao (SG), Willie Brodbeck (PF), John Peaslee (C) Matthew Heflin, Antonio Sanford, Bret Brown, Walter Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Stipe (SG) Edward Jones | |
| 15:04 | New Mexico State | Gregory Hill can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Peaslee - foul #2 on John Peaslee, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Melvin Houlberg (SF) Calvin Mounts | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 15:04 | New Mexico State | Gregory Hill makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico State | Gregory Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:39 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Chester Kane | 34-38 |
| 14:30 | New Mexico State | James Bowden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-38 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico State | Victor Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | James Bowden misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-38 |
| 14:20 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:58 | VCU | John Peaslee can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico State | James Bowden gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico State | William Stipe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Chester Kane snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 13:28 | VCU | Frank Cao misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Stipe - foul #2 on William Stipe, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Heflin (PG), Calvin Mounts (SF), Bret Brown (PF) Chester Kane, Melvin Houlberg, Willie Brodbeck | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Alexander (PG), John Morgan (SF), William Shear (PF), Jerry Rickards (C) David Davidson, Victor Campbell, James Bowden, Gregory Hill | |
| 13:28 | VCU | Frank Cao makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:28 | VCU | Frank Cao makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | John Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Brown (SF) Frank Cao | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:56 | VCU | Walter Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | William Stipe connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Rickards | 39-41 |
| 12:29 | VCU | The jump hook by John Peaslee is blocked by Jerry Rickards | 39-41 |
| 12:28 | VCU | Bret Brown tips it in | 41-41 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | William Stipe drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Morgan | 41-44 |
| 11:54 | VCU | Walter Brown connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Peaslee | 44-44 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Matthew Heflin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Brown (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bret Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Peaslee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Stipe (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Shear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Rickards (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | New Mexico State | William Shear hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-44 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico State | William Stipe's pass is intercepted by Matthew Heflin | 44-44 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Walter Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by John Peaslee - foul #3 on John Peaslee, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Kane (PG), Frank Cao (SG), Melvin Houlberg (SF), Willie Brodbeck (PF) Matthew Heflin, Calvin Mounts, Walter Brown, John Peaslee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Davidson (PG), Edward Jones (SG), Victor Campbell (SF), James Bowden (PF) Robert Alexander, William Stipe, John Morgan, William Shear | |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:55 | VCU | The rebound goes to Willie Brodbeck | 44-44 |
| 10:41 | VCU | David Davidson steps in front of the Willie Brodbeck pass | 44-44 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico State | Victor Campbell is fouled on the floor by Melvin Houlberg - foul #2 on Melvin Houlberg, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Hill (C) Jerry Rickards | |
| 10:20 | New Mexico State | James Bowden is whistled for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | VCU | David McLaughin (C) Bret Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 10:05 | VCU | David McLaughin connects on the runner from close range | 46-44 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | James Bowden misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by David McLaughin - foul #1 on David McLaughin, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Stipe (SG) Edward Jones | |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | James Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | James Bowden misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:50 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 09:43 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck is fouled on the floor by James Bowden - foul #3 on James Bowden, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Brown (C) David McLaughin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:22 | VCU | Frank Cao buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico State | James Bowden buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Davidson | 48-47 |
| 08:47 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Chester Kane | 51-47 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | James Bowden knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Davidson and the foul's on Willie Brodbeck - foul #2 on Willie Brodbeck, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Calvin Mounts (SF), John Peaslee (C) Melvin Houlberg, Walter Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Morgan (SF) Victor Campbell | |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | James Bowden makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:25 | VCU | William Stipe steps in front of the Chester Kane pass in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico State | William Stipe lays it in | 51-52 |
| 08:03 | VCU | Chester Kane buries a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by William Stipe - foul #3 on William Stipe, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Heflin (SG), Bret Brown (PF) Frank Cao, Willie Brodbeck | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards (C) Gregory Hill | |
| 08:03 | VCU | Chester Kane makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | William Stipe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico State | David Davidson tips it home | 54-54 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Chester Kane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Heflin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Peaslee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Stipe (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Bowden (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Rickards (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:41 | VCU | David Davidson steals it from Matthew Heflin | 54-54 |
| 07:24 | New Mexico State | James Bowden makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Davidson | 54-56 |
| 07:09 | VCU | Matthew Heflin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico State | James Bowden snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico State | David Davidson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Stipe | 54-59 |
| 06:51 | VCU | David Davidson steals the ball from Chester Kane | 54-59 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico State | William Stipe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 06:41 | VCU | Chester Kane grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 06:35 | VCU | Chester Kane makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bret Brown | 57-59 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | William Stipe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 06:22 | VCU | John Peaslee gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:03 | VCU | Matthew Heflin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | James Bowden grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico State | John Peaslee steals it from Jerry Rickards | 57-59 |
| 05:48 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Cao (SG), Melvin Houlberg (SF), Willie Brodbeck (PF) Chester Kane, Calvin Mounts, Bret Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:28 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 05:26 | VCU | John Peaslee can't tip it in | 57-59 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico State | James Bowden snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico State | David Davidson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 04:58 | VCU | John Morgan is called for the reach on Frank Cao - foul #2 on John Morgan, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Victor Campbell (SF), William Shear (PF), Gregory Hill (C) John Morgan, James Bowden, Jerry Rickards | |
| 04:58 | VCU | Frank Cao makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 04:58 | VCU | Frank Cao makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Victor Campbell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-62 |
| 04:39 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 04:24 | VCU | William Stipe is called for the reach on Frank Cao - foul #4 on William Stipe, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Brown (C) John Peaslee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Alexander (PG) David Davidson | |
| 04:24 | VCU | Frank Cao makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:24 | VCU | Frank Cao misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:24 | VCU | Walter Brown snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 04:06 | VCU | Gregory Hill picks off the pass by Willie Brodbeck | 60-62 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico State | William Stipe drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Shear | 60-65 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Matthew Heflin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Cao (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Melvin Houlberg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Brodbeck (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Alexander (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Stipe (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Victor Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Shear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | VCU | Matthew Heflin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-65 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico State | Gregory Hill gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Victor Campbell is hacked by Walter Brown - foul #2 on Walter Brown, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Kane (PG), Calvin Mounts (SG), Bret Brown (PF), John Peaslee (C) Matthew Heflin, Frank Cao, Melvin Houlberg, Willie Brodbeck | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Davidson (PG), Edward Jones (SG), James Bowden (PF) Robert Alexander, William Stipe, William Shear | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Victor Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Victor Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:21 | VCU | John Peaslee grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 03:11 | VCU | Walter Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico State | Gregory Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | James Bowden misses the lay-in | 60-66 |
| 02:54 | VCU | Calvin Mounts grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 02:54 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Cao (SG), Melvin Houlberg (SF), Willie Brodbeck (PF) Calvin Mounts, Walter Brown, Bret Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Stipe (SG), John Morgan (SF), Jerry Rickards (C) Edward Jones, Victor Campbell, Gregory Hill | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:37 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck misses the easy layup | 60-66 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 02:30 | New Mexico State | William Stipe buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Davidson | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:16 | VCU | Chester Kane misses short on a shot from the right wing | 60-69 |
| 02:14 | VCU | Chester Kane tips it back up and in | 62-69 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | Chester Kane steps in front of the James Bowden pass | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:48 | VCU | Chester Kane buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Cao | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | William Stipe is fouled on the floor by John Peaslee - foul #4 on John Peaslee, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | William Stipe makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | William Stipe makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:57 | VCU | Chester Kane comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 64-71 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | David Davidson snags the defensive board | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | David Davidson is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Cao - foul #1 on Frank Cao, team foul #10 | 64-71 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Scholz (SF) John Morgan | |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | David Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | David Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:53 | VCU | John Peaslee gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-72 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jerry Rickards | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Kane - foul #2 on Chester Kane, team foul #11 | 64-72 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Jerry Rickards misses the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:45 | VCU | John Peaslee grabs the board | 64-72 |
| 00:40 | VCU | William Stipe takes the ball from Melvin Houlberg | 64-72 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | William Stipe hits the finger roll | 64-74 |
| 00:31 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg's floater is knocked away by James Bowden | 64-74 |
| 00:29 | VCU | Chester Kane tips it back up and in | 66-74 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scholz is hacked by Chester Kane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chester Kane, team foul #12 | 66-74 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scholz misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scholz misses the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| 00:21 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-74 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | David Davidson is fouled in the backcourt by Chester Kane - foul #4 on Chester Kane, team foul #13 | 66-74 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | David Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | David Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:12 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg is hacked by Thomas Scholz - foul #1 on Thomas Scholz, team foul #9 | 66-76 |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Heflin (PG), Calvin Mounts (SG), Bret Brown (PF), Walter Brown (C) Chester Kane, Frank Cao, Willie Brodbeck, John Peaslee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Alexander (PG), Edward Jones (SG), Victor Campbell (SF), William Shear (PF), Gregory Hill (C) David Davidson, William Stipe, Thomas Scholz, James Bowden, Jerry Rickards | |
| 00:12 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:12 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | Robert Alexander is hacked by Matthew Heflin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Heflin, team foul #14 | 68-76 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Kane (PG), Frank Cao (SG), Willie Brodbeck (PF), John Peaslee (C) Matthew Heflin, Calvin Mounts, Bret Brown, Walter Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Stipe (SG), Thomas Scholz (SF), James Bowden (PF), Jerry Rickards (C) Edward Jones, Victor Campbell, William Shear, Gregory Hill | |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | Robert Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | Robert Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Robert Alexander is called for the reach on Chester Kane - foul #3 on Robert Alexander, team foul #10 | 68-78 |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Heflin (SG), Calvin Mounts (SF), Bret Brown (PF), Walter Brown (C) Frank Cao, Melvin Houlberg, Willie Brodbeck, John Peaslee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Jones (SG), Victor Campbell (SF), William Shear (PF), Gregory Hill (C) William Stipe, Thomas Scholz, James Bowden, Jerry Rickards | |
| 00:07 | VCU | Chester Kane misses the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Chester Kane misses the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Gregory Hill grabs the board | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Robert Alexander runs out the clock | 68-78 |