| Lineup | VCU | PG - Hoyt Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elden Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Bork (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Satterwhite (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Gresham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) PF - Sam Kacynski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Hamlin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Frank Bork inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | VCU | Frank Bork knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Elden Maynard | 32-20 |
| 19:28 | Western Illinois | Sam Kacynski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-20 |
| 19:26 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause gets the offensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 19:00 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause banks in the layup on a nice dish by Francis Hamlin | 32-22 |
| 18:39 | VCU | Charles Durham misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Lester Gresham - foul #1 on Lester Gresham, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| 18:39 | VCU | Charles Durham makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 18:39 | VCU | Charles Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 18:23 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-22 |
| 18:22 | VCU | Hoyt Graves snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 18:06 | VCU | Ronald Hunt comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 34-22 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | Francis Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 17:49 | Western Illinois | Elden Maynard is called for the reach on Lester Gresham - foul #1 on Elden Maynard, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| 17:43 | Western Illinois | Aaron Krause comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-22 |
| 17:41 | Western Illinois | Francis Hamlin grabs the offensive board | 34-22 |
| 17:31 | Western Illinois | Francis Hamlin can't finish the layup | 34-22 |
| 17:30 | VCU | Ronald Hunt snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 17:24 | VCU | Ronald Hunt clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 17:23 | Western Illinois | Lester Gresham snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 17:04 | Western Illinois | Francis Hamlin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Francis Hamlin, team foul #2 | 34-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Langford (SF), Jesse Houser (PF), Michael Hays (C) Frank Bork, Ronald Hunt, Charles Durham | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker (SG), Robert Cox (SF), Robert Witt (PF), George Higgins (C) Lester Gresham, Aaron Krause, Sam Kacynski, Francis Hamlin | |
| 16:48 | VCU | Elden Maynard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 16:46 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Langford | 34-22 |
| 16:33 | VCU | Elden Maynard misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Cox | 34-22 |
| 16:16 | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-22 |
| 16:15 | VCU | Jesse Houser pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 15:52 | VCU | Alvin Langford clanks a shot from the right wing | 34-22 |
| 15:50 | Western Illinois | George Higgins snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Hoyt Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elden Maynard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Langford (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jesse Houser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Hays (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Satterwhite (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Witt (fresh) C - George Higgins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 15:29 | VCU | Hoyt Graves is hacked by Matthew Parker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Parker, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Seth Johnson (PG), Frank Bork (SF), Ronald Hunt (PF), Charles Durham (C) Hoyt Graves, Elden Maynard, Jesse Houser, Michael Hays | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Gresham (SG), Aaron Krause (SF), Sam Kacynski (PF), Francis Hamlin (C) David Satterwhite, Robert Cox, Robert Witt, George Higgins | |
| 15:12 | VCU | Seth Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 15:10 | VCU | Frank Bork grabs the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 14:53 | VCU | Aaron Krause is called for the reach on Seth Johnson - foul #1 on Aaron Krause, team foul #4 | 34-24 |
| 14:38 | VCU | Frank Bork misses short on a jumper from the left side | 34-24 |
| 14:37 | VCU | Frank Bork snags the offensive board | 34-24 |
| 14:25 | VCU | Ronald Hunt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sam Kacynski - foul #2 on Sam Kacynski, team foul #5 | 34-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Elden Maynard (SG) Alvin Langford | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:25 | VCU | Ronald Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 14:25 | VCU | Ronald Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 14:09 | Western Illinois | Sam Kacynski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-24 |
| 14:08 | VCU | Charles Durham snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 13:50 | VCU | Ronald Hunt blows the dunk but he's fouled by Aaron Krause - foul #2 on Aaron Krause, team foul #6 | 36-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Hoyt Graves (PG) Seth Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Satterwhite (PG) Matthew Parker | |
| 13:50 | VCU | Ronald Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 13:50 | VCU | Ronald Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 13:50 | Western Illinois | Sam Kacynski pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Sam Kacynski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Hunt - foul #2 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| Subs | VCU | Jesse Houser (PF) Ronald Hunt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Sam Kacynski misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Sam Kacynski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 13:13 | VCU | Elden Maynard makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hoyt Graves | 39-25 |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | David Satterwhite misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-25 |
| 12:57 | VCU | Jesse Houser grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 12:43 | VCU | Jesse Houser is denied on a layup by Sam Kacynski | 39-25 |
| 12:42 | Western Illinois | David Satterwhite grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 12:38 | Western Illinois | David Satterwhite throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Langford (SF), Michael Hays (C) Frank Bork, Charles Durham | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker (SG), Robert Cox (SF), George Higgins (PF) Lester Gresham, Aaron Krause, Sam Kacynski | |
| 12:17 | VCU | Matthew Parker steals it from Elden Maynard | 39-25 |
| 12:01 | Western Illinois | Francis Hamlin clanks a jumper from the baseline | 39-25 |
| 12:00 | VCU | Jesse Houser grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 11:46 | VCU | Jesse Houser comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-25 |
| 11:44 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Cox | 39-25 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Hoyt Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elden Maynard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Langford (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jesse Houser (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Hays (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - David Satterwhite (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Higgins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Hamlin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Satterwhite | 39-27 |
| 11:23 | VCU | Alvin Langford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 11:21 | VCU | Michael Hays snags the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 11:11 | VCU | Elden Maynard drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | George Higgins makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Parker | 42-29 |
| 10:25 | VCU | Jesse Houser comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 10:24 | VCU | Michael Hays gets the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 09:59 | VCU | Jesse Houser misses the easy layup | 42-29 |
| 09:57 | Western Illinois | Francis Hamlin gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 09:28 | Western Illinois | David Satterwhite comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | Robert Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 09:20 | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker scores on a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Elden Maynard - foul #2 on Elden Maynard, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | VCU | Seth Johnson (PG), Charles McKiddy (SG), Frank Bork (SF), Ronald Hunt (PF), Charles Durham (C) Hoyt Graves, Elden Maynard, Alvin Langford, Jesse Houser, Michael Hays | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lester Gresham (SG), Aaron Krause (SF), Sam Kacynski (PF) David Satterwhite, George Higgins, Francis Hamlin | |
| 09:20 | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker makes the free throw | 42-32 |
| 09:06 | VCU | Seth Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frank Bork | 44-32 |
| 08:45 | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Durham - foul #1 on Charles Durham, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Solt (C) Robert Cox | |
| 08:45 | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 08:45 | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 08:32 | VCU | Ronald Hunt hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Durham | 46-34 |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | Johnny Solt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 08:16 | VCU | The rebound goes to Frank Bork | 46-34 |
| 07:57 | VCU | Seth Johnson is hacked by Matthew Parker - foul #3 on Matthew Parker, team foul #7 | 46-34 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Thompson (PG) Matthew Parker | |
| 07:57 | VCU | Seth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 07:57 | VCU | Seth Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 07:57 | Western Illinois | Sam Kacynski snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 07:43 | Western Illinois | Charles McKiddy takes the ball from Sam Kacynski | 47-34 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Seth Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles McKiddy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Bork (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Johnny Thompson (fresh) SG - Lester Gresham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Krause (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Kacynski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Solt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:24 | VCU | Ronald Hunt hits the finger roll set up by Seth Johnson | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Ronald Hunt is called for the reach on Johnny Solt - foul #3 on Ronald Hunt, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Hoyt Graves (PG), Elden Maynard (SG) Seth Johnson, Charles McKiddy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Satterwhite (PG), George Higgins (C) Johnny Thompson, Johnny Solt | |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Lester Gresham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-34 |
| 06:51 | VCU | Charles Durham pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:31 | VCU | Hoyt Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-34 |
| 06:29 | Western Illinois | George Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | George Higgins knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by David Satterwhite | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:03 | VCU | Hoyt Graves is fouled on the floor by Lester Gresham - foul #2 on Lester Gresham, team foul #8 | 49-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Langford (SF), Jesse Houser (PF), Michael Hays (C) Frank Bork, Ronald Hunt, Charles Durham | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Solt (SG), Robert Cox (SF), Francis Hamlin (C) Lester Gresham, Aaron Krause, Sam Kacynski | |
| 06:03 | VCU | Hoyt Graves misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | Francis Hamlin snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:46 | Western Illinois | Francis Hamlin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 05:45 | VCU | Jesse Houser snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:19 | VCU | Elden Maynard scores on a shot from the right side | 51-36 |
| 05:06 | Western Illinois | Johnny Solt misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | George Higgins pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | George Higgins blows the layup | 51-36 |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | George Higgins tips it back up and in | 51-38 |
| 04:31 | VCU | Alvin Langford lays it in on a nice dish by Hoyt Graves | 53-38 |
| 04:07 | Western Illinois | George Higgins misses the shot from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 04:06 | VCU | Elden Maynard gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | VCU | Hoyt Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Seth Johnson (PG), Charles McKiddy (SF) Hoyt Graves, Elden Maynard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Thompson (PG), Matthew Parker (SG), Robert Witt (PF) David Satterwhite, George Higgins, Francis Hamlin | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Seth Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Langford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McKiddy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Houser (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Hays (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Johnny Thompson (fresh) SG - Matthew Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Witt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Solt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 03:20 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jesse Houser | 53-38 |
| 02:55 | VCU | Jesse Houser misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Witt - foul #1 on Robert Witt, team foul #9 | 53-38 |
| Subs | VCU | David Anderson (PF) Michael Hays | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:55 | VCU | Jesse Houser makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 02:55 | VCU | Jesse Houser misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 02:55 | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 02:27 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-38 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Higgins (C) Johnny Solt | |
| 01:59 | VCU | Jesse Houser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 01:58 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Seth Johnson | 54-38 |
| 01:37 | VCU | Seth Johnson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Parker - foul #4 on Matthew Parker, team foul #10 | 54-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Hays (C) David Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Solt (SG) Johnny Thompson | |
| 01:37 | VCU | Seth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 01:37 | VCU | Seth Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 01:22 | Western Illinois | Robert Witt misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-38 |
| 01:20 | VCU | Jesse Houser snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Charles McKiddy drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Alvin Langford | 58-38 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | Johnny Solt scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Cox | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | VCU | Charles McKiddy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Witt - foul #2 on Robert Witt, team foul #11 | 58-40 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Charles McKiddy makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Charles McKiddy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | Matthew Parker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Witt | 60-43 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Charles McKiddy runs out the clock | 60-43 |