| Lineup | VCU | PG - Benjamin Ruff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Waterman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jackie Mauldin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Pottorff (fresh) C - Thad Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Reggie Swindler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Gibson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sean Adams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dillon Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Trepanier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Sean Adams inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee State | Eric Trepanier is hacked by Jackie Mauldin - foul #2 on Jackie Mauldin, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Gibson | 31-32 |
| 18:56 | VCU | Michael Pottorff comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 31-32 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee State | Eric Trepanier grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Gibson's floater is tipped away by Michael Pottorff | 31-32 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee State | Eric Trepanier drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Adams | 31-35 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Thad Tucker is hacked by Kenneth Gibson - foul #3 on Kenneth Gibson, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett (SG) Kenneth Gibson | |
| 17:55 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Dillon Smith - foul #3 on Dillon Smith, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Aaron Athey (PF) Dillon Smith | |
| 17:55 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett connects on the runner from the left block | 32-37 |
| 17:21 | VCU | Eric Trepanier picks off the pass by Jackie Mauldin | 32-37 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee State | Eric Trepanier clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 32-37 |
| 17:00 | VCU | Michael Pottorff snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 16:48 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff drills a jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Fassett | 34-40 |
| 16:17 | VCU | Thad Tucker loses the dribble to Reggie Swindler | 34-40 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee State | Eric Trepanier connects on the jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Thad Tucker - foul #2 on Thad Tucker, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Barrett (SG), Walter McBride (SF), Nicholas Frawley (PF), Tommy Benson (C) Justin Waterman, Jackie Mauldin, Michael Pottorff, Thad Tucker | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Warren Faucett (PG), Simon Wansley (SF) Reggie Swindler, Sean Adams | |
| 16:01 | Tennessee State | Eric Trepanier misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:01 | VCU | Tommy Benson pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Benjamin Ruff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Barrett (fresh) SF - Walter McBride (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Frawley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Warren Faucett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Fassett (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Simon Wansley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Athey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Trepanier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Glenn Barrett | 37-42 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee State | Warren Faucett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Christian Sharp (PG) Benjamin Ruff | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kenneth Gibson (SG), Dillon Smith (PF) Simon Wansley, Eric Trepanier | |
| 15:01 | VCU | Tommy Benson makes the floater from the right wing and the foul's on Aaron Athey - foul #2 on Aaron Athey, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler (PG), Simon Wansley (SF) Warren Faucett, Richard Fassett | |
| 15:01 | VCU | Tommy Benson makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dillon Smith and the foul's on Christian Sharp - foul #1 on Christian Sharp, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Benjamin Ruff (PG) Christian Sharp | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Sean Adams (SF) Aaron Athey | |
| 14:40 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:22 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 14:20 | VCU | Glenn Barrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:09 | VCU | Tommy Benson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-45 |
| 14:08 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:49 | VCU | Tommy Benson loses the dribble to Sean Adams | 40-45 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sean Adams | 40-47 |
| 13:09 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee State | Sean Adams pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Gibson | 40-49 |
| 12:35 | VCU | Walter McBride misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 12:34 | VCU | Walter McBride pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 12:17 | VCU | Walter McBride's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Justin Waterman (SG), Jackie Mauldin (SF), Michael Pottorff (PF), Thad Tucker (C) Benjamin Ruff, Walter McBride, Nicholas Frawley, Tommy Benson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Warren Faucett (PG), Richard Fassett (SF), Aaron Athey (PF), Eric Trepanier (C) Reggie Swindler, Sean Adams, Dillon Smith, Simon Wansley | |
| 12:05 | Tennessee State | Eric Trepanier can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-49 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett grabs the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee State | Warren Faucett is hacked by Glenn Barrett - foul #2 on Glenn Barrett, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Christian Sharp (PG) Glenn Barrett | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 11:48 | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett misses long on a jumper from close range | 40-49 |
| 11:47 | VCU | Jackie Mauldin grabs the board | 40-49 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Christian Sharp (fresh) SG - Justin Waterman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jackie Mauldin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Pottorff (fresh) C - Thad Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Warren Faucett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Gibson (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Fassett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Aaron Athey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Trepanier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | VCU | Justin Waterman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 11:39 | VCU | Jackie Mauldin hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee State | Jackie Mauldin is called for the reach on Richard Fassett - foul #3 on Jackie Mauldin, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Benjamin Ruff (PG) Christian Sharp | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler (PG), Sean Adams (SF) Warren Faucett, Kenneth Gibson | |
| 10:55 | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Reggie Swindler and he's fouled by Benjamin Ruff - foul #2 on Benjamin Ruff, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith (PF) Aaron Athey | |
| 10:55 | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 10:37 | VCU | Michael Pottorff is hacked by Reggie Swindler - foul #1 on Reggie Swindler, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| 10:24 | VCU | Justin Waterman knocks in the 3 from the left wing and the foul's on Richard Fassett - foul #1 on Richard Fassett, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| 10:24 | VCU | Justin Waterman misses the free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee State | Eric Trepanier grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee State | Thad Tucker steals the ball from Eric Trepanier | 45-52 |
| 09:45 | VCU | Thad Tucker misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Dillon Smith - foul #4 on Dillon Smith, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kenneth Gibson (SG) Dillon Smith | |
| 09:45 | VCU | Thad Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:45 | VCU | Thad Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee State | Sean Adams gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Gibson misses the jumper from the left side | 46-52 |
| 09:24 | VCU | Thad Tucker snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 09:01 | VCU | Michael Pottorff misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee State | Eric Trepanier grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 08:35 | VCU | Thad Tucker gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:17 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Reggie Swindler - foul #2 on Reggie Swindler, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Barrett (SG), Walter McBride (SF), Nicholas Frawley (PF), Tommy Benson (C) Justin Waterman, Jackie Mauldin, Michael Pottorff, Thad Tucker | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Warren Faucett (PG), Simon Wansley (SF), Aaron Athey (PF), Igor Niedbalski (C) Reggie Swindler, Sean Adams, Richard Fassett, Eric Trepanier | |
| 08:17 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:17 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee State | Warren Faucett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee State | Simon Wansley tips it in | 48-54 |
| 07:40 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Warren Faucett - foul #1 on Warren Faucett, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith (PF) Igor Niedbalski | |
| 07:40 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 07:40 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Benjamin Ruff (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Barrett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter McBride (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Frawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Warren Faucett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Gibson (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Simon Wansley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dillon Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Aaron Athey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee State | Aaron Athey hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Warren Faucett | 49-56 |
| 07:06 | VCU | The jumper by Walter McBride is denied by Aaron Athey | 49-56 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee State | Aaron Athey pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee State | Aaron Athey comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee State | Dillon Smith can't tip it in | 49-56 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee State | Simon Wansley grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee State | Tommy Benson steps in front of the Kenneth Gibson pass | 49-56 |
| 06:18 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley drills a runner from the baseline | 51-56 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee State | Kenneth Gibson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Faucett | 51-59 |
| 05:37 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Justin Waterman (SG), Jackie Mauldin (SF), Michael Pottorff (PF), Thad Tucker (C) Benjamin Ruff, Walter McBride, Nicholas Frawley, Tommy Benson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler (PG), Richard Fassett (SG), Sean Adams (SF), Eric Trepanier (C) Warren Faucett, Kenneth Gibson, Simon Wansley, Aaron Athey | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 05:20 | VCU | Thad Tucker gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:56 | VCU | Michael Pottorff clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee State | Sean Adams blows the dunk | 51-59 |
| 04:34 | VCU | Justin Waterman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:14 | VCU | Jackie Mauldin double dribbles | 51-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Benjamin Ruff (PG) Glenn Barrett | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Aaron Athey (PF) Dillon Smith | |
| 03:55 | Tennessee State | Reggie Swindler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Aaron Athey | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:50 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 03:48 | VCU | Jackie Mauldin misses the tip | 51-62 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett is fouled on the floor by Justin Waterman - foul #1 on Justin Waterman, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Kenneth Gibson (SG) Aaron Athey | |
| 03:42 | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Benjamin Ruff (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Waterman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jackie Mauldin (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Pottorff (fresh) C - Thad Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Reggie Swindler (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Fassett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Trepanier (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | VCU | Thad Tucker drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Waterman | 53-64 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee State | Eric Trepanier lays it in | 53-66 |
| 02:47 | VCU | Justin Waterman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee State | Eric Trepanier snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 02:21 | VCU | Jackie Mauldin snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 02:05 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Richard Fassett - foul #2 on Richard Fassett, team foul #9 | 53-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Barrett (SG), Walter McBride (SF), Nicholas Frawley (PF), Tommy Benson (C) Justin Waterman, Jackie Mauldin, Michael Pottorff, Thad Tucker | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Warren Faucett (PG), Bernard Coonrod (SG), Simon Wansley (SF), Aaron Athey (PF), Igor Niedbalski (C) Reggie Swindler, Kenneth Gibson, Sean Adams, Richard Fassett, Eric Trepanier | |
| 02:05 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:05 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee State | Aaron Athey pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee State | Warren Faucett connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Coonrod | 53-68 |
| 01:36 | VCU | Tommy Benson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee State | Igor Niedbalski snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Frawley steals the ball from Warren Faucett | 53-68 |
| 00:54 | VCU | Tommy Benson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 00:52 | VCU | Tommy Benson grabs the offensive board | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | VCU | Benjamin Ruff double dribbles | 53-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Christian Sharp (PG) Benjamin Ruff | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Richard Fassett (PF) Igor Niedbalski | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Warren Faucett is denied by Nicholas Frawley | 53-68 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 00:22 | VCU | Christian Sharp makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Warren Faucett - foul #2 on Warren Faucett, team foul #10 | 55-68 |
| 00:22 | VCU | Christian Sharp makes the free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Warren Faucett runs out the clock | 56-68 |