| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnnie Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Keller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tory Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Robards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hastings (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Courville (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Sessums (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Aaron Keller inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers hits the follow up shot | 36-29 |
| 19:25 | VCU | Jim York hits a shot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 19:01 | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 18:59 | Saint Louis | Robert Robards grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:44 | Saint Louis | Johnnie Anderson makes the shot near the basket set up by Robert Robards | 38-31 |
| 18:24 | VCU | John Hastings can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 18:22 | VCU | Jim York grabs the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:14 | VCU | Anthony Courville hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:13 | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 17:54 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Johnnie Anderson | 41-31 |
| 17:36 | VCU | John Hastings is hacked by Johnnie Anderson - foul #1 on Johnnie Anderson, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 17:24 | VCU | John Hastings can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 17:22 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:08 | Saint Louis | Aaron Keller hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Johnnie Anderson | 43-31 |
| 16:39 | VCU | Anthony Courville clanks a floater in the lane | 43-31 |
| 16:37 | Saint Louis | Robert Robards gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:26 | Saint Louis | Johnnie Anderson's pass is intercepted by Anthony Courville | 43-31 |
| 16:11 | VCU | Anthony Courville is called for traveling | 43-31 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodger Boler (SF), Jason Clark (PF), John Sheehy (C) Aaron Keller, Tory Flowers, Robert Robards | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dixon (PG), Kelly Smith (SF), Charles Sherman (PF), Steven Clemons (C) Jim York, David Morris, Anthony Courville, James Sessums | |
| 15:56 | Saint Louis | Jason Clark hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Jones | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnnie Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodger Boler (fresh) PF - Jason Clark (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Sheehy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hastings (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Smith (fresh) PF - Charles Sherman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Clemons (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | VCU | John Dixon scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Hastings | 45-34 |
| 15:22 | Saint Louis | Charles Sherman is called for the reach on Timothy Jones - foul #2 on Charles Sherman, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Albaugh (SG) Timothy Jones | |
| Subs | VCU | David Luttrell (SG) John Hastings | |
| 15:05 | Saint Louis | John Sheehy lays it up and in on a great pass from Johnnie Anderson | 47-34 |
| 14:58 | VCU | Charles Sherman misses the floater from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 14:57 | VCU | Charles Sherman snags the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 14:38 | VCU | Charles Sherman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 14:37 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to John Sheehy | 47-34 |
| 14:19 | Saint Louis | Jason Clark misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 14:17 | VCU | Steven Clemons pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Kelly Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-34 |
| 14:00 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Jason Clark | 47-34 |
| 13:42 | Saint Louis | Rodger Boler misses the turnaround from close range | 47-34 |
| 13:40 | VCU | David Luttrell snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 13:16 | VCU | Steven Clemons is fouled on the floor by Jason Clark - foul #1 on Jason Clark, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones (SG), Aaron Keller (SF), Tory Flowers (PF), Robert Robards (C) Johnnie Anderson, Rodger Boler, Jason Clark, John Sheehy | |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), John Hastings (SG), David Morris (SF), Anthony Courville (PF), James Sessums (C) John Dixon, David Luttrell, Kelly Smith, Charles Sherman, Steven Clemons | |
| 13:09 | VCU | Jim York misses the fadeaway from close range | 47-34 |
| 13:08 | VCU | James Sessums tips it but misses | 47-34 |
| 13:06 | VCU | Anthony Courville hits the follow up shot | 47-36 |
| 12:44 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Keller | 49-36 |
| 12:25 | VCU | John Hastings clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-36 |
| 12:23 | VCU | Anthony Courville grabs the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 12:10 | VCU | Anthony Courville makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 11:48 | Saint Louis | Robert Robards clanks a shot from close range | 49-39 |
| 11:47 | Saint Louis | William Albaugh grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William Albaugh (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Keller (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tory Flowers (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Robards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hastings (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Courville (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Sessums (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Saint Louis | John Hastings steals it from Timothy Jones | 49-39 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Jim York misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Aaron Keller - foul #1 on Aaron Keller, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnnie Anderson (PG) William Albaugh | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 11:24 | VCU | Jim York misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Jim York makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 11:16 | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Anderson | 51-40 |
| 11:04 | VCU | Anthony Courville misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 11:02 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:45 | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Johnnie Anderson | 53-40 |
| 10:28 | VCU | Aaron Keller steals the ball from James Sessums | 53-40 |
| 10:13 | Saint Louis | Aaron Keller knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Johnnie Anderson | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:03 | VCU | James Sessums is fouled on the floor by Tory Flowers - foul #2 on Tory Flowers, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Clark (C) Robert Robards | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:45 | VCU | Tory Flowers blocks the short jumper by James Sessums | 56-40 |
| 09:43 | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:17 | Saint Louis | John Hastings is called for the reach on Jason Clark - foul #2 on John Hastings, team foul #2 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodger Boler (SF), John Sheehy (C) Aaron Keller, Tory Flowers | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dixon (PG), David Luttrell (SG), Kelly Smith (SF), Charles Sherman (PF), Steven Clemons (C) Jim York, John Hastings, David Morris, Anthony Courville, James Sessums | |
| 08:53 | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 08:51 | Saint Louis | Johnnie Anderson tips it in | 58-40 |
| 08:37 | VCU | David Luttrell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-43 |
| 08:08 | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 08:07 | VCU | Charles Sherman grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 07:53 | VCU | Kelly Smith hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Luttrell and the foul's on John Sheehy - foul #2 on John Sheehy, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Albaugh (SG), Aaron Keller (SF), Tory Flowers (PF), Robert Robards (C) Timothy Jones, Rodger Boler, Jason Clark, John Sheehy | |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), John Hastings (SG), Anthony Courville (PF), James Sessums (C) John Dixon, David Luttrell, Charles Sherman, Steven Clemons | |
| 07:53 | VCU | Kelly Smith makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:38 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnnie Anderson | 60-46 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnnie Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 10 ast. SG - William Albaugh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Keller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tory Flowers (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Robards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hastings (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kelly Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Courville (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Sessums (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:18 | VCU | Kelly Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 07:01 | Saint Louis | Robert Robards knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Johnnie Anderson | 62-49 |
| 06:38 | VCU | Anthony Courville blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Robards - foul #3 on Robert Robards, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones (SG) Johnnie Anderson | |
| Subs | VCU | David Morris (SF) Kelly Smith | |
| 06:38 | VCU | Anthony Courville makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:38 | VCU | Anthony Courville misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:38 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Robert Robards | 62-50 |
| 06:28 | Saint Louis | William Albaugh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-50 |
| 06:27 | VCU | James Sessums grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 06:06 | VCU | Anthony Courville hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 05:52 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Sessums - foul #2 on James Sessums, team foul #3 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Johnnie Anderson (PG) William Albaugh | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:52 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:52 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:30 | VCU | Jim York is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jim York, team foul #4 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodger Boler (SF) Aaron Keller | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:21 | Saint Louis | Johnnie Anderson loses the dribble to Anthony Courville | 64-53 |
| 05:05 | VCU | David Morris makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim York | 64-55 |
| 04:59 | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rodger Boler | 67-55 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Anthony Courville is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Anderson - foul #2 on Johnnie Anderson, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jason Clark (PF), John Sheehy (C) Tory Flowers, Robert Robards | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dixon (PG), Kelly Smith (C) Jim York, James Sessums | |
| 04:52 | VCU | Anthony Courville makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Anthony Courville makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Rodger Boler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 04:40 | VCU | Anthony Courville snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 04:28 | VCU | John Dixon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 04:26 | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 67-57 |
| 04:09 | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 04:07 | Saint Louis | Jason Clark hits the follow up shot | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:58 | VCU | Kelly Smith knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Morris | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | John Sheehy misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Kelly Smith - foul #1 on Kelly Smith, team foul #5 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Albaugh (SG), Aaron Keller (SF), Tory Flowers (PF) Timothy Jones, Rodger Boler, Jason Clark | |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), David Luttrell (SG), James Sessums (C) John Dixon, John Hastings, Anthony Courville | |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | John Sheehy makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:35 | Saint Louis | John Sheehy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Johnnie Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 11 ast. SG - William Albaugh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Keller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tory Flowers (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Sheehy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Luttrell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Sessums (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | VCU | David Morris misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-59 |
| 03:20 | VCU | Kelly Smith can't tip it in | 71-59 |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Johnnie Anderson grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 02:49 | Saint Louis | Aaron Keller misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 02:48 | VCU | Kelly Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:48 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Timothy Jones (SG), Robert Robards (C) William Albaugh, John Sheehy | |
| Subs | VCU | John Hastings (SG), Anthony Courville (PF) David Luttrell, Kelly Smith | |
| 02:33 | VCU | John Hastings hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 02:08 | Saint Louis | Johnnie Anderson is hacked by Jim York - foul #2 on Jim York, team foul #6 | 71-62 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Johnnie Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Hastings - foul #3 on John Hastings, team foul #7 | 71-62 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Johnnie Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Johnnie Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:36 | VCU | Anthony Courville hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jim York | 73-64 |
| 01:07 | Saint Louis | Aaron Keller comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Jim York - foul #3 on Jim York, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| 01:07 | Saint Louis | Aaron Keller misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:07 | Saint Louis | Aaron Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Jim York hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-64 |
| 00:52 | VCU | Anthony Courville grabs the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | VCU | The jump hook by Anthony Courville is blocked by Tory Flowers | 74-64 |
| 00:48 | VCU | Anthony Courville grabs the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 00:46 | VCU | John Hastings misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-64 |
| 00:44 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Tory Flowers | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers is fouled in the backcourt by John Hastings - foul #4 on John Hastings, team foul #9 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Albaugh (PG), David Carney (SG), Jason Clark (SF), Hugh Riddell (C) Johnnie Anderson, Timothy Jones, Aaron Keller, Robert Robards | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dixon (PG), David Luttrell (SG), Kelly Smith (SF), Charles Sherman (PF), Steven Clemons (C) Jim York, John Hastings, David Morris, Anthony Courville, James Sessums | |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Tory Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:41 | VCU | Charles Sherman pulls down the rebound | 75-64 |
| 00:35 | VCU | Charles Sherman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Jason Clark | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Saint Louis | John Dixon is called for the reach on William Albaugh - foul #2 on John Dixon, team foul #10 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Rodger Boler (SF), John Sheehy (C) Tory Flowers, Hugh Riddell | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:12 | Saint Louis | William Albaugh misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:12 | Saint Louis | William Albaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:06 | VCU | Jason Clark is called for the reach on Charles Sherman - foul #2 on Jason Clark, team foul #8 | 76-64 |
| 00:06 | VCU | Charles Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:06 | VCU | Charles Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | William Albaugh runs out the clock | 76-66 |