| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Harry Andrew (fresh) SG - James Danielson (fresh) SF - Jason Parsons (fresh) PF - Anthony Rincon (fresh) C - Simon Kozak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Edwin George (fresh) SG - John Janiszewski (fresh) SF - Luis Harker (fresh) PF - Brian Croom (fresh) C - Samuel Cephas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Simon Kozak wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern State | Anthony Rincon makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Harry Andrew | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | VCU | John Janiszewski is fouled in the backcourt by James Danielson - foul #1 on James Danielson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | VCU | Samuel Cephas is fouled on the floor by Simon Kozak - foul #1 on Simon Kozak, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Luis Harker clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Parsons - foul #1 on Jason Parsons, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Luis Harker makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:13 | VCU | Luis Harker makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern State | Edwin George takes the ball from Jason Parsons | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | VCU | Samuel Cephas is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Janiszewski | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern State | James Danielson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | VCU | Samuel Cephas gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | VCU | Edwin George misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Simon Kozak | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern State | Simon Kozak hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | VCU | Samuel Cephas grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:32 | VCU | Edwin George buries a driving attempt from the left block | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern State | Anthony Rincon connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harry Andrew | 4-6 |
| 16:53 | VCU | Samuel Cephas banks in the layup | 4-8 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern State | Simon Kozak misses the 3 from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:25 | VCU | Brian Croom grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 16:22 | VCU | James Danielson steals it from Edwin George in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern State | Harry Andrew lays it up and in set up by James Danielson | 6-8 |
| 16:13 | VCU | Samuel Cephas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Powley (PG), Reginald Merlin (SG), James Brewster (SF), Burton Hamilton (PF), John Shapiro (C) Harry Andrew, James Danielson, Jason Parsons, Anthony Rincon, Simon Kozak | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hise (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG), Arthur Brill (SF), Kevin Holmes (PF), Thomas Roosevelt (C) Edwin George, John Janiszewski, Luis Harker, Brian Croom, Samuel Cephas | |
| 15:58 | Northwestern State | Kevin Holmes denies the turnaround by James Brewster | 6-8 |
| 15:57 | VCU | Kevin Holmes grabs the board | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - George Powley (fresh) SG - Reginald Merlin (fresh) SF - James Brewster (fresh) PF - Burton Hamilton (fresh) C - John Shapiro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Hise (fresh) SG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) SF - Arthur Brill (fresh) PF - Kevin Holmes (fresh) C - Thomas Roosevelt (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | VCU | Arthur Brill misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-8 |
| 15:33 | VCU | Eugene Hise hits the follow up shot | 6-10 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern State | Reginald Merlin clanks a jumper from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern State | Burton Hamilton tips it in | 8-10 |
| 15:04 | VCU | James Brewster steals it from Joshua Johnson | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern State | Burton Hamilton misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | VCU | Arthur Brill pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:39 | VCU | Thomas Roosevelt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nathan Davis (PG), James Danielson (SG), Anthony Rincon (PF), Daniel Brown (C) George Powley, Reginald Merlin, Burton Hamilton, John Shapiro | |
| Subs | VCU | Edwin George (PG), John Janiszewski (SG), Brian Croom (PF) Eugene Hise, Joshua Johnson, Kevin Holmes | |
| 14:29 | Northwestern State | Anthony Rincon misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Edwin George - foul #1 on Edwin George, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Simon Kozak (C) James Brewster | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 14:29 | Northwestern State | Anthony Rincon makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern State | Anthony Rincon makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:12 | VCU | John Janiszewski hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Arthur Brill | 10-12 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern State | Simon Kozak comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-12 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern State | James Danielson snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern State | Arthur Brill is called for the reach on Nathan Davis - foul #1 on Arthur Brill, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Parsons (SF) Simon Kozak | |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (PG), Eugene Hise (SG), Luis Harker (SF), Samuel Cephas (C) Edwin George, John Janiszewski, Arthur Brill, Thomas Roosevelt | |
| 13:27 | Northwestern State | Nathan Davis travels with the ball | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Powley (PG), Reginald Merlin (SG), James Brewster (PF), Simon Kozak (C) Nathan Davis, James Danielson, Anthony Rincon, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Joshua Johnson (SG) Alvin Winningham | |
| 13:07 | VCU | Luis Harker misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern State | George Powley gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern State | Samuel Cephas swats the layup by James Brewster | 10-12 |
| 12:47 | VCU | Joshua Johnson snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:25 | VCU | Brian Croom drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Joshua Johnson | 10-14 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern State | Jason Parsons misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern State | Simon Kozak tips it home | 12-14 |
| 11:44 | VCU | Eugene Hise misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Simon Kozak | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - George Powley (fairly fresh) SG - Reginald Merlin (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Parsons (tiring) PF - James Brewster (fairly fresh) C - Simon Kozak (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Eugene Hise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Luis Harker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Croom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Cephas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern State | Simon Kozak misses long on a shot from the right side | 12-14 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern State | James Brewster hits the follow up shot | 14-14 |
| 11:10 | VCU | James Brewster steals it from Brian Croom | 14-14 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern State | James Brewster makes the turnaround in the lane set up by George Powley and he's fouled by Brian Croom - foul #1 on Brian Croom, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Harry Andrew (PG), James Danielson (SG), Burton Hamilton (PF), John Shapiro (C) George Powley, Reginald Merlin, Jason Parsons, Simon Kozak | |
| Subs | VCU | Edwin George (PG), John Janiszewski (SG), Arthur Brill (SF), Kevin Holmes (PF), Thomas Roosevelt (C) Eugene Hise, Joshua Johnson, Luis Harker, Brian Croom, Samuel Cephas | |
| 11:00 | Northwestern State | James Brewster makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:36 | VCU | Edwin George double dribbles | 17-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Anthony Rincon (PF) James Brewster | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:19 | Northwestern State | Harry Andrew hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Burton Hamilton | 19-14 |
| 10:03 | VCU | Arthur Brill connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Edwin George | 19-16 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern State | John Shapiro blows the layup | 19-16 |
| 09:54 | VCU | The rebound goes to Edwin George | 19-16 |
| 09:36 | VCU | Arthur Brill misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-16 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern State | James Danielson snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | Harry Andrew makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Rincon | 21-16 |
| 09:02 | VCU | Arthur Brill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nathan Davis (PG), Jason Parsons (SF), Daniel Brown (C) Harry Andrew, Burton Hamilton, John Shapiro | |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (PG), Brian Croom (PF), Samuel Cephas (C) Edwin George, Kevin Holmes, Thomas Roosevelt | |
| 08:50 | Northwestern State | Nathan Davis scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Rincon | 24-16 |
| 08:38 | VCU | John Janiszewski's layup is rejected by Daniel Brown | 24-16 |
| 08:37 | VCU | Samuel Cephas hits the follow up shot | 24-18 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern State | Anthony Rincon loses the dribble to Samuel Cephas | 24-18 |
| 08:00 | VCU | Brian Croom can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 07:59 | VCU | Arthur Brill misses the tip | 24-18 |
| 07:58 | VCU | Brian Croom can't tip it in | 24-18 |
| 07:56 | VCU | Arthur Brill pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:41 | VCU | John Janiszewski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Danielson - foul #2 on James Danielson, team foul #4 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Powley (PG), Reginald Merlin (SG), James Brewster (SF), Simon Kozak (C) Nathan Davis, James Danielson, Jason Parsons, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Edwin George (PG), Eugene Hise (SF), Thomas Roosevelt (C) Alvin Winningham, Arthur Brill, Samuel Cephas | |
| 07:41 | VCU | John Janiszewski makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:41 | VCU | John Janiszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - George Powley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Merlin (fresh) SF - James Brewster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Rincon (tiring) 6 pts. C - Simon Kozak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Edwin George (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Janiszewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Hise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Croom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Roosevelt (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern State | Simon Kozak comes up short on the shot from the left block | 24-20 |
| 07:30 | VCU | John Janiszewski gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:26 | VCU | John Janiszewski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joshua Johnson (SF), Kevin Holmes (PF) John Janiszewski, Brian Croom | |
| 07:11 | Northwestern State | Reginald Merlin clanks a shot from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 07:10 | VCU | The rebound goes to Kevin Holmes | 24-20 |
| 07:08 | VCU | Reginald Merlin is called for the reach on Joshua Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Reginald Merlin, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Harry Andrew (PG) George Powley | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:52 | VCU | Eugene Hise's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Rincon | 24-20 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern State | Simon Kozak grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern State | Harry Andrew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern State | Anthony Rincon tips it home | 26-20 |
| 06:27 | VCU | Kevin Holmes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 26-20 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern State | Reginald Merlin grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern State | James Brewster is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Brewster, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nathan Davis (PG), George Powley (SG), Burton Hamilton (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), John Shapiro (C) Harry Andrew, Reginald Merlin, James Brewster, Anthony Rincon, Simon Kozak | |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (PG), John Janiszewski (SG), Luis Harker (SF), Brian Croom (PF), Arthur Brill (C) Edwin George, Eugene Hise, Joshua Johnson, Kevin Holmes, Thomas Roosevelt | |
| 05:45 | VCU | Luis Harker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Daniel Brown | 26-20 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern State | George Powley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern State | Daniel Brown gets the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern State | Burton Hamilton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Burton Hamilton, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Parsons (SF) Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:42 | VCU | Luis Harker is fouled on the floor by John Shapiro - foul #1 on John Shapiro, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Brewster (PF) John Shapiro | |
| Subs | VCU | Eugene Hise (SG), Thomas Roosevelt (C) John Janiszewski, Brian Croom | |
| 04:42 | VCU | Luis Harker makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:42 | VCU | Luis Harker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern State | Jason Parsons is called for traveling | 26-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Harry Andrew (PG), Reginald Merlin (SG) Nathan Davis, George Powley | |
| Subs | VCU | Joshua Johnson (SG), Brian Croom (PF) Alvin Winningham, Luis Harker | |
| 04:07 | VCU | Eugene Hise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Simon Kozak (C) Burton Hamilton | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Holmes (PF) Brian Croom | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern State | Reginald Merlin can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Roosevelt - foul #1 on Thomas Roosevelt, team foul #4 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Edwin George (PG) Joshua Johnson | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern State | Reginald Merlin makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern State | Reginald Merlin misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:56 | VCU | Thomas Roosevelt gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Eugene Hise is hacked by Reginald Merlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reginald Merlin, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Eugene Hise makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Eugene Hise makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern State | Reginald Merlin connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Parsons | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Harry Andrew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Merlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Parsons (tiring) PF - James Brewster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Simon Kozak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Edwin George (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Hise (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arthur Brill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Roosevelt (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | VCU | Kevin Holmes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 03:21 | VCU | Edwin George grabs the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 03:04 | VCU | Kevin Holmes buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern State | Simon Kozak drills a shot from close range set up by Harry Andrew | 31-26 |
| 02:46 | VCU | Harry Andrew is called for the reach on Thomas Roosevelt - foul #1 on Harry Andrew, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | George Powley (PG), James Danielson (SG), Daniel Brown (SF), Anthony Rincon (PF), John Shapiro (C) Harry Andrew, Reginald Merlin, Jason Parsons, James Brewster, Simon Kozak | |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG), Luis Harker (SF), Brian Croom (PF) Edwin George, Eugene Hise, Arthur Brill, Kevin Holmes | |
| 02:46 | VCU | Thomas Roosevelt misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:46 | VCU | Thomas Roosevelt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern State | James Danielson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Brown | 34-27 |
| 01:57 | VCU | Luis Harker connects on the floater from the baseline | 34-29 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern State | James Danielson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on James Danielson, team foul #11 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nathan Davis (PG), Burton Hamilton (SF) James Danielson, Anthony Rincon | |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Cephas (C) Thomas Roosevelt | |
| 01:38 | VCU | Alvin Winningham makes the runner in the paint | 34-31 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern State | Burton Hamilton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-31 |
| 01:16 | VCU | The rebound goes to Samuel Cephas | 34-31 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Alvin Winningham misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by George Powley - foul #1 on George Powley, team foul #12 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Reginald Merlin (SG), James Brewster (SF), Anthony Rincon (PF) George Powley, Daniel Brown, John Shapiro | |
| Subs | VCU | John Janiszewski (SG), Arthur Brill (SF) Joshua Johnson, Luis Harker | |
| 01:06 | VCU | Alvin Winningham makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Alvin Winningham makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern State | Burton Hamilton double dribbles | 34-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Harry Andrew (PG) Nathan Davis | |
| Subs | VCU | Edwin George (PG), Kevin Holmes (PF) Alvin Winningham, Brian Croom | |
| 00:19 | VCU | Anthony Rincon swats the short shot by Arthur Brill | 34-33 |
| 00:18 | VCU | Edwin George hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Burton Hamilton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-35 |