| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lino Winarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Nitta (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodney Spencer (fresh) C - Gregory Block (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Minks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wagner (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Currie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Collins (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | St. Joseph's | Lino Winarski is called for the reach on Randy Minks - foul #2 on Lino Winarski, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| 19:17 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Bailey - foul #2 on Joseph Bailey, team foul #2 | 20-31 |
| 19:17 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 19:17 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 18:58 | VCU | Gregory Block hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lino Winarski | 23-32 |
| 18:36 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 18:34 | VCU | Gregory Block snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 18:12 | VCU | Norman Nitta misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:05 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie blows the layup | 23-32 |
| 18:03 | VCU | Gregory Block snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 17:47 | VCU | Harold Currie steals the ball from Rodney Spencer | 23-32 |
| 17:43 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner lays it up and in set up by Harold Currie | 23-34 |
| 17:23 | VCU | Rodney Spencer travels with the ball | 23-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez (SG) Norman Nitta | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daniel Hall (C) Terry Jensen | |
| 17:00 | St. Joseph's | Ralph Collins clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 16:59 | VCU | Rodney Spencer gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 16:39 | VCU | Joseph Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | VCU | William Carner (PF), Jerrold Anderson (C) Rodney Spencer, Gregory Block | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton (SF) Harold Currie | |
| 16:18 | St. Joseph's | Ralph Collins double dribbles | 23-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski (SF) Joseph Bailey | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:55 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-34 |
| 15:53 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lino Winarski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Gutierrez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Ossowski (fresh) PF - William Carner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerrold Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Minks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Eaton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Collins (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 15:27 | VCU | Lino Winarski gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 15:23 | VCU | William Carner connects on the jumper from the right side | 25-34 |
| 14:54 | St. Joseph's | William Carner is called for the reach on Ralph Collins - foul #2 on William Carner, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Norman Nitta (SG), Joseph Bailey (SF), Rodney Spencer (PF), Gregory Block (C) Lino Winarski, Kenneth Ossowski, William Carner, Jerrold Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard (SG), Harold Currie (SF), Terry Jensen (C) David Wagner, Randy Eaton, Daniel Hall | |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Theodore Beard | 25-37 |
| 14:29 | VCU | Joseph Bailey drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Theodore Beard - foul #2 on Theodore Beard, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 14:29 | VCU | Joseph Bailey misses the free throw | 27-37 |
| 14:29 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 14:02 | St. Joseph's | Terry Jensen's floater is tipped away by Rodney Spencer | 27-37 |
| 14:01 | St. Joseph's | Terry Jensen gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 13:43 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Roberto Gutierrez - foul #1 on Roberto Gutierrez, team foul #4 | 27-37 |
| 13:43 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 13:43 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 13:24 | VCU | Rodney Spencer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 13:22 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 12:53 | St. Joseph's | Ralph Collins misses long on a shot from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 12:51 | St. Joseph's | Terry Jensen grabs the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 12:31 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Block swats the layup by Ralph Collins | 27-39 |
| 12:30 | St. Joseph's | Ralph Collins hits the follow up shot | 27-41 |
| 12:18 | VCU | Norman Nitta clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 12:17 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Harold Currie | 27-41 |
| 12:00 | St. Joseph's | Ralph Collins comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 27-41 |
| 11:58 | VCU | Gregory Block pulls down the rebound | 27-41 |
| 11:35 | VCU | Rodney Spencer scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Roberto Gutierrez | 29-41 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Roberto Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Norman Nitta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rodney Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Block (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Minks (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Beard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Currie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Collins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Jensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | St. Joseph's | Terry Jensen misses the easy layup | 29-41 |
| 11:10 | St. Joseph's | Ralph Collins tips it in | 29-43 |
| 10:47 | VCU | Joseph Bailey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-43 |
| 10:45 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ralph Collins | 29-43 |
| 10:25 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie misses short on a floater from the left side | 29-43 |
| 10:24 | St. Joseph's | Ralph Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 10:06 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks buries a floater from the left side | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:55 | VCU | Rodney Spencer clanks a shot from the right side | 29-45 |
| 09:53 | VCU | Rodney Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 09:45 | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez is whistled for a carry | 29-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Lino Winarski (PG), William Smith (SG), Kenneth Ossowski (SF), William Carner (PF), Jerrold Anderson (C) Roberto Gutierrez, Norman Nitta, Joseph Bailey, Rodney Spencer, Gregory Block | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Wagner (SG), Randy Eaton (SF), George Ward (PF), Daniel Hall (C) Theodore Beard, Harold Currie, Ralph Collins, Terry Jensen | |
| 09:20 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Randy Minks, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| 09:06 | VCU | George Ward swats the short shot by William Carner | 29-45 |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's | Randy Eaton snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 08:48 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Hall clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 29-45 |
| 08:47 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner misses the tip | 29-45 |
| 08:45 | VCU | William Carner grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 08:39 | VCU | Daniel Hall steals the ball from Kenneth Ossowski | 29-45 |
| 08:18 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 08:16 | St. Joseph's | George Ward hits the follow up shot | 29-47 |
| 07:59 | VCU | Lino Winarski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-47 |
| 07:58 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Hall pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| 07:34 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks is hacked by William Carner - foul #3 on William Carner, team foul #5 | 29-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez (SG), Joseph Bailey (SF) William Smith, Kenneth Ossowski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard (PG), Ralph Collins (PF) Randy Minks, George Ward | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lino Winarski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Gutierrez (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Carner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerrold Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Theodore Beard (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Eaton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Collins (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Hall buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Wagner | 29-49 |
| 06:58 | VCU | Joseph Bailey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-49 |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Hall misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Bailey - foul #3 on Joseph Bailey, team foul #6 | 32-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Rodney Spencer (PF), Gregory Block (C) William Carner, Jerrold Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie (SF) Randy Eaton | |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Hall makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Ralph Collins blocks the jumper by Roberto Gutierrez | 32-51 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Gregory Block hits the follow up shot | 34-51 |
| 05:58 | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Norman Nitta (SG) Roberto Gutierrez | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Terry Jensen (C) Daniel Hall | |
| 05:36 | VCU | Rodney Spencer's layup is rejected by Terry Jensen | 34-51 |
| 05:34 | St. Joseph's | Terry Jensen gets the rebound | 34-51 |
| 05:08 | St. Joseph's | Terry Jensen knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Theodore Beard | 34-53 |
| 04:47 | VCU | Joseph Bailey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-53 |
| 04:45 | VCU | Gregory Block hits the follow up shot | 36-53 |
| 04:16 | St. Joseph's | Ralph Collins misses the floater from the right block | 36-53 |
| 04:15 | VCU | Gregory Block grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 04:05 | VCU | Rodney Spencer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Ralph Collins - foul #1 on Ralph Collins, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez (PG), William Smith (SG), Kenneth Ossowski (SF), William Carner (C) Lino Winarski, Norman Nitta, Joseph Bailey, Gregory Block | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks (PG), Randy Eaton (SF) David Wagner, Harold Currie | |
| 04:05 | VCU | Rodney Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 04:05 | VCU | Rodney Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard is hacked by William Carner - foul #4 on William Carner, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerrold Anderson (C) Rodney Spencer | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Daniel Hall (C) Terry Jensen | |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 03:25 | St. Joseph's | Theodore Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Roberto Gutierrez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Ossowski (fresh) PF - William Carner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerrold Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Randy Minks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Beard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Eaton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Collins (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Hall | 38-57 |
| 02:53 | VCU | William Carner clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Theodore Beard - foul #3 on Theodore Beard, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Wagner (SG) Theodore Beard | |
| 02:53 | VCU | William Carner misses the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 02:53 | VCU | William Carner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 02:29 | St. Joseph's | Daniel Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Terry Jensen (C) Daniel Hall | |
| 02:13 | VCU | Randy Eaton picks off the pass by William Carner | 39-57 |
| 01:49 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Currie (SF) Randy Eaton | |
| 01:28 | VCU | Jerrold Anderson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-57 |
| 01:26 | St. Joseph's | David Wagner gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 01:03 | St. Joseph's | Terry Jensen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Terry Jensen, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| 00:47 | VCU | Kenneth Ossowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-57 |
| 00:46 | St. Joseph's | Ralph Collins grabs the board | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Roberto Gutierrez - foul #2 on Roberto Gutierrez, team foul #8 | 39-57 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | VCU | Roberto Gutierrez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-59 |
| 00:13 | St. Joseph's | Terry Jensen gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Randy Minks runs out the clock | 39-59 |