| Lineup | VCU | PG - Chester Kane (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Cao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Brodbeck (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Peaslee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Manuel McBrown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hornung (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Travis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Canning (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Calvin Mounts inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Chester Kane and he's fouled by Craig Canning - foul #2 on Craig Canning, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 19:41 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:17 | James Madison | Craig Canning makes the driving attempt from the right block | 40-34 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Chester Kane misses the easy layup | 40-34 |
| 18:51 | James Madison | Carl Harris snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 18:46 | James Madison | Michael Hornung connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel McBrown | 40-37 |
| 18:24 | VCU | Calvin Mounts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 17:58 | James Madison | Frank Cao is called for the reach on Manuel McBrown - foul #1 on Frank Cao, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 17:31 | James Madison | Carl Harris misses the dunk but the foul's on Frank Cao - foul #2 on Frank Cao, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Brown (SF) Calvin Mounts | |
| Subs | James Madison | Buck Neal (PG), Arnold Vreeland (PF) Manuel McBrown, Craig Canning | |
| 17:31 | James Madison | Carl Harris makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:31 | James Madison | Carl Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:17 | VCU | Chester Kane buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Brodbeck | 42-39 |
| 17:12 | James Madison | Michael Hornung misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 17:11 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:57 | VCU | Walter Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Chester Kane | 44-39 |
| 16:41 | James Madison | Buck Neal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-39 |
| 16:39 | VCU | Frank Cao pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 16:20 | VCU | Chester Kane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 16:18 | VCU | Chester Kane grabs the offensive board | 44-39 |
| 16:04 | VCU | Frank Cao comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Arnold Vreeland - foul #1 on Arnold Vreeland, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Heflin (PG), Calvin Mounts (SF), Bret Brown (PF) Chester Kane, Willie Brodbeck, John Peaslee | |
| Subs | James Madison | Manuel McBrown (PG), Paul Harper (SF), Craig Canning (PF) Michael Hornung, Robert Travis, Carl Harris | |
| 16:04 | VCU | Frank Cao makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:04 | VCU | Frank Cao makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:47 | James Madison | Craig Canning misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 15:46 | VCU | The rebound goes to Calvin Mounts | 46-39 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Matthew Heflin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Cao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bret Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Brown (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Manuel McBrown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buck Neal (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Harper (fresh) PF - Craig Canning (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arnold Vreeland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | VCU | Frank Cao scores on a floater from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 15:05 | James Madison | Manuel McBrown buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Harper | 48-42 |
| 14:50 | VCU | Calvin Mounts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Craig Canning - foul #3 on Craig Canning, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Melvin Houlberg (SF), David McLaughin (C) Frank Cao, Walter Brown | |
| Subs | James Madison | Robert Travis (SF), Jeffrey Phillips (C) Paul Harper, Arnold Vreeland | |
| 14:50 | VCU | Calvin Mounts makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:50 | VCU | Calvin Mounts misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:50 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Buck Neal | 49-42 |
| 14:27 | James Madison | Buck Neal can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 14:26 | VCU | David McLaughin gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:12 | VCU | David McLaughin can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 14:11 | James Madison | Buck Neal grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 14:07 | James Madison | Robert Travis misses the dunk attempt | 49-42 |
| 14:06 | VCU | The rebound goes to Matthew Heflin | 49-42 |
| 13:47 | VCU | Calvin Mounts clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 13:46 | James Madison | Craig Canning grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 13:40 | James Madison | Buck Neal makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Travis and the foul's on Bret Brown - foul #1 on Bret Brown, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Kane (PG), Willie Brodbeck (PF), John Peaslee (C) Calvin Mounts, Bret Brown, David McLaughin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Hornung (SG), Arnold Vreeland (PF) Manuel McBrown, Craig Canning | |
| 13:40 | James Madison | Buck Neal makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:16 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 13:11 | James Madison | Michael Hornung loses the ball out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Antonio Sanford (SG) Matthew Heflin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Robert Butler (PG), Carl Harris (C) Buck Neal, Jeffrey Phillips | |
| 12:51 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| 12:31 | James Madison | Michael Hornung drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Arnold Vreeland | 52-48 |
| 12:24 | VCU | Arnold Vreeland denies the turnaround by Melvin Houlberg | 52-48 |
| 12:22 | James Madison | Michael Hornung grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:01 | James Madison | Robert Travis connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Robert Butler and he's fouled by Willie Brodbeck - foul #1 on Willie Brodbeck, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Cao (SG), Walter Brown (SF) Antonio Sanford, Melvin Houlberg | |
| Subs | James Madison | Craig Canning (PF) Arnold Vreeland | |
| 12:01 | James Madison | Robert Travis makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 11:40 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Cao | 54-51 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Chester Kane (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Cao (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Brown (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Willie Brodbeck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Peaslee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Robert Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hornung (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Travis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Canning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | James Madison | Robert Butler drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 11:04 | VCU | Frank Cao is fouled on the floor by Craig Canning - foul #4 on Craig Canning, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Heflin (PG), Calvin Mounts (SF), Bret Brown (PF) Chester Kane, Walter Brown, Willie Brodbeck | |
| Subs | James Madison | Manuel McBrown (PG), Paul Harper (PF), Jeffrey Phillips (C) Robert Travis, Craig Canning, Carl Harris | |
| 10:52 | VCU | Calvin Mounts clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 10:50 | VCU | John Peaslee snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 10:42 | VCU | Manuel McBrown is called for the reach on Matthew Heflin - foul #3 on Manuel McBrown, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Melvin Houlberg (SF), Walter Brown (C) Calvin Mounts, John Peaslee | |
| Subs | James Madison | Buck Neal (SG), Arnold Vreeland (PF) Michael Hornung, Robert Butler | |
| 10:37 | VCU | Walter Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 10:36 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Bret Brown | 54-54 |
| 10:19 | VCU | Frank Cao can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 10:18 | James Madison | Jeffrey Phillips pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:13 | James Madison | Paul Harper is whistled for a carry | 54-54 |
| 09:51 | VCU | Jeffrey Phillips denies the turnaround by Frank Cao | 54-54 |
| 09:49 | VCU | Walter Brown snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 09:35 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Cao | 57-54 |
| 09:31 | James Madison | Paul Harper misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Melvin Houlberg - foul #4 on Melvin Houlberg, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Kane (PG), Calvin Mounts (SF), Willie Brodbeck (PF), John Peaslee (C) Frank Cao, Melvin Houlberg, Bret Brown, Walter Brown | |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Hornung (SG), Robert Travis (SF) Buck Neal, Jeffrey Phillips | |
| 09:31 | James Madison | Paul Harper makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:31 | James Madison | Paul Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:31 | VCU | The rebound goes to Willie Brodbeck | 57-55 |
| 09:13 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Harris (C) Paul Harper | |
| 08:54 | James Madison | Carl Harris can't finish the layup | 57-55 |
| 08:53 | VCU | Matthew Heflin gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:31 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck lays it up and in | 59-55 |
| 08:11 | James Madison | Willie Brodbeck is called for the reach on Carl Harris - foul #2 on Willie Brodbeck, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Cao (SG) Matthew Heflin | |
| Subs | James Madison | Buck Neal (PG), Paul Harper (PF) Manuel McBrown, Arnold Vreeland | |
| 07:55 | James Madison | Michael Hornung hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 07:54 | James Madison | Robert Travis hits the follow up shot | 59-57 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-57 |
| 07:28 | James Madison | Willie Brodbeck swats the shot by Buck Neal | 61-57 |
| 07:27 | VCU | John Peaslee pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Chester Kane (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Cao (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Brodbeck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Peaslee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Buck Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hornung (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Travis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Harper (fresh) 1 pts. C - Carl Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | VCU | Frank Cao hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chester Kane | 63-57 |
| 06:43 | James Madison | Carl Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 06:42 | VCU | The rebound goes to Calvin Mounts | 63-57 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Buck Neal is called for the reach on Frank Cao - foul #3 on Buck Neal, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Matthew Heflin (PG), Melvin Houlberg (SF), Bret Brown (PF), Walter Brown (C) Chester Kane, Calvin Mounts, Willie Brodbeck, John Peaslee | |
| Subs | James Madison | Robert Butler (PG), Craig Canning (PF), Jeffrey Phillips (C) Michael Hornung, Robert Travis, Carl Harris | |
| 06:17 | VCU | Melvin Houlberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 06:16 | VCU | Bret Brown grabs the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 06:05 | VCU | Paul Harper picks off the pass by Frank Cao | 63-57 |
| 05:52 | James Madison | Buck Neal scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Butler | 63-60 |
| 05:42 | VCU | Matthew Heflin blows the layup | 63-60 |
| 05:40 | James Madison | Craig Canning grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 05:35 | James Madison | Jeffrey Phillips scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Buck Neal | 63-63 |
| 05:16 | VCU | Frank Cao hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Matthew Heflin | 65-63 |
| 04:55 | James Madison | Buck Neal misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 65-63 |
| 04:53 | James Madison | Craig Canning tips it back up and in | 65-65 |
| 04:27 | VCU | Craig Canning blocks the short jumper by Bret Brown | 65-65 |
| 04:25 | James Madison | Jeffrey Phillips pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:25 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Kane (PG), Willie Brodbeck (PF), John Peaslee (C) Matthew Heflin, Bret Brown, Walter Brown | |
| Subs | James Madison | Manuel McBrown (PG), Michael Hornung (SG), Robert Travis (SF), Carl Harris (C) Robert Butler, Buck Neal, Paul Harper, Jeffrey Phillips | |
| 04:14 | James Madison | Craig Canning knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Manuel McBrown | 65-68 |
| 03:45 | VCU | John Peaslee hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-68 |
| 03:24 | James Madison | Michael Hornung buries a 3 from the right wing | 68-71 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Chester Kane (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Cao (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Melvin Houlberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Willie Brodbeck (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Peaslee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Manuel McBrown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hornung (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Robert Travis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Craig Canning (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Carl Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | VCU | Frank Cao hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Brodbeck | 70-71 |
| 02:53 | James Madison | Craig Canning misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 02:51 | VCU | John Peaslee gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 02:46 | VCU | Frank Cao misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Craig Canning - foul #5 on Craig Canning, team foul #7 | 70-71 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Arnold Vreeland (PF) Craig Canning | |
| 02:46 | VCU | Frank Cao makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:46 | VCU | Frank Cao makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:31 | James Madison | Michael Hornung misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 72-71 |
| 02:30 | VCU | The rebound goes to Willie Brodbeck | 72-71 |
| 02:17 | VCU | Chester Kane knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Peaslee | 75-71 |
| 02:02 | James Madison | Frank Cao steps in front of the Robert Travis pass | 75-71 |
| 01:46 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck is fouled on the floor by Carl Harris - foul #3 on Carl Harris, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| 01:46 | VCU | Willie Brodbeck misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:46 | James Madison | Arnold Vreeland grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 01:28 | James Madison | Carl Harris knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Hornung | 75-73 |
| 01:10 | VCU | Frank Cao misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 75-73 |
| 01:09 | James Madison | Arnold Vreeland pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| 00:44 | James Madison | Robert Travis misses the shot from the free throw line | 75-73 |
| 00:43 | James Madison | Robert Travis grabs the offensive board | 75-73 |
| 00:34 | James Madison | Willie Brodbeck is called for the reach on Arnold Vreeland - foul #3 on Willie Brodbeck, team foul #7 | 75-73 |
| 00:34 | James Madison | Arnold Vreeland makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:34 | James Madison | Arnold Vreeland misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:34 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Harris | 75-74 |
| 00:19 | James Madison | John Peaslee steals the ball from Carl Harris | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | VCU | Chester Kane is hacked by Manuel McBrown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel McBrown, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Chester Kane makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Chester Kane makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:11 | James Madison | Michael Hornung makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Manuel McBrown | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | VCU | Frank Cao connects on the jump hook in the lane | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Manuel McBrown comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 79-77 |