| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Kevin Anders (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darren Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Zavesky (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Bill Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Longnecker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hastings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Courville (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Sessums (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky inbounds the ball | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker misses the turnaround from the baseline | 46-34 |
| 19:49 | James Madison | Bill Williams hits the follow up shot | 48-34 |
| 19:26 | VCU | David Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-34 |
| 19:25 | VCU | John Hastings pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 19:15 | VCU | John Hastings knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jim York | 48-36 |
| 19:03 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-36 |
| 19:02 | James Madison | Kevin Anders tips it home | 50-36 |
| 18:44 | VCU | Nicholas Zavesky is called for the reach on David Morris - foul #3 on Nicholas Zavesky, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| 18:27 | VCU | John Hastings connects on the runner from the left block | 50-38 |
| 18:19 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 18:18 | VCU | Anthony Courville snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 17:56 | VCU | David Morris misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Anthony Courville tips it home | 50-40 |
| 17:45 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Anders | 52-40 |
| 17:28 | VCU | John Hastings buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anthony Courville | 52-43 |
| 17:14 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 52-43 |
| 17:13 | VCU | John Hastings pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 16:59 | VCU | Jim York misses the fadeaway from the right side | 52-43 |
| 16:57 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Bill Williams | 52-43 |
| 16:38 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky is hacked by John Hastings - foul #3 on John Hastings, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| Subs | James Madison | Richard Baker (SG), Manuel Wingard (SF), Danial Burchfield (PF), Gary Clay (C) Darren Hamilton, Nicholas Zavesky, Bill Williams, Troy Longnecker | |
| 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 | |
| 16:27 | James Madison | Manuel Wingard misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Steven Clemons - foul #2 on Steven Clemons, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| 16:27 | James Madison | Manuel Wingard makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:27 | James Madison | Manuel Wingard misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:27 | VCU | Charles Sherman pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 16:14 | VCU | Kelly Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 16:13 | James Madison | Gary Clay grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 16:08 | James Madison | Steven Clemons is called for the reach on Gary Clay - foul #3 on Steven Clemons, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Courville (PF) Steven Clemons | |
| 15:58 | James Madison | Richard Baker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 15:57 | VCU | Anthony Courville grabs the board | 53-43 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Kevin Anders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Wingard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Danial Burchfield (fresh) C - Gary Clay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Luttrell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kelly Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Courville (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Sherman (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | VCU | Richard Baker steals it from David Luttrell | 53-43 |
| 15:47 | James Madison | Kevin Anders banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Baker | 55-43 |
| 15:38 | VCU | Manuel Wingard blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Anthony Courville | 55-43 |
| 15:37 | VCU | Kelly Smith snags the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 15:17 | VCU | Charles Sherman misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-43 |
| 15:15 | James Madison | Kevin Anders grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 15:04 | James Madison | Richard Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | James Madison | Darren Hamilton (PG), Nicholas Zavesky (SF), Troy Longnecker (C) Kevin Anders, Manuel Wingard, Gary Clay | |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), John Hastings (SG), James Sessums (C) John Dixon, David Luttrell, Anthony Courville | |
| 14:55 | VCU | Charles Sherman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Danial Burchfield - foul #1 on Danial Burchfield, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | David Morris (SF) Kelly Smith | |
| 14:55 | VCU | Charles Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 14:55 | VCU | Charles Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 14:37 | James Madison | Richard Baker drills a 3 from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 14:15 | VCU | Charles Sherman misses the floater from the left side | 58-45 |
| 14:13 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 14:08 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bill Williams (PF) Danial Burchfield | |
| Subs | VCU | Kelly Smith (PF) Charles Sherman | |
| 13:58 | VCU | Jim York drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Morris | 58-48 |
| 13:36 | James Madison | Richard Baker is whistled for a carry | 58-48 |
| Subs | James Madison | Kevin Anders (PG), Gary Clay (C) Richard Baker, Troy Longnecker | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Courville (PF) Kelly Smith | |
| 13:16 | VCU | Anthony Courville hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Jim York | 58-50 |
| 12:56 | James Madison | John Hastings steps in front of the Darren Hamilton pass | 58-50 |
| 12:44 | VCU | John Hastings is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on John Hastings, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dixon (PG), David Luttrell (SG), Kelly Smith (SF), Charles Sherman (C) Jim York, John Hastings, David Morris, James Sessums | |
| 12:30 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton loses the dribble to John Dixon | 58-50 |
| 12:14 | VCU | Kelly Smith can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 58-50 |
| 12:13 | VCU | Kelly Smith tips it back up and in | 58-52 |
| 12:00 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 58-52 |
| 11:59 | VCU | Charles Sherman pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Kevin Anders (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darren Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Zavesky (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bill Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Clay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Luttrell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kelly Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Courville (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | VCU | David Luttrell loses the dribble to Gary Clay | 58-52 |
| 11:21 | James Madison | Gary Clay misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Sherman - foul #1 on Charles Sherman, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | James Madison | Richard Baker (SG), Manuel Wingard (SF), Danial Burchfield (PF) Darren Hamilton, Nicholas Zavesky, Bill Williams | |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), James Sessums (C) John Dixon, Anthony Courville | |
| 11:21 | James Madison | Gary Clay makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:21 | James Madison | Gary Clay misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:21 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles Sherman | 59-52 |
| 11:13 | VCU | James Sessums lays it up and in | 59-54 |
| 11:02 | James Madison | Manuel Wingard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | James Madison | Troy Longnecker (C) Gary Clay | |
| Subs | VCU | David Morris (SF) Charles Sherman | |
| 10:46 | VCU | David Morris is denied on a dunk by Troy Longnecker | 59-54 |
| 10:45 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Troy Longnecker | 59-54 |
| 10:38 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Sessums - foul #3 on James Sessums, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| 10:38 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:38 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:13 | VCU | David Morris lays it up and in | 60-56 |
| 10:05 | James Madison | Danial Burchfield scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Manuel Wingard and he's fouled by Kelly Smith - foul #3 on Kelly Smith, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | Darren Hamilton (PG), Nicholas Zavesky (SF) Kevin Anders, Manuel Wingard | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dixon (SG), Anthony Courville (PF) David Luttrell, Kelly Smith | |
| 10:05 | James Madison | Danial Burchfield misses the free throw | 62-56 |
| 10:05 | VCU | Anthony Courville grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 09:49 | VCU | James Sessums is hacked by Troy Longnecker - foul #2 on Troy Longnecker, team foul #3 | 62-56 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | John Tillman (SG) Jim York | |
| 09:42 | VCU | David Morris hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Sessums | 62-59 |
| 09:35 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker lays it up and in set up by Darren Hamilton | 64-59 |
| 09:14 | VCU | Anthony Courville hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Tillman and he's hacked by Danial Burchfield - foul #2 on Danial Burchfield, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Kelly Smith (SF), Charles Sherman (C) David Morris, James Sessums | |
| 09:14 | VCU | Anthony Courville misses the free throw | 64-61 |
| 09:14 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 08:57 | James Madison | Danial Burchfield misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 08:55 | VCU | The rebound goes to Anthony Courville | 64-61 |
| 08:44 | VCU | Anthony Courville works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 08:42 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 08:18 | James Madison | Richard Baker is hacked by John Tillman - foul #1 on John Tillman, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | James Madison | Kevin Anders (PG), Bill Williams (PF), Gary Clay (C) Darren Hamilton, Danial Burchfield, Troy Longnecker | |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), David Luttrell (SG), Steven Clemons (C) John Dixon, John Tillman, Anthony Courville | |
| 08:18 | James Madison | Richard Baker makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 08:18 | James Madison | Richard Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 08:18 | VCU | David Luttrell snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 07:52 | VCU | David Luttrell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 07:51 | James Madison | Gary Clay snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Kevin Anders (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Zavesky (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bill Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Clay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Luttrell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kelly Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Clemons (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | James Madison | Richard Baker is fouled on the floor by Jim York - foul #1 on Jim York, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | John Hastings (SG), David Morris (SF), James Sessums (C) David Luttrell, Charles Sherman, Steven Clemons | |
| 07:33 | James Madison | Richard Baker makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 07:33 | James Madison | Richard Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:15 | VCU | John Hastings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 07:14 | James Madison | Bill Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 06:54 | James Madison | James Sessums blocks the jumper by Nicholas Zavesky | 67-61 |
| 06:52 | James Madison | Kevin Anders hits the follow up shot | 69-61 |
| 06:32 | VCU | Jim York drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 06:07 | James Madison | Kelly Smith steals the ball from Gary Clay | 69-64 |
| 05:49 | VCU | John Hastings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-64 |
| 05:47 | James Madison | Bill Williams pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 05:47 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | James Madison | Darren Hamilton (SG), Troy Longnecker (C) Richard Baker, Gary Clay | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Courville (PF) Kelly Smith | |
| 05:33 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker connects on the shot in the paint set up by Nicholas Zavesky | 71-64 |
| 05:11 | VCU | James Sessums is called for traveling | 71-64 |
| 04:48 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Morris - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| Subs | James Madison | Danial Burchfield (PF) Bill Williams | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:48 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 04:48 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 04:36 | VCU | Jim York is whistled for traveling | 73-64 |
| 04:28 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 04:27 | VCU | James Sessums grabs the board | 73-64 |
| 04:20 | VCU | John Hastings hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 04:00 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:40 | VCU | James Sessums hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 03:38 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker gets the rebound | 76-67 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Kevin Anders (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darren Hamilton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Zavesky (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Danial Burchfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Longnecker (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jim York (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hastings (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Courville (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - James Sessums (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Darren Hamilton | 78-67 |
| 03:09 | VCU | Anthony Courville is called for traveling | 78-67 |
| Subs | James Madison | Manuel Wingard (SF), Bill Williams (PF), Gary Clay (C) Nicholas Zavesky, Danial Burchfield, Troy Longnecker | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dixon (PG), Kelly Smith (SF), Charles Sherman (C) Jim York, David Morris, James Sessums | |
| 02:46 | James Madison | Charles Sherman swats the short shot by Gary Clay | 78-67 |
| 02:45 | James Madison | Gary Clay can't tip it in | 78-67 |
| 02:44 | VCU | John Hastings grabs the defensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 02:44 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-67 |
| Subs | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky (SF), Troy Longnecker (C) Manuel Wingard, Gary Clay | |
| Subs | VCU | Jim York (PG), David Morris (SF), James Sessums (C) John Dixon, Kelly Smith, Charles Sherman | |
| 02:30 | VCU | Jim York scores on a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kevin Anders - foul #4 on Kevin Anders, team foul #5 | 78-69 |
| 02:30 | VCU | Jim York makes the free throw | 78-70 |
| 02:03 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker misses the lay-in | 78-70 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Anthony Courville grabs the defensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 01:58 | VCU | John Hastings is hacked by Troy Longnecker - foul #3 on Troy Longnecker, team foul #6 | 78-70 |
| 01:45 | VCU | David Morris is whistled for a carry | 78-70 |
| 01:24 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker misses the easy layup | 78-70 |
| 01:22 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton tips it home | 80-70 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Jim York hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Hastings | 80-72 |
| 00:52 | James Madison | Darren Hamilton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-72 |
| 00:50 | VCU | The rebound goes to David Morris | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | VCU | John Hastings clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-72 |
| 00:44 | VCU | Anthony Courville grabs the offensive rebound | 80-72 |
| 00:42 | VCU | John Hastings misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 80-72 |
| 00:40 | James Madison | Kevin Anders grabs the defensive rebound | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | James Madison | Jim York is called for the reach on Kevin Anders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim York, team foul #11 | 80-72 |
| 00:37 | James Madison | Kevin Anders makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:37 | James Madison | Kevin Anders misses the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:37 | James Madison | Bill Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:34 | James Madison | Bill Williams is fouled on the floor by James Sessums - foul #4 on James Sessums, team foul #12 | 81-72 |
| 00:34 | James Madison | Bill Williams makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:34 | James Madison | Bill Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:29 | VCU | John Hastings misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-72 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Anthony Courville hits the follow up shot | 83-74 |
| 00:27 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky is hacked by Jim York in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim York, team foul #13 | 83-74 |
| 00:27 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:27 | James Madison | Nicholas Zavesky misses the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:27 | VCU | James Sessums grabs the board | 84-74 |
| 00:22 | VCU | Anthony Courville evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-74 |
| 00:20 | James Madison | Troy Longnecker gets the rebound | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Kevin Anders runs out the clock | 84-74 |