| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) C - Dennis Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) SG - Walter Pitts (fresh) SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) PF - Chester Corey (fresh) C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Walter Pitts is called for the reach on Henry Carpenter - foul #1 on Walter Pitts, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Charles Eastland knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Stephen Richmond | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | VCU | Walter Pitts makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeff Jackson | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Kent State | Fa Hou drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Davis | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Louis May | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Charles Eastland misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Martin Stamps - foul #1 on Martin Stamps, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Kent State | Charles Eastland makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:36 | VCU | Chester Corey banks in the layup set up by Louis May | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | Dennis Davis buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Eastland | 8-6 |
| 17:06 | VCU | Walter Pitts drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Louis May | 8-8 |
| 16:49 | Kent State | Fa Hou drills a fadeaway from the left side | 10-8 |
| 16:25 | VCU | Martin Stamps can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 16:24 | VCU | Chester Corey tips it home | 10-10 |
| 16:01 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Dennis Davis tips it home | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | VCU | Walter Pitts is hacked by Stephen Richmond - foul #1 on Stephen Richmond, team foul #1 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Rhodes (C) Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:35 | VCU | Chester Corey comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Henry Carpenter - foul #1 on Henry Carpenter, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| 15:35 | VCU | Chester Corey misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 15:35 | VCU | Chester Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis May - foul #1 on Louis May, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Fa Hou makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 15:21 | VCU | Walter Pitts pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 15:06 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-11 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | William Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 14:47 | VCU | Jeff Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:22 | VCU | William Rhodes steals the ball from Walter Pitts | 13-11 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Fa Hou hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-11 |
| 14:12 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter grabs the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Fa Hou is fouled on the floor by Louis May - foul #2 on Louis May, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), William Lim (SF), Dennis Davis (C) Fa Hou, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Kevin Zellmer (SG), Scott Manuel (SF), Eric Rigby (PF), James Napper (C) Louis May, Walter Pitts, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| 13:54 | Kent State | The jumper by Stephen Richmond is denied by James Napper | 13-11 |
| 13:52 | VCU | Scott Manuel grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 13:31 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Uang Huang - foul #1 on Uang Huang, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (SG) Stephen Richmond | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:31 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:31 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:31 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dennis Davis | 13-12 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Uang Huang misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-12 |
| 13:07 | VCU | Eric Rigby snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 13:03 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Dennis Davis snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 12:53 | Kent State | Dennis Davis is hacked by Scott Manuel - foul #1 on Scott Manuel, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Tom Hawkins (PF) William Rhodes | |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Pitts (SG), Martin Stamps (SF) Kevin Zellmer, Eric Rigby | |
| 12:44 | Kent State | Tom Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 12:43 | VCU | Walter Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:21 | VCU | Martin Stamps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Stephen Richmond (SG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF) Uang Huang, James Louie, William Lim, Tom Hawkins | |
| Subs | VCU | Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Jeff Jackson steals it from Stephen Richmond | 13-12 |
| 12:00 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Carpenter | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Walter Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 13-12 |
| 11:34 | VCU | Chester Corey pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:13 | VCU | Martin Stamps is whistled for a carry | 13-12 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Rhodes (C) Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:55 | Kent State | William Rhodes loses the dribble to Walter Pitts | 13-12 |
| 10:51 | VCU | Walter Pitts hits the finger roll | 13-14 |
| 10:37 | Kent State | Fa Hou scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Richmond | 16-14 |
| 10:18 | VCU | Walter Pitts drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Vegas | 16-16 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter can't connect on a floater in the lane | 16-16 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | William Rhodes misses the tip | 16-16 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter snags the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond's floater is tipped away by Martin Stamps | 16-16 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter snags the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Fa Hou | 18-16 |
| 08:53 | VCU | Martin Stamps buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Todd Vegas | 18-18 |
| 08:42 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond is fouled on the floor by Walter Pitts - foul #2 on Walter Pitts, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), William Lim (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF), Dennis Davis (C) Fa Hou, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter, William Rhodes | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Scott Manuel (SF), Eric Rigby (PF), James Napper (C) Todd Vegas, Walter Pitts, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond is called for traveling | 18-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (SG) Stephen Richmond | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:00 | VCU | James Napper comes up short on the shot from the right block | 18-18 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | James Louie pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Uang Huang (fresh) SG - James Louie (fresh) SF - William Lim (fresh) PF - Tom Hawkins (fresh) C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) SG - Roger Fischer (fresh) SF - Scott Manuel (fresh) PF - Eric Rigby (fresh) C - James Napper (fresh) | |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Uang Huang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Zellmer - foul #1 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Uang Huang makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:54 | Kent State | Uang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:35 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer is fouled on the floor by Uang Huang - foul #2 on Uang Huang, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG) Uang Huang | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:15 | VCU | Scott Manuel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 20-18 |
| 07:14 | VCU | Scott Manuel grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:58 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | William Lim misses the runner in the paint | 20-18 |
| 06:44 | VCU | The rebound goes to Roger Fischer | 20-18 |
| 06:26 | VCU | Roger Fischer makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Tom Hawkins | 22-21 |
| 05:59 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 05:42 | Kent State | James Napper steps in front of the James Louie pass | 22-24 |
| 05:31 | VCU | Roger Fischer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | William Lim snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Lim and he's fouled by Scott Manuel - foul #2 on Scott Manuel, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Charles Eastland (SF), Henry Carpenter (PF), William Rhodes (C) James Louie, William Lim, Tom Hawkins, Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Martin Stamps (SF), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Roger Fischer, Scott Manuel, Eric Rigby, James Napper | |
| 05:06 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:48 | VCU | Todd Vegas connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Zellmer | 25-26 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Charles Eastland hits the follow up shot | 27-26 |
| 04:12 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 27-26 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Zellmer - foul #2 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Walter Pitts (SG) Todd Vegas, Kevin Zellmer | |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Richmond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Eastland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Pitts (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) | |
| 03:48 | VCU | Henry Carpenter steals the ball from Martin Stamps | 29-26 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | Henry Carpenter knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Fa Hou | 31-26 |
| 03:02 | VCU | Martin Stamps scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 02:47 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses long on a shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 02:45 | VCU | Martin Stamps snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Walter Pitts misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Eastland - foul #1 on Charles Eastland, team foul #5 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (SG), Dennis Davis (C) Stephen Richmond, William Rhodes | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:25 | VCU | Walter Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Walter Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Charles Eastland grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 02:13 | Kent State | Charles Eastland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 01:50 | VCU | Chester Corey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Charles Eastland | 31-30 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Fa Hou drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Davis | 34-30 |
| 01:36 | VCU | Jeff Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (SG), William Lim (SF), Tom Hawkins (PF) Fa Hou, Charles Eastland, Henry Carpenter | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SF), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Martin Stamps, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Scott Manuel is called for the reach on James Louie - foul #3 on Scott Manuel, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | William Rhodes (PF) Tom Hawkins | |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (C) Scott Manuel | |
| 01:16 | Kent State | James Louie makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | James Louie makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:05 | VCU | Walter Pitts can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 36-30 |
| 01:04 | VCU | Walter Pitts snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:52 | VCU | Todd Vegas is whistled for a carry | 36-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Richmond (SG) James Louie | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | William Lim hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 00:34 | VCU | Todd Vegas gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses short on a floater in the lane | 36-30 |
| 00:15 | VCU | Todd Vegas grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:05 | VCU | William Lim steps in front of the Todd Vegas pass | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Dennis Davis can't finish the layup | 36-30 |