| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) SG - Walter Pitts (fresh) SF - Martin Stamps (fresh) PF - Chester Corey (fresh) C - Jeff Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Scott Moore (fresh) SG - Michael Story (fresh) SF - Scott McBroom (fresh) PF - James Arocha (fresh) C - Charles Gamboa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Chester Corey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | VCU | Chester Corey is hacked by Charles Gamboa - foul #1 on Charles Gamboa, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | VCU | James Arocha steps in front of the Louis May pass | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Drexel | Scott McBroom buries a shot from close range set up by Michael Story and the foul's on Walter Pitts - foul #1 on Walter Pitts, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Drexel | Scott McBroom misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | VCU | Charles Gamboa denies the turnaround by Louis May | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Scott Moore | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Drexel | Martin Stamps picks off the pass by James Arocha | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | VCU | Martin Stamps banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Drexel | James Arocha buries a runner from the baseline set up by Scott Moore | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | VCU | Louis May hits a jump hook from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | VCU | Chester Corey grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | VCU | Martin Stamps clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | VCU | Jeff Jackson tips it in | 6-4 |
| 17:23 | Drexel | Jeff Jackson swats the dunk try by Scott McBroom | 6-4 |
| 17:22 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa tips it in | 6-6 |
| 17:09 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 17:08 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:51 | Drexel | James Arocha can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 16:50 | Drexel | James Arocha grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:37 | Drexel | Martin Stamps steals the ball from James Arocha | 6-6 |
| 16:17 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Gamboa - foul #2 on Charles Gamboa, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Kevin Zellmer (SG), Scott Manuel (SF), James Napper (PF) Louis May, Walter Pitts, Martin Stamps, Chester Corey | |
| Subs | Drexel | Shane Garrett (SF), Stacy Fletcher (PF), James Cage (C) Scott McBroom, James Arocha, Charles Gamboa | |
| 16:17 | VCU | Jeff Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:17 | VCU | Jeff Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:10 | Drexel | Shane Garrett is hacked by James Napper - foul #1 on James Napper, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | VCU | Eric Rigby (PF) Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Tommy Kinne (PG) Scott Moore | |
| 16:05 | Drexel | Shane Garrett is whistled for a carry | 8-6 |
| 15:49 | VCU | Eric Rigby buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Todd Vegas | 11-6 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) SF - Scott Manuel (fresh) PF - Eric Rigby (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Napper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Tommy Kinne (fresh) SG - Michael Story (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Garrett (fresh) PF - Stacy Fletcher (fresh) C - James Cage (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Drexel | Michael Story hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Tommy Kinne | 11-9 |
| 15:12 | VCU | James Napper misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 15:11 | Drexel | James Cage pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:48 | Drexel | Shane Garrett is fouled on the floor by Eric Rigby - foul #1 on Eric Rigby, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG) Eric Rigby | |
| Subs | Drexel | Scott Moore (PG), Scott McBroom (SF), James Arocha (PF) Michael Story, Shane Garrett, Stacy Fletcher | |
| 14:35 | Drexel | James Cage connects on the floater from the right side set up by Scott Moore | 11-11 |
| 14:22 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-11 |
| 14:21 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Scott Moore | 11-11 |
| 14:14 | Drexel | Tommy Kinne misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kevin Zellmer - foul #1 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Pitts (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Chester Corey (PF), Jeff Jackson (C) Todd Vegas, Kevin Zellmer, Scott Manuel, James Napper | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 14:14 | Drexel | Tommy Kinne makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:14 | Drexel | Tommy Kinne makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:58 | VCU | Scott Moore is called for the reach on Jeff Jackson - foul #1 on Scott Moore, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Donald Beck (C) James Cage | |
| 13:39 | VCU | Martin Stamps hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 11-13 |
| 13:38 | VCU | Jeff Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:24 | VCU | Jeff Jackson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Louis May | 14-13 |
| 13:06 | Drexel | Scott Moore misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 13:05 | VCU | Louis May pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:50 | VCU | Chester Corey is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Chester Corey, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Michael Story (SG) Tommy Kinne | |
| 12:42 | Drexel | Scott Moore misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 12:41 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jeff Jackson | 14-13 |
| 12:36 | VCU | Louis May buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Martin Stamps | 17-13 |
| 12:19 | Drexel | Scott McBroom is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Scott McBroom, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (SG), Scott Manuel (PF), James Napper (C) Walter Pitts, Chester Corey, Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Shane Garrett (SF), Stacy Fletcher (PF), James Cage (C) Scott McBroom, James Arocha, Donald Beck | |
| 12:05 | VCU | Todd Vegas loses the dribble to Shane Garrett | 17-13 |
| 12:02 | Drexel | Scott Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from Shane Garrett | 17-15 |
| 11:42 | VCU | Scott Manuel misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 11:41 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher grabs the board | 17-15 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Vegas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Stamps (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Manuel (fresh) C - James Napper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Scott Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Story (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stacy Fletcher (fresh) C - James Cage (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Michael Story | 17-17 |
| 11:18 | VCU | Stacy Fletcher steals it from Louis May | 17-17 |
| 11:09 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher slams it home on a nice dish by Scott Moore and the foul's on Scott Manuel - foul #1 on Scott Manuel, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Pitts (SG), Chester Corey (PF) Louis May, Martin Stamps | |
| Subs | Drexel | Tommy Kinne (PG), Scott McBroom (SF) Scott Moore, Shane Garrett | |
| 11:09 | Drexel | Stacy Fletcher misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:09 | VCU | Scott Manuel pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Scott Manuel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | VCU | Jeff Jackson (C) James Napper | |
| Subs | Drexel | James Arocha (PF), Donald Beck (C) Stacy Fletcher, James Cage | |
| 10:27 | Drexel | James Arocha can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Chester Corey - foul #2 on Chester Corey, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | VCU | James Napper (PF) Chester Corey | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 10:27 | Drexel | James Arocha misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:27 | Drexel | James Arocha makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:05 | VCU | Jeff Jackson misses the easy layup | 17-20 |
| 10:04 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Donald Beck | 17-20 |
| 09:59 | Drexel | Scott McBroom drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Tommy Kinne | 17-22 |
| 09:36 | VCU | Scott Manuel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG), Kevin Zellmer (SG), Eric Rigby (SF) Todd Vegas, Walter Pitts, Scott Manuel | |
| Subs | Drexel | Scott Moore (PG), Shane Garrett (SF), James Cage (C) Tommy Kinne, Scott McBroom, Donald Beck | |
| 09:34 | Drexel | Scott Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Louis May - foul #1 on Louis May, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| 09:34 | Drexel | Scott Moore makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:34 | Drexel | Scott Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:21 | VCU | Louis May buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Zellmer | 20-24 |
| 09:04 | Drexel | Michael Story drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 08:54 | VCU | James Napper makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Louis May | 22-27 |
| 08:35 | Drexel | James Cage misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 08:33 | VCU | Jeff Jackson snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 08:10 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer connects on the floater from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 07:59 | Drexel | Eric Rigby steals the ball from Scott Moore | 24-27 |
| 07:39 | VCU | Louis May misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-27 |
| 07:38 | Drexel | The rebound goes to James Arocha | 24-27 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Rigby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Napper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Scott Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Story (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Arocha (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Cage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Drexel | James Napper steals the ball from Scott Moore | 24-27 |
| 07:16 | VCU | James Napper hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Louis May | 26-27 |
| 06:56 | Drexel | Shane Garrett misses the fadeaway in the lane | 26-27 |
| 06:55 | VCU | James Napper gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 06:50 | VCU | Louis May can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 06:49 | VCU | James Napper grabs the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 06:34 | VCU | Kevin Zellmer connects on the jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 06:18 | Drexel | Michael Story is hacked by Kevin Zellmer - foul #2 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Todd Vegas (PG), Walter Pitts (SG), Martin Stamps (SF), Scott Manuel (PF) Louis May, Kevin Zellmer, Eric Rigby, James Napper | |
| Subs | Drexel | Tommy Kinne (PG), Scott McBroom (SF), Stacy Fletcher (PF), Donald Beck (C) Scott Moore, Shane Garrett, James Arocha, James Cage | |
| 06:18 | Drexel | Michael Story makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:18 | Drexel | Michael Story makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:51 | VCU | Martin Stamps hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Todd Vegas | 31-29 |
| 05:32 | Drexel | Tommy Kinne is fouled on the floor by Scott Manuel - foul #2 on Scott Manuel, team foul #10 | 31-29 |
| Subs | VCU | James Napper (PF) Scott Manuel | |
| Subs | Drexel | Jerry Frederick (PG) Michael Story | |
| 05:32 | Drexel | Tommy Kinne makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:32 | Drexel | Tommy Kinne misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:32 | VCU | Jeff Jackson grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 05:27 | VCU | Jeff Jackson buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Napper | 33-30 |
| 05:11 | Drexel | Tommy Kinne makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Scott McBroom | 33-32 |
| 04:53 | VCU | Tommy Kinne steals it from Jeff Jackson | 33-32 |
| 04:48 | Drexel | Scott McBroom slams it home on a nice dish by Tommy Kinne | 33-34 |
| 04:38 | VCU | James Napper buries a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Stacy Fletcher - foul #1 on Stacy Fletcher, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | VCU | Louis May (PG) Jeff Jackson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Scott Moore (PG) Jerry Frederick | |
| 04:38 | VCU | James Napper misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 04:38 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Scott McBroom | 35-34 |
| 04:22 | Drexel | Scott McBroom misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 04:21 | Drexel | Scott Moore tips it home | 35-36 |
| 04:15 | VCU | Louis May connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Martin Stamps | 37-36 |
| 04:07 | Drexel | Scott Moore connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Scott McBroom | 37-38 |
| 03:47 | VCU | Martin Stamps hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 03:45 | VCU | Martin Stamps pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 03:23 | VCU | Todd Vegas misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stacy Fletcher - foul #2 on Stacy Fletcher, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Zellmer (SF), Chester Corey (PF), Scott Manuel (C) Walter Pitts, Martin Stamps, James Napper | |
| Subs | Drexel | Michael Story (SG), Shane Garrett (SF), James Arocha (PF), Charles Gamboa (C) Tommy Kinne, Scott McBroom, Stacy Fletcher, Donald Beck | |
| 03:23 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 03:23 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Louis May (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Vegas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Zellmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chester Corey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Manuel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Scott Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Story (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Garrett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Arocha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Gamboa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Drexel | Todd Vegas picks off the pass by Scott Moore | 39-38 |
| 03:04 | VCU | Louis May misses the easy layup | 39-38 |
| 03:02 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 02:42 | Drexel | Charles Gamboa clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 02:41 | Drexel | Shane Garrett hits the follow up shot | 39-40 |
| 02:29 | VCU | Michael Story is called for the reach on Todd Vegas - foul #1 on Michael Story, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| 02:29 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 02:29 | VCU | Todd Vegas makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 02:06 | Drexel | Scott Moore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Zellmer - foul #3 on Kevin Zellmer, team foul #11 | 41-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Matt Coffey (PG), Roger Fischer (SG), Eric Rigby (SF) Louis May, Todd Vegas, Kevin Zellmer | |
| Subs | Drexel | Scott McBroom (SF) Shane Garrett | |
| 02:06 | Drexel | Scott Moore makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 02:06 | Drexel | Scott Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 01:46 | VCU | Chester Corey misses badly on a runner in the paint | 41-42 |
| 01:44 | Drexel | Scott McBroom gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 01:31 | Drexel | Scott McBroom misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Eric Rigby - foul #2 on Eric Rigby, team foul #12 | 41-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Walter Pitts (SG), Martin Stamps (SF) Roger Fischer, Eric Rigby | |
| Subs | Drexel | Tommy Kinne (PG) Scott Moore | |
| 01:31 | Drexel | Scott McBroom misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 01:31 | Drexel | Scott McBroom makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 01:19 | VCU | Walter Pitts clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 01:17 | Drexel | James Arocha gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 00:54 | Drexel | Michael Story hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 00:52 | VCU | Scott Manuel pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 00:29 | VCU | Martin Stamps misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 00:28 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Michael Story | 41-43 |
| 00:02 | Drexel | James Arocha comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Walter Pitts gets the rebound | 41-43 |