| Lineup | VCU | PG - Zachary Shanks (fresh) SG - Gerard Dull (fresh) SF - Michael Macpherson (fresh) PF - David Hanson (fresh) C - Jessie Partee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Sloan (fresh) SG - Gale Wood (fresh) SF - Gary Murphy (fresh) PF - Brian Mitchel (fresh) C - Randy Gunn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Drexel | Brian Mitchel 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) | |
| 19:37 | Drexel | Brian Mitchel loses the dribble to Gerard Dull | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | VCU | Gerard Dull drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Drexel | Gale Wood misses the lay-in | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Drexel | Gary Murphy tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | VCU | Zachary Shanks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | VCU | David Hanson tips it in | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Drexel | Robert Sloan scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Mitchel | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | VCU | Michael Macpherson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | VCU | Zachary Shanks tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 17:34 | Drexel | David Hanson steals it from Gale Wood | 7-5 |
| 17:13 | VCU | Zachary Shanks misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Sloan - foul #1 on Robert Sloan, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 17:13 | VCU | Zachary Shanks misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:13 | VCU | Zachary Shanks makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:55 | Drexel | Gary Murphy can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 8-5 |
| 16:54 | VCU | Michael Macpherson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:38 | VCU | Gerard Dull lays it up and in on a great pass from Zachary Shanks | 10-5 |
| 16:16 | Drexel | Brian Mitchel knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Sloan | 10-7 |
| 16:10 | VCU | Zachary Shanks knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gerard Dull | 12-7 |
| 15:54 | Drexel | Gary Murphy misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Hanson - foul #1 on David Hanson, team foul #1 | 12-7 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Dikembe Abdalla (PG), Heath Weir (SG), James Hinds (C) Robert Sloan, Gale Wood, Randy Gunn | |
| 15:54 | Drexel | Gary Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:54 | Drexel | Gary Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Zachary Shanks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerard Dull (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Macpherson (fresh) PF - David Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jessie Partee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) SG - Heath Weir (fresh) SF - Gary Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Mitchel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hinds (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | VCU | Jessie Partee misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdalla - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdalla, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Zollars (SG) Gerard Dull | |
| Subs | Drexel | William McDermott (SF) Gary Murphy | |
| 15:36 | VCU | Jessie Partee misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 15:36 | VCU | Jessie Partee misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 15:36 | Drexel | The rebound goes to James Hinds | 12-9 |
| 15:21 | Drexel | James Hinds can't finish the layup | 12-9 |
| 15:20 | Drexel | Heath Weir tips it but misses | 12-9 |
| 15:18 | Drexel | James Hinds tips it in | 12-11 |
| 15:10 | VCU | David Hanson hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Zachary Shanks | 15-11 |
| 14:52 | Drexel | Dikembe Abdalla misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 14:51 | VCU | Jessie Partee grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 14:33 | VCU | Michael Macpherson is fouled on the floor by William McDermott - foul #1 on William McDermott, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | VCU | George Burkett (PG), Gerard Dull (SG), Larry Olmos (SF), Curtis Schacher (C) Zachary Shanks, Michael Macpherson, David Hanson, Jessie Partee | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Sloan (PG), Gale Wood (SG), Randy Gunn (C) Dikembe Abdalla, William McDermott, Brian Mitchel | |
| 14:17 | VCU | George Burkett is fouled on the floor by Robert Sloan - foul #2 on Robert Sloan, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Dikembe Abdalla (PG), Gary Murphy (SF) Robert Sloan, Heath Weir | |
| 14:04 | VCU | Gerard Dull double dribbles | 15-11 |
| 13:35 | Drexel | Gale Wood misses the 3 from straight away | 15-11 |
| 13:33 | VCU | Curtis Schacher grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 13:29 | VCU | George Burkett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 13:28 | Drexel | Randy Gunn gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 13:04 | Drexel | Gerard Dull is called for the reach on Gale Wood - foul #1 on Gerard Dull, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Zachary Shanks (PG), Michael Macpherson (SF), David Hanson (PF) George Burkett, Larry Olmos, Robert Zollars | |
| Subs | Drexel | Heath Weir (PF) Randy Gunn | |
| 12:44 | Drexel | Heath Weir can't finish the layup but the foul's on Zachary Shanks - foul #1 on Zachary Shanks, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | VCU | George Burkett (SG) Gerard Dull | |
| Subs | Drexel | Randy Gunn (C) James Hinds | |
| 12:44 | Drexel | Heath Weir makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:44 | Drexel | Heath Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:25 | VCU | Michael Macpherson clanks a shot in the paint | 15-13 |
| 12:23 | Drexel | Heath Weir gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:16 | Drexel | Gale Wood misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 12:14 | VCU | Zachary Shanks snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 12:08 | VCU | David Hanson makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Zachary Shanks and the foul's on Heath Weir - foul #1 on Heath Weir, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Zollars (SG), Jessie Partee (C) George Burkett, Curtis Schacher | |
| Subs | Drexel | Brian Mitchel (PF) Gary Murphy | |
| 12:08 | VCU | David Hanson makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:00 | Drexel | Randy Gunn scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Brian Mitchel | 18-15 |
| 11:50 | VCU | Robert Zollars scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by David Hanson | 20-15 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Zachary Shanks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zollars (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Macpherson (fresh) PF - David Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jessie Partee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Dikembe Abdalla (fairly fresh) SG - Gale Wood (fresh) SF - Heath Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Mitchel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Gunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Drexel | Randy Gunn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 11:34 | VCU | Robert Zollars snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 11:13 | VCU | Zachary Shanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | VCU | Gerard Dull (SG) Robert Zollars | |
| Subs | Drexel | Elias McDuffey (PG), William McDermott (SF), James Hinds (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Gale Wood, Randy Gunn | |
| 10:56 | Drexel | William McDermott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 10:54 | VCU | Gerard Dull gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:49 | VCU | James Hinds swats the short shot by Jessie Partee | 20-15 |
| 10:47 | Drexel | Elias McDuffey grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 10:40 | Drexel | Elias McDuffey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | VCU | George Burkett (PG) Zachary Shanks | |
| Subs | Drexel | Gary Murphy (SF) William McDermott | |
| 10:28 | VCU | George Burkett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 10:26 | Drexel | Brian Mitchel pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:00 | Drexel | James Hinds hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 09:58 | VCU | David Hanson grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 09:46 | VCU | Gary Murphy steals the ball from Michael Macpherson | 20-15 |
| 09:34 | Drexel | Elias McDuffey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-15 |
| 09:33 | VCU | David Hanson grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 09:20 | VCU | Gerard Dull connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Burkett | 22-15 |
| 08:58 | Drexel | James Hinds misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jessie Partee - foul #1 on Jessie Partee, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | VCU | Zachary Shanks (PG), Larry Olmos (SF), Robert Zollars (PF), Curtis Schacher (C) Gerard Dull, Michael Macpherson, David Hanson, Jessie Partee | |
| Subs | Drexel | Dikembe Abdalla (PG), Gale Wood (SG), Randy Gunn (C) Elias McDuffey, Heath Weir, Brian Mitchel | |
| 08:58 | Drexel | James Hinds misses the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:58 | Drexel | James Hinds misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:58 | VCU | The rebound goes to Robert Zollars | 22-15 |
| 08:39 | VCU | Robert Zollars makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Larry Olmos | 25-15 |
| 08:18 | Drexel | Randy Gunn blows the layup | 25-15 |
| 08:17 | Drexel | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Gunn | 25-15 |
| 08:06 | Drexel | Randy Gunn misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Curtis Schacher - foul #1 on Curtis Schacher, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| Subs | VCU | David Hanson (PF) George Burkett | |
| Subs | Drexel | William McDermott (SF), Brian Mitchel (PF) Gary Murphy, James Hinds | |
| 08:06 | Drexel | Randy Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:06 | Drexel | Randy Gunn misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:06 | VCU | David Hanson grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 07:49 | VCU | William McDermott steals it from Robert Zollars | 25-16 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Zachary Shanks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zollars (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Olmos (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Schacher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) SG - Gale Wood (fresh) SF - William McDermott (fresh) PF - Brian Mitchel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Gunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Drexel | Gale Wood clanks a floater from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 07:24 | VCU | Robert Zollars pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Curtis Schacher can't finish the layup but the foul's on Randy Gunn - foul #1 on Randy Gunn, team foul #6 | 25-16 |
| Subs | VCU | Gerard Dull (SG), Michael Macpherson (SF) Robert Zollars, Larry Olmos | |
| Subs | Drexel | Gary Murphy (SF) William McDermott | |
| 07:03 | VCU | Curtis Schacher makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Curtis Schacher misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:03 | Drexel | Randy Gunn snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| 06:46 | Drexel | Gale Wood can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-16 |
| 06:44 | Drexel | Randy Gunn tips it in | 26-18 |
| 06:31 | VCU | Curtis Schacher misses the floater from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 06:30 | Drexel | Randy Gunn grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 06:25 | Drexel | Gale Wood's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Schacher | 26-18 |
| 06:24 | Drexel | Dikembe Abdalla tips it but misses | 26-18 |
| 06:22 | VCU | David Hanson grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Michael Macpherson misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Mitchel - foul #1 on Brian Mitchel, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | VCU | Jessie Partee (C) Curtis Schacher | |
| Subs | Drexel | Heath Weir (PF), James Hinds (C) Brian Mitchel, Randy Gunn | |
| 06:15 | VCU | Michael Macpherson makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Michael Macpherson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:56 | Drexel | Dikembe Abdalla is hacked by Zachary Shanks - foul #2 on Zachary Shanks, team foul #6 | 28-18 |
| Subs | VCU | George Burkett (PG), Robert Zollars (PF) Zachary Shanks, David Hanson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Elias McDuffey (PG) Dikembe Abdalla | |
| 05:43 | Drexel | Heath Weir misses the jumper in the lane | 28-18 |
| 05:42 | VCU | Michael Macpherson gets the rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:26 | VCU | Robert Zollars misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Gale Wood - foul #1 on Gale Wood, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | William McDermott (SF), Randy Gunn (C) Gale Wood, Gary Murphy | |
| 05:26 | VCU | Robert Zollars misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:26 | VCU | Robert Zollars makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 05:09 | Drexel | James Hinds misses the dunk | 29-18 |
| 05:08 | VCU | The rebound goes to Michael Macpherson | 29-18 |
| 04:49 | VCU | George Burkett is whistled for traveling | 29-18 |
| Subs | VCU | David Hanson (PF) Robert Zollars | |
| Subs | Drexel | Dikembe Abdalla (PG) Elias McDuffey | |
| 04:37 | Drexel | Dikembe Abdalla clanks a floater from the right side | 29-18 |
| 04:35 | VCU | Michael Macpherson gets the rebound | 29-18 |
| 04:21 | VCU | George Burkett hits a 3 from the right corner | 32-18 |
| 04:17 | Drexel | Michael Macpherson steals it from Heath Weir | 32-18 |
| 03:56 | VCU | Michael Macpherson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-18 |
| 03:55 | Drexel | James Hinds pulls down the rebound | 32-18 |
| 03:31 | Drexel | Dikembe Abdalla hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-18 |
| 03:30 | Drexel | William McDermott snags the offensive board | 32-18 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - George Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerard Dull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Macpherson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Partee (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) SG - Heath Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - William McDermott (fresh) PF - James Hinds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Gunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Drexel | James Hinds can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-18 |
| 03:16 | VCU | The rebound goes to David Hanson | 32-18 |
| 02:54 | VCU | Michael Macpherson misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-18 |
| 02:53 | VCU | Michael Macpherson tips it in | 34-18 |
| 02:37 | Drexel | William McDermott is hacked by Michael Macpherson - foul #1 on Michael Macpherson, team foul #7 | 34-18 |
| Subs | VCU | Zachary Shanks (PG), Robert Zollars (SG), Larry Olmos (SF), Curtis Schacher (C) George Burkett, Gerard Dull, Michael Macpherson, Jessie Partee | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Sloan (PG), Gale Wood (SG), Brian Mitchel (PF) Dikembe Abdalla, Heath Weir, James Hinds | |
| 02:37 | Drexel | William McDermott makes the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 02:37 | Drexel | William McDermott misses the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 02:37 | VCU | Curtis Schacher snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 02:14 | VCU | Zachary Shanks can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-19 |
| 02:13 | Drexel | Gale Wood gets the rebound | 34-19 |
| 02:05 | Drexel | Robert Sloan is hacked by Zachary Shanks - foul #3 on Zachary Shanks, team foul #8 | 34-19 |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel McGuire (PG), Harvey Stevenson (C) Zachary Shanks, David Hanson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Gary Murphy (SF) William McDermott | |
| 02:05 | Drexel | Robert Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 02:05 | Drexel | Robert Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 01:50 | VCU | Daniel McGuire comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-21 |
| 01:49 | Drexel | Gary Murphy grabs the board | 34-21 |
| 01:33 | Drexel | Randy Gunn is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Randy Gunn, team foul #9 | 34-21 |
| Subs | VCU | George Burkett (PG) Daniel McGuire | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 01:24 | VCU | Robert Zollars misses the lay-in | 34-21 |
| 01:23 | Drexel | Gary Murphy pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 01:16 | Drexel | Robert Sloan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-21 |
| 01:14 | VCU | Curtis Schacher snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| 00:50 | VCU | Larry Olmos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-21 |
| Subs | VCU | David Hanson (PF) Harvey Stevenson | |
| Subs | Drexel | James Hinds (C) Randy Gunn | |
| 00:32 | Drexel | Brian Mitchel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-21 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Macpherson (SF) Larry Olmos | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 00:17 | VCU | George Burkett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-21 |
| 00:16 | VCU | David Hanson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 00:00 | VCU | George Burkett makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-21 |