| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) PF - Kevin Holliday (fresh) C - William England (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Paul Stem (fresh) SG - Robert Rix (fresh) SF - Richard Cravens (fresh) PF - Ronald Campbell (fresh) C - Kenneth Brott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | San Jose State | Paul Stem makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | VCU | Terry Nobles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | VCU | William England grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | VCU | Robert Rix takes the ball from Joshua Johnson | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Rix | 0-5 |
| 18:54 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | San Jose State | Paul Stem connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Brott | 0-8 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Joshua Johnson misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Brott - foul #1 on Kenneth Brott, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Joshua Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 1-8 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Joshua Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-8 |
| 18:25 | San Jose State | Kenneth Brott grabs the defensive rebound | 1-8 |
| 18:16 | San Jose State | Joshua Johnson steals it from Richard Cravens | 1-8 |
| 18:04 | VCU | Terry Nobles misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 1-8 |
| 18:03 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Garrow | 1-8 |
| 17:50 | VCU | Richard Cravens picks off the pass by Joshua Johnson | 1-8 |
| 17:40 | San Jose State | Paul Stem misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-8 |
| 17:38 | VCU | Terry Nobles grabs the board | 1-8 |
| 17:34 | VCU | Terry Nobles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-8 |
| 17:18 | San Jose State | Paul Stem misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 1-8 |
| 17:16 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell grabs the offensive board | 1-8 |
| 17:04 | San Jose State | Kenneth Brott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-8 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell (SG) Robert Rix | |
| 16:37 | VCU | Joshua Johnson lays it up and in set up by Ronnie Garrow | 3-8 |
| 16:23 | San Jose State | Paul Stem makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Ezzell | 3-11 |
| 16:04 | VCU | Kevin Holliday misses short on a jumper in the paint | 3-11 |
| 16:02 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-11 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Holliday (fairly fresh) C - William England (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Paul Stem (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Benjamin Ezzell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Cravens (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Brott (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:56 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens's floater is tipped away by Kevin Holliday | 3-11 |
| 15:55 | VCU | The rebound goes to Kevin Holliday | 3-11 |
| 15:49 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Campbell - foul #1 on Ronald Campbell, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (SG), Vincent Donovan (SF), John Porter (C) Terry Nobles, Joshua Johnson, William England | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lee Morgan (SF), Stephen Woodward (PF), Frank Nolan (C) Richard Cravens, Ronald Campbell, Kenneth Brott | |
| 15:49 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:49 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:49 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:39 | San Jose State | Vincent Donovan is called for the reach on Benjamin Ezzell - foul #1 on Vincent Donovan, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (PG) Ronnie Garrow | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Rix (PG) Paul Stem | |
| 15:26 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward is hacked by Kevin Holliday - foul #1 on Kevin Holliday, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| 15:18 | San Jose State | Lee Morgan buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Rix | 4-14 |
| 15:04 | VCU | Alvin Winningham misses long on a jumper from the left side | 4-14 |
| 15:03 | VCU | Vincent Donovan can't tip it in | 4-14 |
| 15:01 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Frank Nolan | 4-14 |
| 14:38 | San Jose State | Robert Rix connects on the jumper from close range set up by Stephen Woodward and he's fouled by James Stout - foul #1 on James Stout, team foul #3 | 4-16 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG), Joshua Johnson (SF) James Stout, Kevin Holliday | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 14:38 | San Jose State | Robert Rix makes the free throw | 4-17 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Alvin Winningham misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-17 |
| 14:18 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan pulls down the rebound | 4-17 |
| 13:52 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan blows the layup | 4-17 |
| 13:51 | VCU | John Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 4-17 |
| 13:26 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Johnson | 7-17 |
| 13:14 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan drills a turnaround in the lane | 7-19 |
| 12:46 | VCU | Joshua Johnson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-19 |
| 12:44 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 12:37 | San Jose State | Robert Rix scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Ezzell | 7-22 |
| 12:21 | VCU | Alvin Winningham connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Porter | 9-22 |
| 12:12 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-22 |
| 12:11 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward tips it in | 9-24 |
| 11:55 | VCU | Joshua Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-24 |
| 11:54 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Frank Nolan | 9-24 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Winningham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Donovan (fairly fresh) C - John Porter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Robert Rix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ezzell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lee Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Woodward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Nolan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lee Morgan | 9-26 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Vincent Donovan misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Woodward - foul #1 on Stephen Woodward, team foul #3 | 9-26 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (PG), Terry Nobles (SG), Kevin Holliday (PF), William England (C) Ronnie Garrow, Alvin Winningham, Joshua Johnson, John Porter | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Stem (PG), Wayne Baker (SG), Richard Cravens (SF), Ronald Campbell (PF), Kenneth Brott (C) Robert Rix, Benjamin Ezzell, Lee Morgan, Stephen Woodward, Frank Nolan | |
| 11:24 | VCU | Vincent Donovan misses the 1st free throw | 9-26 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Vincent Donovan misses the 2nd free throw | 9-26 |
| 11:24 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell gets the rebound | 9-26 |
| 11:11 | San Jose State | Terry Nobles is called for the reach on Richard Cravens - foul #1 on Terry Nobles, team foul #4 | 9-26 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Barrow (SF) Vincent Donovan | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 11:04 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell is hacked by Kevin Holliday - foul #2 on Kevin Holliday, team foul #5 | 9-26 |
| Subs | VCU | Vincent Donovan (PF) Kevin Holliday | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 10:54 | San Jose State | Kenneth Brott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-26 |
| 10:41 | VCU | Vincent Donovan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-26 |
| 10:39 | VCU | Vincent Donovan snags the offensive board | 9-26 |
| 10:21 | VCU | Albert Barrow knocks in the jumper from the left block | 11-26 |
| 10:01 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Vincent Donovan - foul #2 on Vincent Donovan, team foul #6 | 11-26 |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (PG), John Porter (PF) James Stout, Vincent Donovan | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 10:01 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 11-27 |
| 10:01 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 11-27 |
| 10:01 | San Jose State | Kenneth Brott pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 09:56 | San Jose State | Paul Stem misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-27 |
| 09:55 | San Jose State | Kenneth Brott hits the follow up shot | 11-29 |
| 09:36 | VCU | John Porter's pass is intercepted by Wayne Baker | 11-29 |
| 09:14 | San Jose State | Paul Stem hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Brott | 11-31 |
| 09:03 | VCU | John Porter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-31 |
| 09:02 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens grabs the board | 11-31 |
| 08:47 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Porter - foul #1 on John Porter, team foul #7 | 11-31 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG), Joshua Johnson (SF) Alvin Winningham, Albert Barrow | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell (SG) Wayne Baker | |
| 08:47 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens makes the 1st free throw | 11-32 |
| 08:47 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens makes the 2nd free throw | 11-33 |
| 08:35 | VCU | Terry Nobles misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Campbell - foul #2 on Ronald Campbell, team foul #4 | 11-33 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward (PF) Ronald Campbell | |
| 08:35 | VCU | Terry Nobles makes the 1st free throw | 12-33 |
| 08:35 | VCU | Terry Nobles misses the 2nd free throw | 12-33 |
| 08:35 | San Jose State | Kenneth Brott snags the defensive board | 12-33 |
| 08:24 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-33 |
| 08:22 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell tips it but misses | 12-33 |
| 08:21 | VCU | Joshua Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-33 |
| 08:00 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-33 |
| 07:58 | VCU | William England tips it in | 14-33 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Porter (fresh) C - William England (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Paul Stem (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Benjamin Ezzell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Cravens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Brott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:49 | San Jose State | Paul Stem's pass is intercepted by Joshua Johnson | 14-33 |
| 07:45 | VCU | Joshua Johnson dunks the ball | 16-33 |
| 07:28 | San Jose State | Ronnie Garrow picks off the pass by Stephen Woodward | 16-33 |
| 07:25 | VCU | Terry Nobles hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronnie Garrow | 18-33 |
| 07:17 | San Jose State | Paul Stem can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 18-33 |
| 07:15 | VCU | Joshua Johnson snags the defensive board | 18-33 |
| 06:52 | VCU | William England misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 18-33 |
| 06:50 | San Jose State | Kenneth Brott grabs the board | 18-33 |
| 06:46 | San Jose State | William England steals the ball from Richard Cravens | 18-33 |
| 06:32 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow loses the ball out of bounds | 18-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (SG) Terry Nobles | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Rix (PG), Lee Morgan (SF), Frank Nolan (PF) Paul Stem, Richard Cravens, Stephen Woodward | |
| 06:24 | San Jose State | Robert Rix is hacked by Ronnie Garrow - foul #1 on Ronnie Garrow, team foul #8 | 18-33 |
| 06:24 | San Jose State | Robert Rix makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 06:24 | San Jose State | Robert Rix makes the 2nd free throw | 18-35 |
| 06:05 | VCU | Kenneth Brott swats the short shot by Joshua Johnson | 18-35 |
| 06:04 | San Jose State | Kenneth Brott pulls down the rebound | 18-35 |
| 05:53 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell is fouled on the floor by John Porter - foul #2 on John Porter, team foul #9 | 18-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Barrow (SF), Kevin Holliday (PF) Joshua Johnson, John Porter | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 05:53 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell makes the 1st free throw | 18-36 |
| 05:53 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-37 |
| 05:33 | VCU | Albert Barrow is fouled on the floor by Frank Nolan - foul #1 on Frank Nolan, team foul #5 | 18-37 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (PG) Ronnie Garrow | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Stem (PG) Benjamin Ezzell | |
| 05:06 | VCU | Albert Barrow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 18-37 |
| 05:05 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Frank Nolan | 18-37 |
| 04:45 | San Jose State | Paul Stem makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Rix | 18-39 |
| 04:31 | VCU | Kevin Holliday misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-39 |
| 04:30 | VCU | William England can't tip it in | 18-39 |
| 04:28 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan snags the defensive board | 18-39 |
| 04:16 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Lee Morgan and he's fouled by Kevin Holliday - foul #3 on Kevin Holliday, team foul #10 | 18-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG), Joshua Johnson (SF), Vincent Donovan (PF) James Stout, Albert Barrow, Kevin Holliday | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell (SG), Richard Cravens (SF), Stephen Woodward (PF) Paul Stem, Lee Morgan, Kenneth Brott | |
| 04:16 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan makes the free throw | 18-42 |
| 04:00 | VCU | Joshua Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-42 |
| 03:59 | VCU | Alvin Winningham tips it in | 20-42 |
| 03:45 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens is fouled on the floor by Vincent Donovan - foul #3 on Vincent Donovan, team foul #11 | 20-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG), John Porter (PF) Alvin Winningham, Vincent Donovan | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Stem (PG), Ronald Campbell (C) Robert Rix, Frank Nolan | |
| 03:45 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens makes the 1st free throw | 20-43 |
| 03:45 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens makes the 2nd free throw | 20-44 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Porter (fresh) C - William England (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Paul Stem (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Benjamin Ezzell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cravens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | VCU | Paul Stem steps in front of the William England pass | 20-44 |
| 03:23 | San Jose State | Paul Stem banks in the layup | 20-46 |
| 03:08 | VCU | William England comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 20-46 |
| 03:06 | VCU | William England gets the offensive rebound | 20-46 |
| 02:54 | VCU | A charge is called on John Porter - foul #3 on John Porter, team foul #12 | 20-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Holliday (PF) John Porter | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lee Morgan (SG) Paul Stem | |
| 02:43 | San Jose State | Lee Morgan makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Ezzell | 20-49 |
| 02:22 | VCU | Kevin Holliday hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-49 |
| 02:20 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 20-49 |
| 02:15 | San Jose State | Lee Morgan can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 20-49 |
| 02:13 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell hits the follow up shot | 20-51 |
| 01:58 | VCU | Joshua Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-51 |
| 01:46 | San Jose State | Ronnie Garrow steps in front of the Lee Morgan pass | 23-51 |
| 01:37 | VCU | William England misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ronald Campbell - foul #3 on Ronald Campbell, team foul #6 | 23-51 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (PG), Alvin Winningham (SG), Albert Barrow (SF) Ronnie Garrow, Terry Nobles, Joshua Johnson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Rix (PG), Frank Nolan (PF), Kenneth Brott (C) Richard Cravens, Stephen Woodward, Ronald Campbell | |
| 01:37 | VCU | William England misses the 1st free throw | 23-51 |
| 01:37 | VCU | William England misses the 2nd free throw | 23-51 |
| 01:37 | San Jose State | Kenneth Brott grabs the defensive rebound | 23-51 |
| 01:28 | San Jose State | Lee Morgan buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Ezzell | 23-54 |
| 01:04 | VCU | James Stout comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 23-54 |
| 01:02 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to William England | 23-54 |
| 00:51 | VCU | James Stout clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-54 |
| 00:50 | VCU | Kevin Holliday grabs the offensive board | 23-54 |
| 00:32 | VCU | James Stout can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-54 |
| 00:30 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan pulls down the rebound | 23-54 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Kenneth Brott comes up short on the runner near the basket | 23-54 |