| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Yang (fresh) PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Holliday (fresh) 5 pts. C - William England (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | William Yang inbounds the ball | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Denver | Oscar Pierce connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brian Bergert | 38-42 |
| 19:32 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 19:31 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ruben Florez | 38-42 |
| 19:09 | Denver | Oscar Pierce connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ruben Florez | 40-42 |
| 18:42 | VCU | Oscar Pierce is called for the reach on Ronnie Garrow - foul #1 on Oscar Pierce, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| 18:24 | VCU | Kevin Holliday blows the layup | 40-42 |
| 18:22 | Denver | The rebound goes to Thomas Livingston | 40-42 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Oscar Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 18:05 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow is fouled on the floor by Thomas Livingston - foul #3 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Wear (PF) Thomas Livingston | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:54 | VCU | Kevin Holliday can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 17:52 | VCU | Terry Nobles hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 17:35 | Denver | Brian Bergert travels with the ball | 40-44 |
| 17:18 | VCU | Joshua Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ruben Florez - foul #1 on Ruben Florez, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SF), Richard Stanfield (C) William Yang, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (SG), Vincent Donovan (PF), John Porter (C) Terry Nobles, Kevin Holliday, William England | |
| 17:18 | VCU | Joshua Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:18 | VCU | Joshua Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 17:05 | Denver | Oscar Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Victor Heiner (SG) Oscar Pierce, Brian Bergert | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Holliday (PF) Joshua Johnson | |
| 16:45 | VCU | James Vester steals the ball from Vincent Donovan | 40-45 |
| 16:42 | Denver | James Vester lays it up and in | 42-45 |
| 16:25 | VCU | Kevin Holliday hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 16:23 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Vester | 42-45 |
| 16:19 | Denver | Donald Pennington drills a floater from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 16:09 | VCU | Paul Wear takes the ball from Alvin Winningham | 44-45 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Vincent Donovan steals it from James Vester | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Heiner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Vester (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Wear (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Winningham (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Vincent Donovan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Holliday (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Porter (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | VCU | Vincent Donovan lays it up and in set up by John Porter | 44-47 |
| 15:13 | Denver | Kevin Holliday denies the turnaround by Victor Heiner | 44-47 |
| 15:12 | Denver | Victor Heiner grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 14:57 | Denver | James Vester is fouled on the floor by Vincent Donovan - foul #1 on Vincent Donovan, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Victor Heiner, James Vester, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG), Joshua Johnson (SF), William England (C) Ronnie Garrow, Kevin Holliday, John Porter | |
| 14:46 | Denver | Oscar Pierce knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from William Yang | 46-47 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Ruben Florez takes the ball from Terry Nobles | 46-47 |
| 14:03 | Denver | Joshua Johnson picks off the pass by Thomas Livingston | 46-47 |
| 13:59 | VCU | Alvin Winningham lays it up and in set up by Joshua Johnson | 46-49 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Oscar Pierce clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 13:32 | VCU | Joshua Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 13:26 | VCU | William England misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ruben Florez - foul #2 on Ruben Florez, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (PG), John Porter (PF) Alvin Winningham, Vincent Donovan | |
| 13:26 | VCU | William England misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:26 | VCU | William England makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:16 | Denver | Brian Bergert knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Yang | 48-50 |
| 13:04 | VCU | Terry Nobles is denied on a layup by William Yang | 48-50 |
| 13:02 | VCU | John Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:57 | VCU | Terry Nobles can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-50 |
| 12:56 | Denver | Brian Bergert grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:50 | Denver | John Porter blocks the short jumper by Thomas Livingston | 48-50 |
| 12:49 | VCU | John Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:41 | VCU | Joshua Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 12:40 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ruben Florez | 48-50 |
| 12:18 | Denver | Ruben Florez buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Bergert | 51-50 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Joshua Johnson lays it in set up by James Stout | 51-52 |
| 11:55 | Denver | Oscar Pierce makes the floater from close range | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - William Yang (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Livingston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Ruben Florez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Stout (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Porter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - William England (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | VCU | Joshua Johnson scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Terry Nobles and he's fouled by William Yang - foul #3 on William Yang, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Victor Heiner (SG), James Vester (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Oscar Pierce, Brian Bergert, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG), Alvin Winningham (SG), Kevin Holliday (PF) James Stout, Terry Nobles, William England | |
| 11:37 | VCU | Joshua Johnson makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:23 | Denver | Paul Wear misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 53-55 |
| 11:21 | VCU | Joshua Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 11:02 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow scores on a floater from the right side set up by Alvin Winningham | 53-57 |
| 10:45 | Denver | Richard Stanfield makes the runner near the basket | 55-57 |
| 10:26 | VCU | Joshua Johnson drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Alvin Winningham | 55-60 |
| 10:11 | Denver | James Vester drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Victor Heiner | 58-60 |
| 09:58 | VCU | John Porter is whistled for a carry | 58-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), William Yang (SF) Donald Pennington, Victor Heiner, James Vester | |
| Subs | VCU | Vincent Donovan (SF), William England (C) Joshua Johnson, John Porter | |
| 09:36 | Denver | Richard Stanfield buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Oscar Pierce | 60-60 |
| 09:23 | VCU | William England lays it up and in | 60-62 |
| 09:06 | Denver | Alvin Winningham takes the ball from Oscar Pierce | 60-62 |
| 09:01 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow lays it in set up by Alvin Winningham | 60-64 |
| 08:50 | Denver | William Yang misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 08:48 | VCU | Kevin Holliday gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 08:43 | VCU | Vincent Donovan clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by William Yang - foul #4 on William Yang, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) William Yang, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG), John Porter (C) Alvin Winningham, William England | |
| 08:43 | VCU | Vincent Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 08:43 | VCU | Vincent Donovan misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 08:43 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 08:24 | Denver | James Vester misses the fadeaway from the right side | 60-65 |
| 08:22 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 07:56 | VCU | Kevin Holliday banks in the layup on a great pass from Vincent Donovan | 60-67 |
| 07:39 | Denver | Thomas Livingston hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Vester | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SF - James Vester (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vincent Donovan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Holliday (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Porter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | VCU | Kevin Holliday misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Livingston - foul #4 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), William Yang (SF), Victor Heiner (PF) Oscar Pierce, Brian Bergert, Thomas Livingston | |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (PG), Joshua Johnson (SF), William England (C) Ronnie Garrow, Vincent Donovan, John Porter | |
| 07:20 | VCU | Kevin Holliday misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 07:20 | VCU | Kevin Holliday makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 07:11 | Denver | Donald Pennington misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-68 |
| 07:09 | VCU | William England grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 06:54 | VCU | Joshua Johnson clanks a shot from the right block | 62-68 |
| 06:53 | VCU | Joshua Johnson tips it but misses | 62-68 |
| 06:51 | VCU | Kevin Holliday snags the offensive board | 62-68 |
| 06:39 | VCU | Alvin Winningham buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 06:15 | Denver | Donald Pennington loses the ball out of bounds | 62-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) James Vester, Victor Heiner, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (PG), John Porter (PF) Terry Nobles, Kevin Holliday | |
| 06:08 | VCU | Joshua Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 06:06 | Denver | William Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Donald Pennington is called for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Pennington, team foul #8 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | VCU | Vincent Donovan (PF) John Porter | |
| 05:43 | VCU | Alvin Winningham misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-71 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Donald Pennington gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| 05:29 | Denver | Donald Pennington hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Pierce and the foul's on Alvin Winningham - foul #1 on Alvin Winningham, team foul #2 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bergert (SG), Thomas Livingston (PF) Oscar Pierce, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG), Kevin Holliday (PF), John Porter (C) James Stout, Joshua Johnson, William England | |
| 05:29 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:09 | VCU | Brian Bergert steals it from John Porter | 65-71 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Donald Pennington lays it in set up by Brian Bergert | 67-71 |
| 04:53 | VCU | Kevin Holliday misses the easy layup | 67-71 |
| 04:51 | Denver | The rebound goes to Paul Wear | 67-71 |
| 04:32 | Denver | William Yang scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-71 |
| 04:18 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alvin Winningham | 70-73 |
| 03:53 | Denver | Brian Bergert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 03:52 | VCU | Kevin Holliday gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 03:38 | VCU | Vincent Donovan scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-75 |
| 03:38 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Paul Wear | |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG), Joshua Johnson (SF), William England (C) Alvin Winningham, Kevin Holliday, John Porter | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SF - William Yang (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Donovan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William England (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Denver | William Yang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-75 |
| 03:10 | Denver | William Yang grabs the offensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Oscar Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-75 |
| 02:47 | VCU | William England snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| 02:28 | VCU | Joshua Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-75 |
| 02:27 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the board | 70-75 |
| 02:00 | Denver | Brian Bergert connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ruben Florez | 73-75 |
| 01:42 | VCU | William England is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William England, team foul #3 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | VCU | Kevin Holliday (PF) Vincent Donovan | |
| 01:29 | Denver | Brian Bergert can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-75 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Joshua Johnson pulls down the rebound | 73-75 |
| 01:19 | VCU | Joshua Johnson's pass is intercepted by William Yang | 73-75 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Joshua Johnson blocks the short jumper by Thomas Livingston | 73-75 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Thomas Livingston grabs the offensive rebound | 73-75 |
| 01:01 | Denver | Brian Bergert clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-75 |
| 00:59 | VCU | Joshua Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | VCU | Thomas Livingston is called for the reach on Kevin Holliday - foul #5 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #9 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Wear (PF) Thomas Livingston | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:39 | VCU | Kevin Holliday makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:39 | VCU | Kevin Holliday makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Denver | Paul Wear double dribbles | 73-77 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (SG) Terry Nobles | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow is hacked by Oscar Pierce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Pierce, team foul #10 | 73-77 |
| 00:31 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:31 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Oscar Pierce is hacked by Ronnie Garrow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronnie Garrow, team foul #4 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG) Alvin Winningham | |
| 00:25 | Denver | Brian Bergert scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Oscar Pierce | 76-79 |
| 00:22 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow is hacked by Oscar Pierce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oscar Pierce, team foul #11 | 76-79 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (SG) Terry Nobles | |
| 00:22 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow misses the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:22 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Brian Bergert misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 76-80 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Paul Wear grabs the offensive board | 76-80 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Alvin Winningham is called for the reach on Brian Bergert - foul #2 on Alvin Winningham, team foul #5 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG) Alvin Winningham | |
| 00:09 | Denver | Brian Bergert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-80 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the offensive board | 76-80 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Brian Bergert drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Pierce | 79-80 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Oscar Pierce is called for the reach on Terry Nobles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oscar Pierce, team foul #12 | 79-80 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Terry Nobles makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Terry Nobles misses the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Paul Wear pulls down the rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Paul Wear misses the fullcourt shot | 79-81 |