| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Waterman (fresh) SF - Walter McBride (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Pottorff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Frawley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chase Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Moreira (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Walter McBride inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | VCU | Michael Pottorff misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 19:42 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bradley Miller | 31-31 |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-31 |
| 19:32 | VCU | Justin Waterman snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:12 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley is whistled for traveling | 31-31 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:47 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:29 | VCU | Walter McBride's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 18:13 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 17:54 | VCU | Justin Waterman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 17:53 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:35 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Bradley Miller | 31-36 |
| 17:22 | VCU | Michael Pottorff is hacked by Chase Nelson - foul #1 on Chase Nelson, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Rector (PF) Michael Pottorff | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Zolman (SF), Nelson Carvalho (PF), Bobby Giesen (C) Bradley Miller, Chase Nelson, Albert Moreira | |
| 17:13 | VCU | Gary Rector scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Frawley | 33-36 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 33-36 |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:35 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 16:34 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:25 | VCU | Glenn Barrett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 16:23 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Frawley | 33-36 |
| 16:11 | VCU | Anthony Zolman picks off the pass by Justin Waterman | 33-36 |
| 15:56 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-39 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Barrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Waterman (fairly fresh) SF - Walter McBride (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Frawley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Hobbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Zolman (fresh) PF - Nelson Carvalho (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bobby Giesen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | VCU | Glenn Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Eric Herring (SF), Michael Pottorff (PF), Thad Tucker (C) Glenn Barrett, Justin Waterman, Walter McBride, Gary Rector, Nicholas Frawley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG), Bradley Miller (SF), Chase Nelson (PF), Albert Moreira (C) Robert Hinkle, Clarence Hobbs, Anthony Zolman, Bobby Giesen | |
| 15:23 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Chase Nelson, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 15:06 | VCU | Nelson Carvalho is called for the reach on Charles York - foul #1 on Nelson Carvalho, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| 14:59 | VCU | Eric Herring buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles York | 36-39 |
| 14:43 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho tips it in | 36-41 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Nelson Carvalho picks off the pass by Thad Tucker | 36-41 |
| 13:56 | Western Illinois | Eric Herring steals the ball from Bradley Miller | 36-41 |
| 13:32 | VCU | Eric Herring hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 13:31 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:16 | VCU | Charles York snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 13:11 | VCU | Thad Tucker misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:10 | VCU | John Visosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:56 | VCU | Michael Pottorff drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Visosky | 38-41 |
| 12:27 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Barrett (PG), Justin Waterman (SG), Walter McBride (SF), Gary Rector (PF), Nicholas Frawley (C) John Visosky, Charles York, Eric Herring, Michael Pottorff, Thad Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle (PG), Clarence Hobbs (SG), Anthony Zolman (SF), Bobby Giesen (PF), Henry Whipple (C) Mark Herrod, Nelson Carvalho, Bradley Miller, Chase Nelson, Albert Moreira | |
| 12:04 | VCU | Glenn Barrett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 12:03 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:48 | Western Illinois | Anthony Zolman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 11:46 | VCU | Gary Rector pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Waterman (fresh) SF - Walter McBride (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Frawley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Hobbs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Zolman (fresh) PF - Bobby Giesen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Whipple (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs misses short on a shot from the right side | 38-41 |
| 11:06 | Western Illinois | Anthony Zolman gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:55 | Western Illinois | Anthony Zolman knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Clarence Hobbs | 38-43 |
| 10:30 | VCU | Glenn Barrett misses the shot from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 10:28 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Whipple | 38-43 |
| 10:18 | Western Illinois | Walter McBride steps in front of the Clarence Hobbs pass | 38-43 |
| 10:01 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley is fouled on the floor by Anthony Zolman - foul #3 on Anthony Zolman, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Pottorff (PF) Gary Rector | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller (SF), Chase Nelson (PF), Albert Moreira (C) Anthony Zolman, Bobby Giesen, Henry Whipple | |
| 09:39 | VCU | Justin Waterman is hacked by Albert Moreira - foul #3 on Albert Moreira, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| 09:26 | VCU | Glenn Barrett drills a fadeaway from the right block | 40-43 |
| 09:24 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG) Glenn Barrett | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG) Robert Hinkle | |
| 09:11 | VCU | The short jumper by Michael Pottorff is denied by Albert Moreira | 40-43 |
| 09:09 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-43 |
| 08:49 | VCU | Michael Pottorff gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:45 | VCU | Walter McBride can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Visosky - foul #2 on John Visosky, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Barrett (PG), Charles York (SG), Eric Herring (SF), Thad Tucker (C) John Visosky, Justin Waterman, Walter McBride, Nicholas Frawley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle (PG), Nelson Carvalho (SG), Bobby Giesen (PF) Mark Herrod, Clarence Hobbs, Chase Nelson | |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:22 | VCU | Thad Tucker snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 08:06 | VCU | Eric Herring misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 08:04 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Nelson Carvalho | 40-44 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 07:54 | VCU | Charles York snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Glenn Barrett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Barrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles York (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Herring (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Pottorff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thad Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nelson Carvalho (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Bradley Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Bobby Giesen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Moreira (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 07:37 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho tips it home | 40-46 |
| 07:16 | VCU | Eric Herring comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-46 |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bobby Giesen | 40-46 |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Justin Waterman (SG), Walter McBride (SF), Gary Rector (PF) Charles York, Eric Herring, Michael Pottorff | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs (SG), Anthony Zolman (SF) Bradley Miller, Albert Moreira | |
| 06:51 | VCU | Thad Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-46 |
| 06:49 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 06:28 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nelson Carvalho and he's hacked by Walter McBride - foul #2 on Walter McBride, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Nicholas Frawley (C) Glenn Barrett, Thad Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG), Chase Nelson (PF) Robert Hinkle, Anthony Zolman | |
| 06:28 | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs misses the free throw | 40-48 |
| 06:28 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 06:22 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-48 |
| 06:20 | VCU | Gary Rector grabs the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 05:53 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley is hacked by Bobby Giesen - foul #1 on Bobby Giesen, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| 05:36 | VCU | Justin Waterman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen misses the lay-in | 43-48 |
| 05:11 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | Nelson Carvalho makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Chase Nelson | 43-51 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Justin Waterman blows the dunk but the foul's on Mark Herrod - foul #2 on Mark Herrod, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | VCU | Glenn Barrett (PG), Charles York (SF), Michael Pottorff (PF) John Visosky, Walter McBride, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle (PG), Bradley Miller (SF), Henry Whipple (PF), Albert Moreira (C) Clarence Hobbs, Nelson Carvalho, Chase Nelson, Bobby Giesen | |
| 04:30 | VCU | Justin Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 04:30 | VCU | Justin Waterman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 04:30 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 04:14 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Frawley | 44-51 |
| 03:59 | VCU | Michael Pottorff can't finish the layup | 44-51 |
| 03:57 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley tips it but misses | 44-51 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 03:31 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple drills a turnaround in the lane | 44-53 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Glenn Barrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Waterman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles York (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Pottorff (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Frawley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Hinkle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Herrod (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Henry Whipple (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Moreira (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | VCU | Charles York connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Waterman | 47-53 |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Justin Waterman - foul #2 on Justin Waterman, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Walter McBride (SF), Thad Tucker (C) Justin Waterman, Nicholas Frawley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Clarence Hobbs (SG), Chase Nelson (PF) Mark Herrod, Albert Moreira | |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | Henry Whipple makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:42 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | VCU | Justin Waterman (SG) Charles York | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira (C) Henry Whipple | |
| 02:34 | VCU | Walter McBride comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 02:33 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson grabs the board | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Western Illinois | Albert Moreira can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 02:08 | VCU | Walter McBride grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 01:52 | VCU | Walter McBride knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Barrett | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Hobbs | 49-58 |
| 01:11 | VCU | Justin Waterman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Nicholas Frawley (C) Thad Tucker | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 00:40 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | VCU | Nicholas Frawley's pass is intercepted by Bradley Miller | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle is hacked by Glenn Barrett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Barrett, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen (C) Albert Moreira | |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Robert Hinkle is hacked by Walter McBride - foul #3 on Walter McBride, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| 00:28 | Western Illinois | Chase Nelson is hacked by Justin Waterman - foul #3 on Justin Waterman, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Glenn Barrett is called for the reach on Bobby Giesen - foul #2 on Glenn Barrett, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Bobby Giesen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:21 | VCU | Walter McBride's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Eric Herring (SF), Gary Rector (PF), Thad Tucker (C) Glenn Barrett, Justin Waterman, Walter McBride, Michael Pottorff, Nicholas Frawley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod (PG), Nelson Carvalho (SG), Anthony Zolman (SF), Henry Whipple (PF) Robert Hinkle, Clarence Hobbs, Bradley Miller, Chase Nelson | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Mark Herrod runs out the clock | 49-60 |