| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Holliday (fresh) 4 reb. C - William England (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Dias (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Joshua Johnson inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:34 | VCU | Gary Malone steals the ball from Joshua Johnson | 24-33 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone is denied on a layup by William England | 24-33 |
| 19:14 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 18:59 | VCU | Kevin Holliday lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Johnson and he's hacked by Herbert Jackson - foul #1 on Herbert Jackson, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:59 | VCU | Kevin Holliday makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:42 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 18:40 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan grabs the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:23 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Dias and the foul's on Terry Nobles - foul #2 on Terry Nobles, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 18:23 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:05 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 18:04 | VCU | Kevin Holliday hits the follow up shot | 29-36 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson can't throw it down | 29-36 |
| 17:47 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone tips it in | 29-38 |
| 17:36 | VCU | William England throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-38 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 17:23 | VCU | Joshua Johnson gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 17:15 | VCU | Gary Malone blocks the short jumper by Terry Nobles | 29-38 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Chan | 29-38 |
| 16:50 | Western Illinois | David Dias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (SG), Vincent Donovan (SF), John Porter (C) Terry Nobles, Joshua Johnson, William England | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin (PG), Raymond Lew (SG), Kenneth Toliver (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF), James Harper (C) Kenneth Chan, Brian Belden, David Dias, Gary Malone, Herbert Jackson | |
| 16:24 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Harper - foul #2 on James Harper, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| 16:24 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:24 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:04 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Toliver | 31-41 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Winningham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent Donovan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Holliday (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sheng-li Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Lew (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) C - James Harper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | VCU | James Harper is called for the reach on Kevin Holliday - foul #3 on James Harper, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | VCU | James Stout (PG) Ronnie Garrow | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson (C) Willie Fabrizio | |
| 15:33 | VCU | Vincent Donovan is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Toliver - foul #2 on Kenneth Toliver, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG), Joshua Johnson (SF) James Stout, Kevin Holliday | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Chan (PG), Brian Belden (SG), David Dias (SF) Sheng-li Chin, Raymond Lew, Kenneth Toliver | |
| 15:14 | VCU | John Porter is fouled on the floor by Brian Belden - foul #3 on Brian Belden, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | VCU | William England (C) John Porter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gary Malone (PF) James Harper | |
| 14:57 | VCU | Joshua Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | Herbert Jackson grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 14:26 | Western Illinois | David Dias is whistled for traveling | 31-41 |
| 14:26 | Western Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Kenneth Chan is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 31-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG) Alvin Winningham | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin (PG) Kenneth Chan | |
| 14:08 | VCU | Terry Nobles's pass is intercepted by Herbert Jackson | 31-41 |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden loses the dribble to William England | 31-41 |
| 13:47 | VCU | Vincent Donovan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 13:45 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 13:28 | VCU | William England is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (SG), Albert Barrow (SF), Kevin Holliday (PF) Terry Nobles, Joshua Johnson, Vincent Donovan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew (SG), Kenneth Toliver (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF), James Harper (C) Brian Belden, David Dias, Gary Malone, Herbert Jackson | |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by William England - foul #1 on William England, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | VCU | John Porter (C) William England | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | James Harper makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | James Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 12:55 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Sheng-li Chin - foul #1 on Sheng-li Chin, team foul #6 | 31-43 |
| 12:55 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 12:55 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-43 |
| 12:39 | VCU | Kevin Holliday pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:24 | VCU | James Harper steals the ball from Alvin Winningham | 33-43 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew is called for traveling | 33-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG), Joshua Johnson (SF), William England (C) Alvin Winningham, Albert Barrow, John Porter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), David Dias (SF), Gary Malone (PF), Herbert Jackson (C) Raymond Lew, Kenneth Toliver, Willie Fabrizio, James Harper | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Holliday (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William England (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sheng-li Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Dias (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Herbert Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | VCU | Kevin Holliday makes the jumper from the left block set up by Terry Nobles | 35-43 |
| 11:28 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Ronnie Garrow - foul #2 on Ronnie Garrow, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (PG), Vincent Donovan (PF) Ronnie Garrow, Kevin Holliday | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:28 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:28 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:28 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden makes the 3rd free throw | 35-45 |
| 11:17 | VCU | Joshua Johnson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alvin Winningham | 37-45 |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Winningham - foul #2 on Alvin Winningham, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG) Sheng-li Chin | |
| 11:06 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Dias | 37-48 |
| 10:49 | VCU | Michael Grant steps in front of the Alvin Winningham pass | 37-48 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 10:36 | VCU | Terry Nobles grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 10:13 | VCU | Alvin Winningham connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Terry Nobles | 40-48 |
| 09:56 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 40-50 |
| 09:38 | VCU | Gary Malone is called for the reach on Vincent Donovan - foul #2 on Gary Malone, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG), Kevin Holliday (PF), John Porter (C) Terry Nobles, Joshua Johnson, William England | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin (PG), Raymond Lew (SG), Kenneth Toliver (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF), James Harper (C) Michael Grant, Brian Belden, David Dias, Gary Malone, Herbert Jackson | |
| 09:38 | VCU | Vincent Donovan makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:38 | VCU | Vincent Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:17 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-50 |
| 09:15 | VCU | John Porter grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 08:53 | VCU | Alvin Winningham misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-50 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:47 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 08:46 | VCU | John Porter gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:40 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 08:38 | Western Illinois | James Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 08:21 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 07:58 | VCU | Alvin Winningham loses the dribble to Willie Fabrizio | 42-50 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Winningham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Donovan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Holliday (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sheng-li Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Lew (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) C - James Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 07:39 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio tips it in | 42-52 |
| 07:22 | VCU | Kevin Holliday buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ronnie Garrow | 44-52 |
| 06:58 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 06:57 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver snags the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-52 |
| 06:51 | VCU | John Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:31 | VCU | Alvin Winningham lays it in on a great pass from Vincent Donovan and the foul's on Kenneth Toliver - foul #3 on Kenneth Toliver, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG), Joshua Johnson (SF), William England (C) Ronnie Garrow, Vincent Donovan, Kevin Holliday | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Brian Belden (SG), David Dias (SF), Gary Malone (PF), Herbert Jackson (C) Sheng-li Chin, Raymond Lew, Kenneth Toliver, Willie Fabrizio, James Harper | |
| 06:31 | VCU | Alvin Winningham makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:13 | Western Illinois | David Dias scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Malone | 47-54 |
| 05:52 | VCU | Alvin Winningham hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joshua Johnson | 50-54 |
| 05:26 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 05:25 | VCU | Joshua Johnson grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 05:21 | VCU | Alvin Winningham misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 05:20 | VCU | Terry Nobles pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:01 | VCU | John Porter clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Grant - foul #1 on Michael Grant, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronnie Garrow (PG), Kevin Holliday (PF) Alvin Winningham, William England | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin (PG) Michael Grant | |
| 05:01 | VCU | John Porter misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:01 | VCU | John Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:39 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Sheng-li Chin | 51-56 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Herbert Jackson swats the layup by Kevin Holliday | 51-56 |
| 04:17 | VCU | Kevin Holliday gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 03:58 | VCU | Terry Nobles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronnie Garrow (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Nobles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Holliday (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - John Porter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Sheng-li Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Dias (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Malone (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Herbert Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin misses the floater from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 03:46 | VCU | John Porter gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 03:28 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow connects on the jump hook from the left block | 53-56 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | David Dias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Alvin Winningham (SG), Vincent Donovan (SF), William England (C) Terry Nobles, Joshua Johnson, John Porter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Raymond Lew (SG), Kenneth Toliver (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF), James Harper (C) Sheng-li Chin, Brian Belden, David Dias, Gary Malone, Herbert Jackson | |
| 03:03 | VCU | William England connects on the turnaround in the lane | 55-56 |
| 02:41 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 02:39 | VCU | Vincent Donovan gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:39 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Terry Nobles (SG), Joshua Johnson (SF) Alvin Winningham, Vincent Donovan | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin (PG), Brian Belden (SG), David Dias (SF), Gary Malone (PF), Herbert Jackson (C) Michael Grant, Raymond Lew, Kenneth Toliver, Willie Fabrizio, James Harper | |
| 02:29 | VCU | Kevin Holliday misses the easy layup | 55-56 |
| 02:28 | Western Illinois | David Dias grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:17 | Western Illinois | Kevin Holliday is called for the reach on Herbert Jackson - foul #2 on Kevin Holliday, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| 02:05 | Western Illinois | Gary Malone is fouled on the floor by Terry Nobles - foul #3 on Terry Nobles, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 01:54 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin drills a floater from the free throw line set up by David Dias | 55-58 |
| 01:34 | VCU | Ronnie Garrow drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Johnson | 57-58 |
| 01:14 | Western Illinois | Joshua Johnson blocks the jumper by Gary Malone | 57-58 |
| 01:13 | VCU | The rebound goes to William England | 57-58 |
| 00:45 | VCU | William England hits the finger roll set up by Terry Nobles | 59-58 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Jackson | 59-61 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Joshua Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by David Dias - foul #1 on David Dias, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Joshua Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Joshua Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin is hacked by Ronnie Garrow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronnie Garrow, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Joshua Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Sheng-li Chin gets the rebound | 60-63 |