| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Sherry (fresh) C - Bret Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Reda (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Manuel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Peter Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Drexel | Paul Reda inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Drexel | Bret Brown picks off the pass by Paul Reda | 28-36 |
| 19:21 | VCU | Calvin Mounts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Puckett and he's fouled by Robert Mason - foul #1 on Robert Mason, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 19:21 | VCU | Calvin Mounts makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:01 | Drexel | Calvin Mounts steals the ball from Joshua Manuel | 31-36 |
| 18:54 | VCU | Larry Puckett is hacked by Paul Reda - foul #1 on Paul Reda, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Bret Brown clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-36 |
| 18:35 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:24 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel misses long on a jumper from the right block | 31-36 |
| 18:23 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Sherry | 31-36 |
| 18:05 | VCU | Calvin Mounts misses the lay-in | 31-36 |
| 18:04 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:59 | Drexel | Paul Reda misses short on a floater near the basket | 31-36 |
| 17:57 | Drexel | Paul Reda misses the tip | 31-36 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Larry Puckett grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:47 | VCU | Lloyd Wallace steals it from John Sherry | 31-36 |
| 17:39 | Drexel | Robert Mason connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Reda | 31-39 |
| 17:12 | VCU | Larry Puckett knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 16:57 | Drexel | Paul Reda connects on the driving attempt from close range | 34-41 |
| 16:34 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt scores on a turnaround from close range set up by John Sherry and he's hacked by Peter Meadows - foul #3 on Peter Meadows, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Reed (SG), Donald Rines (PF), Tod Tibbs (C) Calvin Mounts, John Sherry, Bret Brown | |
| Subs | Drexel | David Defilippo (PG), Arthur Monroe (SG), Gordon Robinson (SF), James Llanas (PF), Glenn Brown (C) Robert Mason, Lloyd Wallace, Paul Reda, Joshua Manuel, Peter Meadows | |
| 16:34 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt misses the free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:34 | Drexel | Glenn Brown gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:15 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe can't finish the layup | 36-41 |
| 16:13 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe tips it in | 36-43 |
| 16:01 | VCU | Samuel Reed drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Rines | 39-43 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Rines (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tod Tibbs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Defilippo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gordon Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-46 |
| 15:15 | VCU | Donald Rines hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Llanas - foul #1 on James Llanas, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Calvin Mounts (SG), John Sherry (PF), Bret Brown (C) Larry Puckett, Joseph Schwerdt, Tod Tibbs | |
| Subs | Drexel | Joshua Manuel (PF), Peter Meadows (C) James Llanas, Glenn Brown | |
| 15:15 | VCU | Donald Rines makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:15 | VCU | Donald Rines misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:15 | Drexel | Peter Meadows snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 15:00 | Drexel | The short jumper by David Defilippo is denied by John Sherry | 40-46 |
| 14:59 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 14:57 | VCU | Bret Brown gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:34 | VCU | Peter Meadows denies the turnaround by Calvin Mounts | 40-46 |
| 14:33 | Drexel | Peter Meadows grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:15 | Drexel | Gordon Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 14:14 | VCU | Donald Rines grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:57 | VCU | Arthur Monroe is called for the reach on Calvin Mounts - foul #2 on Arthur Monroe, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Mason (PG), Lloyd Wallace (SG), Paul Reda (SF) David Defilippo, Arthur Monroe, Gordon Robinson | |
| 13:46 | VCU | Joshua Manuel steps in front of the Samuel Reed pass | 40-46 |
| 13:32 | Drexel | Peter Meadows is denied on a layup by Bret Brown | 40-46 |
| 13:31 | VCU | Samuel Reed gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:16 | VCU | Joshua Manuel denies the turnaround by Calvin Mounts | 40-46 |
| 13:15 | Drexel | Paul Reda snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 12:52 | Drexel | Paul Reda makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Mason | 40-48 |
| 12:33 | VCU | Calvin Mounts buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 12:19 | Drexel | John Sherry steals the ball from Robert Mason | 42-48 |
| 12:09 | VCU | Donald Rines hits a jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 11:51 | Drexel | Paul Reda clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Rines - foul #2 on Donald Rines, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Puckett (PG), Joseph Schwerdt (SF), Tod Tibbs (PF), Alvin Maginnis (C) Samuel Reed, Donald Rines, John Sherry, Bret Brown | |
| Subs | Drexel | James Llanas (PF), Gordon Robinson (C) Joshua Manuel, Peter Meadows | |
| 11:51 | Drexel | Paul Reda misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:51 | Drexel | Paul Reda makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Mounts (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Schwerdt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tod Tibbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Maginnis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Robert Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Reda (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 11:27 | Drexel | Paul Reda pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:21 | Drexel | Robert Mason hits a jumper in the paint | 44-51 |
| 11:04 | VCU | Calvin Mounts lays it up and in on a great pass from Alvin Maginnis | 46-51 |
| 10:41 | Drexel | Gordon Robinson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-51 |
| 10:40 | Drexel | Paul Reda tips it in | 46-53 |
| 10:29 | VCU | Larry Puckett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-53 |
| 10:27 | VCU | Calvin Mounts grabs the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 10:12 | VCU | Tod Tibbs connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Larry Puckett | 48-53 |
| 10:07 | Drexel | Paul Reda clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 10:05 | Drexel | Gordon Robinson hits the follow up shot | 48-55 |
| 09:51 | VCU | Larry Puckett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | David Defilippo (PG), Arthur Monroe (SG), Peter Meadows (C) Robert Mason, Lloyd Wallace, Paul Reda | |
| 09:38 | Drexel | Gordon Robinson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Meadows | 48-57 |
| 09:24 | VCU | Larry Puckett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 09:23 | Drexel | Peter Meadows grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 09:03 | Drexel | Alvin Maginnis swats the short shot by Peter Meadows | 48-57 |
| 09:02 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 08:46 | Drexel | David Defilippo buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Monroe | 48-59 |
| 08:19 | VCU | Tod Tibbs buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Mounts | 50-59 |
| 08:08 | Drexel | David Defilippo misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Puckett - foul #1 on Larry Puckett, team foul #2 | 50-59 |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Reed (SG), Donald Rines (SF), John Sherry (PF), Bret Brown (C) Calvin Mounts, Joseph Schwerdt, Tod Tibbs, Alvin Maginnis | |
| Subs | Drexel | Marion Harter (SF), Joshua Manuel (PF) Gordon Robinson, James Llanas | |
| 08:08 | Drexel | David Defilippo makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:08 | Drexel | David Defilippo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:54 | VCU | John Sherry can't finish the layup | 50-61 |
| 07:52 | Drexel | Joshua Manuel snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Rines (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Sherry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bret Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Defilippo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Monroe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Marion Harter (fresh) PF - Joshua Manuel (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 stl. C - Peter Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Drexel | Marion Harter makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Samuel Reed - foul #1 on Samuel Reed, team foul #3 | 50-63 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Robert Mason (PG) David Defilippo | |
| 07:29 | Drexel | Marion Harter misses the free throw | 50-63 |
| 07:29 | VCU | The rebound goes to Bret Brown | 50-63 |
| 07:10 | VCU | Donald Rines connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Sherry | 53-63 |
| 06:41 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe drills a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Samuel Reed - foul #2 on Samuel Reed, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Paul Reda (SF), Gordon Robinson (C) Marion Harter, Peter Meadows | |
| 06:41 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe makes the free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:25 | VCU | Bret Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 53-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt (SF) Larry Puckett | |
| Subs | Drexel | Lloyd Wallace (SG) Arthur Monroe | |
| 05:58 | Drexel | Lloyd Wallace comes up short on the floater from the right side | 53-66 |
| 05:56 | Drexel | Robert Mason gets the offensive rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:39 | Drexel | Bret Brown swats the layup by Robert Mason | 53-66 |
| 05:37 | Drexel | Paul Reda hits the follow up shot | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:29 | VCU | Joseph Schwerdt drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Rines | 55-68 |
| 05:06 | Drexel | Paul Reda hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Mason | 55-71 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Bret Brown misses the floater from the left block | 55-71 |
| 04:51 | VCU | John Sherry tips it home | 57-71 |
| 04:22 | Drexel | Lloyd Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-71 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Puckett (PG), Calvin Mounts (SG), Glenn Walsh (SF), Tod Tibbs (PF), Alvin Maginnis (C) Donald Rines, Samuel Reed, Joseph Schwerdt, John Sherry, Bret Brown | |
| Subs | Drexel | David Defilippo (PG), James Llanas (PF), Peter Meadows (C) Robert Mason, Joshua Manuel, Gordon Robinson | |
| 04:12 | VCU | Lloyd Wallace picks off the pass by Tod Tibbs | 57-71 |
| 03:56 | Drexel | Peter Meadows is whistled for traveling | 57-71 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Arthur Monroe (SG), Marion Harter (SF) Lloyd Wallace, Paul Reda | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | VCU | Calvin Mounts clanks a floater from the right block | 57-71 |
| 03:44 | Drexel | Peter Meadows pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Larry Puckett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Mounts (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Walsh (fresh) PF - Tod Tibbs (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alvin Maginnis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - David Defilippo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur Monroe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Marion Harter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Llanas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Drexel | Marion Harter hits a jumper near the basket | 57-73 |
| 03:02 | VCU | Tod Tibbs misses badly on a shot from close range | 57-73 |
| 03:01 | Drexel | The rebound goes to James Llanas | 57-73 |
| 02:32 | Drexel | James Llanas clanks a shot from the left side | 57-73 |
| 02:31 | VCU | Tod Tibbs snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Peter Meadows steps in front of the Glenn Walsh pass | 57-73 |
| 02:11 | Drexel | Alvin Maginnis is called for the reach on Arthur Monroe - foul #1 on Alvin Maginnis, team foul #5 | 57-73 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Rines (PG), Samuel Reed (SG) Larry Puckett, Calvin Mounts | |
| Subs | Drexel | Gordon Robinson (SF), Glenn Brown (C) Marion Harter, Peter Meadows | |
| 01:54 | Drexel | David Defilippo drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Llanas | 57-76 |
| 01:35 | VCU | Tod Tibbs misses short on a shot from the left wing | 57-76 |
| 01:33 | VCU | Glenn Walsh gets the offensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 01:25 | VCU | Glenn Walsh comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-76 |
| 01:24 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe grabs the defensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 01:09 | Drexel | Arthur Monroe blows the layup | 57-76 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Samuel Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 01:03 | VCU | Donald Rines clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-76 |
| 01:02 | Drexel | James Llanas snags the defensive board | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Drexel | Glenn Brown's floater is tipped away by Tod Tibbs | 57-76 |
| 00:32 | VCU | Donald Rines gets the rebound | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis drills a jumper from the left wing | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | Drexel | David Defilippo runs out the clock | 59-76 |