| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Freddie Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Pike (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Espitia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) PF - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Rector (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Steven Kibby inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | VCU | Charles York hits a runner from the right block | 20-28 |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 19:30 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter gets the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 19:15 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Freddie Taylor | 22-28 |
| 18:50 | VCU | Gary Rector banks in the layup set up by John Visosky | 22-30 |
| 18:30 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-30 |
| 18:05 | VCU | John Visosky connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles York | 22-33 |
| 17:43 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Freddie Taylor | 24-33 |
| 17:21 | VCU | Freddie Taylor picks off the pass by Emilio Garcia | 24-33 |
| 17:04 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 17:03 | VCU | Gary Rector gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 16:39 | VCU | Gary Rector connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles York | 24-35 |
| 16:26 | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Visosky - foul #2 on John Visosky, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano (PF) Joseph Carter | |
| Subs | VCU | Renaldo Lopez (PF) Emilio Garcia | |
| 16:26 | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 16:26 | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 15:58 | VCU | Charles York banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Kibby | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Freddie Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Pike (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Romano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Espitia (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Kibby (fairly fresh) PF - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-37 |
| 15:34 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Visosky | 26-37 |
| 15:12 | VCU | Gary Rector hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Charles York | 26-39 |
| 15:03 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 14:42 | VCU | Steven Kibby is whistled for traveling | 29-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys (PG), Norman Reedy (SF), Joseph Carter (PF), Charles Stonebraker (C) Freddie Taylor, Anthony Norman, Craig Pike, Henry Espitia | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG), Albert Harrah (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) John Visosky, Charles York, Steven Kibby, Gary Rector | |
| 14:26 | Miami (OH) | Norman Reedy travels with the ball | 29-39 |
| 14:03 | VCU | Emilio Garcia misses the lay-in | 29-39 |
| 14:01 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 13:54 | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Arnold Samuels - foul #1 on Arnold Samuels, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman (SG) Norman Reedy | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:54 | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:54 | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:54 | VCU | The rebound goes to Emilio Garcia | 29-39 |
| 13:34 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 13:33 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 13:18 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-39 |
| 13:16 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 12:51 | VCU | Anthony Raphael is hacked by Joseph Carter - foul #1 on Joseph Carter, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike (SF), Henry Espitia (C) Carl Romano, Charles Stonebraker | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG), Steven Kibby (SF), Gary Rector (C) Arnold Samuels, Anthony Raphael, Albert Harrah, Emilio Garcia | |
| 12:28 | VCU | Charles York misses the easy layup | 29-39 |
| 12:27 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Henry Espitia | 29-39 |
| 12:09 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike misses short on a 3 from straight away | 29-39 |
| 12:07 | VCU | Gary Rector gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 11:48 | VCU | Anthony Norman swats the dunk try by Gary Rector | 29-39 |
| 11:47 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jeffery Humphreys (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Anthony Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Pike (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Espitia (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) PF - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gary Rector (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Renaldo Lopez - foul #2 on Renaldo Lopez, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor (PG), Carl Romano (PF) Jeffery Humphreys, Joseph Carter | |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Harrah (PF) Renaldo Lopez | |
| 11:32 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 11:32 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 11:03 | VCU | John Visosky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 11:02 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 10:51 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 10:49 | VCU | The rebound goes to Charles York | 31-39 |
| 10:26 | VCU | Steven Kibby is fouled on the floor by Freddie Taylor - foul #1 on Freddie Taylor, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys (SG), Charles Stonebraker (C) Anthony Norman, Henry Espitia | |
| Subs | VCU | Emilio Garcia (PF), Renaldo Lopez (C) Steven Kibby, Gary Rector | |
| 10:03 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez hits the finger roll set up by Charles York | 31-41 |
| 09:47 | Miami (OH) | Albert Harrah takes the ball from Jeffery Humphreys | 31-41 |
| 09:22 | VCU | Emilio Garcia lays it in on a great pass from Albert Harrah | 31-43 |
| 09:07 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Freddie Taylor | 33-43 |
| 08:45 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Visosky | 33-45 |
| 08:27 | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Craig Pike | 35-45 |
| 07:59 | VCU | Emilio Garcia clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Carl Romano - foul #1 on Carl Romano, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Norman Reedy (PG), Anthony Norman (SG), Joseph Carter (PF), Henry Espitia (C) Freddie Taylor, Jeffery Humphreys, Craig Pike, Charles Stonebraker | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG), Steven Kibby (SF), Gary Rector (C) John Visosky, Charles York, Albert Harrah, Renaldo Lopez | |
| 07:59 | VCU | Emilio Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 07:59 | VCU | Emilio Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Raphael - foul #1 on Anthony Raphael, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 07:45 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Norman Reedy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Norman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Espitia (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fresh) SG - Anthony Raphael (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) PF - Emilio Garcia (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Rector (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | VCU | Emilio Garcia loses the ball out of bounds | 37-47 |
| 07:17 | Miami (OH) | Norman Reedy is whistled for a carry | 37-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Bauer (SF) Carl Romano | |
| Subs | VCU | Renaldo Lopez (PF) Emilio Garcia | |
| 06:49 | VCU | Gary Rector can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 06:48 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 06:24 | Miami (OH) | Norman Reedy can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 37-47 |
| 06:22 | VCU | Gary Rector gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 06:02 | VCU | Norman Reedy is called for the reach on Gary Rector - foul #1 on Norman Reedy, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor (PG), Craig Pike (SF) Norman Reedy, Jeffery Bauer | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Charles York (SG) Arnold Samuels, Anthony Raphael | |
| 05:43 | VCU | Charles York misses short on a shot from close range | 37-47 |
| 05:42 | VCU | Gary Rector pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 05:22 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 05:21 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 05:17 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Rector - foul #1 on Gary Rector, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| 05:17 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 05:17 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 05:01 | VCU | Charles York drills a shot in the lane set up by John Visosky | 38-49 |
| 04:38 | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano (PF) Joseph Carter | |
| Subs | VCU | Albert Harrah (PF) Renaldo Lopez | |
| 04:14 | VCU | Gary Rector clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 38-49 |
| 04:13 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Charles York | 38-49 |
| 03:49 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the easy layup | 38-49 |
| 03:48 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Freddie Taylor | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Freddie Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Norman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Pike (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Espitia (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Steven Kibby (fairly fresh) PF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | VCU | Charles York comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Henry Espitia - foul #2 on Henry Espitia, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter (PF), Charles Stonebraker (C) Carl Romano, Henry Espitia | |
| Subs | VCU | Emilio Garcia (PF), Renaldo Lopez (C) Steven Kibby, Gary Rector | |
| 03:19 | VCU | Charles York makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 03:19 | VCU | Charles York makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 03:10 | Miami (OH) | Anthony Norman knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Freddie Taylor | 43-51 |
| 02:41 | VCU | Charles York hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Albert Harrah and the foul's on Anthony Norman - foul #2 on Anthony Norman, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys (PG), Carl Romano (SG), Norman Reedy (SF), John Spencer (C) Freddie Taylor, Anthony Norman, Craig Pike, Joseph Carter | |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (PG), Rafael Bernal (SF) John Visosky, Emilio Garcia | |
| 02:41 | VCU | Charles York makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 02:30 | Miami (OH) | Carl Romano knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jeffery Humphreys | 45-54 |
| 02:30 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor (PG), Anthony Norman (SG), Craig Pike (SF), Joseph Carter (PF), Henry Espitia (C) Jeffery Humphreys, Carl Romano, Norman Reedy, Charles Stonebraker, John Spencer | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Steven Kibby (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF), Gary Rector (C) Anthony Raphael, Rafael Bernal, Albert Harrah, Renaldo Lopez | |
| 02:01 | VCU | Charles York hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 45-54 |
| 02:00 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Carter grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 01:54 | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Visosky - foul #3 on John Visosky, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| 01:47 | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor misses long on a shot in the paint | 45-54 |
| 01:46 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia snags the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 01:31 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| 01:14 | VCU | Emilio Garcia banks in the layup set up by Charles York | 45-56 |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia is hacked by Gary Rector - foul #2 on Gary Rector, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeffery Humphreys (PG), Carl Romano (SG), Norman Reedy (SF), Charles Stonebraker (PF) Freddie Taylor, Anthony Norman, Craig Pike, Joseph Carter | |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG), Rafael Bernal (SF), Albert Harrah (PF), Renaldo Lopez (C) John Visosky, Charles York, Steven Kibby, Emilio Garcia, Gary Rector | |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | VCU | Jeffery Humphreys is called for the reach on Arnold Samuels in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Humphreys, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor (PG), Anthony Norman (SG), Craig Pike (SF), Joseph Carter (PF) Jeffery Humphreys, Carl Romano, Norman Reedy, Charles Stonebraker | |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG), Eric Herring (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF), Gary Rector (C) Anthony Raphael, Rafael Bernal, Albert Harrah, Renaldo Lopez | |
| 00:51 | VCU | Arnold Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:51 | VCU | Arnold Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Craig Pike clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-58 |
| 00:45 | Miami (OH) | Henry Espitia tips it in | 49-58 |
| 00:45 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG) Arnold Samuels | |
| 00:43 | VCU | Eric Herring is hacked by Freddie Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Freddie Taylor, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Eric Herring makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Eric Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:38 | Miami (OH) | Freddie Taylor makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Eric Herring is fouled in the backcourt by Freddie Taylor - foul #3 on Freddie Taylor, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Eric Herring makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Eric Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Gary Rector swats the layup by Craig Pike | 51-62 |
| 00:28 | VCU | Eric Herring gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | John Visosky runs out the clock | 51-62 |