| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Rector (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Dana Galdamez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Bauder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wilfred Darr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 3 reb. C - Logan Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Albert Harrah inbounds the ball | 19-18 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | VCU | Emilio Garcia's pass is intercepted by Logan Glass | 19-18 |
| 19:26 | James Madison | Edwin Bauder makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dana Galdamez | 19-21 |
| 19:02 | VCU | Emilio Garcia throws it down on a great pass from Albert Harrah | 21-21 |
| 18:47 | James Madison | Logan Glass blows the layup but he's fouled by Gary Rector - foul #2 on Gary Rector, team foul #1 | 21-21 |
| 18:47 | James Madison | Logan Glass makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 18:47 | James Madison | Logan Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 18:47 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 18:35 | James Madison | Albert Harrah steals the ball from Logan Glass | 21-22 |
| 18:15 | VCU | John Visosky misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 18:14 | VCU | Emilio Garcia grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 17:59 | VCU | Emilio Garcia is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Todd | 21-22 |
| 17:57 | VCU | Gary Rector grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 17:38 | VCU | Gary Rector connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Charles York | 23-22 |
| 17:22 | James Madison | Edwin Bauder comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 17:21 | James Madison | Logan Glass grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 17:05 | James Madison | Edwin Bauder misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 17:03 | VCU | The rebound goes to Albert Harrah | 23-22 |
| 16:46 | VCU | Gary Rector is fouled on the floor by Logan Glass - foul #1 on Logan Glass, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| Subs | VCU | Renaldo Lopez (PF) Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | James Madison | Larry Sanders (SG) Edwin Bauder | |
| 16:25 | VCU | Gary Rector buries a floater from close range | 25-22 |
| 16:14 | James Madison | Dana Galdamez scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeffrey Todd | 25-25 |
| 15:47 | VCU | Jeffrey Todd blocks the jumper by Gary Rector | 25-25 |
| 15:45 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles York (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Harrah (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Dana Galdamez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Sanders (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Wilfred Darr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Todd (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Logan Glass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Todd, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| Subs | VCU | Anthony Raphael (SG), Steven Kibby (SF) Charles York, Albert Harrah | |
| Subs | James Madison | Freddie Coburn (SG), Clinton Waddy (PF), John Lowe (C) Dana Galdamez, Jeffrey Todd, Logan Glass | |
| 15:11 | VCU | Larry Sanders is called for the reach on Steven Kibby - foul #2 on Larry Sanders, team foul #3 | 25-25 |
| Subs | VCU | Emilio Garcia (PF) Gary Rector | |
| Subs | James Madison | Edwin Bauder (SG) Wilfred Darr | |
| 14:51 | VCU | John Visosky travels with the ball | 25-25 |
| 14:43 | James Madison | John Lowe misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 14:41 | VCU | Steven Kibby snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 14:35 | VCU | Steven Kibby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 14:33 | VCU | Emilio Garcia grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 14:10 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez's fadeaway is rejected by Clinton Waddy | 25-25 |
| 14:09 | James Madison | Edwin Bauder grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 14:02 | James Madison | Edwin Bauder buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Clinton Waddy | 25-27 |
| 13:44 | VCU | John Visosky is hacked by Clinton Waddy - foul #1 on Clinton Waddy, team foul #4 | 25-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG), Albert Harrah (SF) Anthony Raphael, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | James Madison | Dana Galdamez (PG), Wilfred Darr (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF), Logan Glass (C) Larry Sanders, Freddie Coburn, Clinton Waddy, John Lowe | |
| 13:28 | VCU | Charles York drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Albert Harrah | 27-27 |
| 13:14 | James Madison | Wilfred Darr clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 13:12 | VCU | Charles York grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 12:47 | VCU | Charles York hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Visosky and the foul's on Dana Galdamez - foul #2 on Dana Galdamez, team foul #5 | 29-27 |
| Subs | VCU | Gary Rector (C) Steven Kibby | |
| Subs | James Madison | Larry Sanders (SG) Edwin Bauder | |
| 12:47 | VCU | Charles York misses the free throw | 29-27 |
| 12:47 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 12:33 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd buries a fadeaway from the right block | 29-29 |
| 12:09 | VCU | Dana Galdamez steals it from Renaldo Lopez | 29-29 |
| 11:47 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Dana Galdamez and he's hacked by Renaldo Lopez - foul #2 on Renaldo Lopez, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | VCU | Emilio Garcia (PF) Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 11:47 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emilio Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Rector (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Dana Galdamez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Sanders (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Wilfred Darr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Logan Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | VCU | Gary Rector comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Logan Glass - foul #2 on Logan Glass, team foul #6 | 29-32 |
| 11:21 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 11:21 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 11:08 | James Madison | Gary Rector denies the turnaround by Larry Sanders | 31-32 |
| 11:07 | James Madison | Wilfred Darr grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 10:55 | James Madison | Larry Sanders is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-32 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Edwin Bauder (SG) Larry Sanders | |
| 10:37 | VCU | Charles York drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Visosky | 33-32 |
| 10:30 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 10:29 | VCU | Emilio Garcia snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 10:06 | VCU | Charles York misses long on a floater from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 10:04 | James Madison | Logan Glass snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 09:53 | James Madison | Wilfred Darr hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 09:29 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the lay-in but the foul's on Logan Glass - foul #3 on Logan Glass, team foul #7 | 33-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Arnold Samuels (PG), Anthony Raphael (SG), Steven Kibby (SF), Renaldo Lopez (PF) John Visosky, Charles York, Albert Harrah, Emilio Garcia | |
| Subs | James Madison | Larry Sanders (PG), Clinton Waddy (PF), John Lowe (C) Dana Galdamez, Jeffrey Todd, Logan Glass | |
| 09:29 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 09:29 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 09:05 | James Madison | Larry Sanders misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Raphael - foul #2 on Anthony Raphael, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Robert Koonce (PG), Freddie Coburn (SF) Edwin Bauder, Wilfred Darr | |
| 09:05 | James Madison | Larry Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 09:05 | James Madison | Larry Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 09:05 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 08:43 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez is hacked by John Lowe - foul #2 on John Lowe, team foul #8 | 35-36 |
| 08:43 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 08:43 | James Madison | Clinton Waddy grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 08:28 | James Madison | Robert Koonce misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 08:26 | VCU | Anthony Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 08:09 | VCU | Gary Rector misses badly on a floater from the right side | 35-36 |
| 08:07 | James Madison | Clinton Waddy gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 08:03 | James Madison | Larry Sanders connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Lowe | 35-38 |
| 07:52 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Anthony Raphael | 37-38 |
| 07:34 | James Madison | Freddie Coburn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 07:32 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez grabs the board | 37-38 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arnold Samuels (fresh) SG - Anthony Raphael (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Kibby (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Renaldo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Robert Koonce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Freddie Coburn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clinton Waddy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 07:14 | VCU | Arnold Samuels grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 06:52 | VCU | Gary Rector clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 06:50 | James Madison | John Lowe pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 06:45 | James Madison | Robert Koonce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 06:43 | VCU | Gary Rector gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Anthony Raphael hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Freddie Coburn - foul #1 on Freddie Coburn, team foul #9 | 37-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Charles York (SG), Albert Harrah (SF), Emilio Garcia (PF) Arnold Samuels, Steven Kibby, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | James Madison | Dana Galdamez (PG), Edwin Bauder (SG), Wilfred Darr (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF), Logan Glass (C) Robert Koonce, Larry Sanders, Freddie Coburn, Clinton Waddy, John Lowe | |
| 06:15 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Anthony Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 06:15 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 05:54 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez drills a turnaround from close range | 39-38 |
| 05:29 | James Madison | Dana Galdamez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 05:28 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 05:15 | VCU | Renaldo Lopez comes up short on the shot from the left block | 39-38 |
| 05:14 | James Madison | Wilfred Darr grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 05:08 | James Madison | Edwin Bauder misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 05:07 | VCU | Emilio Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 05:00 | VCU | Charles York lays it up and in | 41-38 |
| 04:42 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Wilfred Darr | 41-40 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Logan Glass is called for the reach on Charles York - foul #4 on Logan Glass, team foul #10 | 41-40 |
| Subs | VCU | John Visosky (PG), Gary Rector (C) Anthony Raphael, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 04:19 | VCU | Charles York makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 04:19 | VCU | Charles York makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 04:04 | James Madison | Emilio Garcia steps in front of the Edwin Bauder pass | 43-40 |
| 03:47 | VCU | Charles York misses the easy layup | 43-40 |
| 03:45 | VCU | Albert Harrah pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 03:16 | VCU | Gary Rector banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Visosky | 45-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - John Visosky (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles York (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Harrah (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Emilio Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Rector (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Dana Galdamez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Bauder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wilfred Darr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Logan Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:56 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd loses the ball out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Kibby (PF), Renaldo Lopez (C) Emilio Garcia, Gary Rector | |
| Subs | James Madison | Larry Sanders (SG) Edwin Bauder | |
| 02:54 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-40 |
| 02:35 | VCU | Dana Galdamez steals it from John Visosky | 45-40 |
| 02:31 | James Madison | Dana Galdamez banks in the layup | 45-42 |
| 02:02 | VCU | Albert Harrah misses the shot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 02:01 | VCU | Steven Kibby snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 02:01 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-42 |
| Subs | VCU | Emilio Garcia (PF), Gary Rector (C) Steven Kibby, Renaldo Lopez | |
| Subs | James Madison | Edwin Bauder (SG) Larry Sanders | |
| 01:50 | VCU | John Visosky connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Albert Harrah | 47-42 |
| 01:30 | James Madison | John Visosky is called for the reach on Dana Galdamez - foul #3 on John Visosky, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| 01:12 | James Madison | Albert Harrah blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Todd | 47-42 |
| 01:10 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 00:49 | VCU | Logan Glass is called for the reach on Gary Rector - foul #5 on Logan Glass, team foul #11 | 47-44 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Clinton Waddy (C) Logan Glass | |
| 00:49 | VCU | Gary Rector makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:49 | VCU | Gary Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:49 | VCU | Albert Harrah pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | VCU | Gary Rector hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Harrah | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | James Madison | Wilfred Darr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | VCU | John Visosky is hacked by Dana Galdamez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dana Galdamez, team foul #12 | 50-44 |
| 00:18 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:18 | VCU | John Visosky makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | James Madison | Wilfred Darr scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dana Galdamez | 52-47 |
| 00:10 | VCU | Charles York is fouled in the backcourt by Dana Galdamez - foul #4 on Dana Galdamez, team foul #13 | 52-47 |
| 00:10 | VCU | Charles York misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:10 | VCU | Charles York misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:10 | James Madison | Clinton Waddy pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | James Madison | Dana Galdamez knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Wilfred Darr | 52-50 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Edwin Bauder is called for the reach on Charles York in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edwin Bauder, team foul #14 | 52-50 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Charles York makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Charles York makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Dana Galdamez misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 54-50 |