| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricardo Zamora (fresh) SG - Calvin Hassell (fresh) SF - Paul Millis (fresh) PF - Robert McGrath (fresh) C - James Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) C - Calvin Haas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Calvin Haas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | VCU | Frank Yerby banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Lange | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | VCU | Frank Yerby makes the jumper near the basket set up by Donald Potvin | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis misses long on a jump hook from close range | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | VCU | Frank Yerby grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | VCU | Calvin Haas can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | VCU | Eddie Montejano tips it in | 2-6 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Calvin Hassell and he's fouled by Frank Yerby - foul #1 on Frank Yerby, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 18:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath misses the free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:06 | VCU | Eddie Montejano gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:45 | VCU | Eddie Montejano is hacked by Ricardo Zamora - foul #1 on Ricardo Zamora, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:40 | VCU | Calvin Hassell takes the ball from Thomas Lange | 4-6 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lange - foul #1 on Thomas Lange, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-6 |
| 17:11 | VCU | Calvin Haas snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:56 | VCU | Calvin Haas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Yerby | 4-8 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 16:36 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer (PF) Robert McGrath | |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| 16:07 | VCU | Merle Little clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Merle Little takes the ball from Calvin Hassell | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | VCU | Perry Johnson can't finish the layup | 4-8 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker grabs the board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricardo Zamora (fairly fresh) SG - Calvin Hassell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Millis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Washer (fresh) C - James Baker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merle Little (fresh) SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) PF - Steven Trinh (fresh) C - Bob Dowd (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 15:19 | VCU | Bob Dowd pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:08 | VCU | Steven Trinh is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts (PG), James Dacus (SG), Micheal Wiggs (PF), Tom Wakefield (C) Ricardo Zamora, Calvin Hassell, Paul Millis, James Baker | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Thomas Lange (SG), Frank Yerby (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Donald Potvin, Merle Little, Perry Johnson, Bob Dowd | |
| 14:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Wiggs makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Clifford Roberts | 7-8 |
| 14:41 | VCU | Clifford Roberts is called for the reach on Robert Lee - foul #1 on Clifford Roberts, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath (PF) Micheal Wiggs | |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF) Steven Trinh | |
| 14:26 | VCU | Calvin Haas misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Tom Wakefield - foul #1 on Tom Wakefield, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| 14:26 | VCU | Calvin Haas misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:26 | VCU | Calvin Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clifford Roberts | 10-9 |
| 13:45 | VCU | Eddie Montejano misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Washer - foul #1 on Michael Washer, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell (SG), James Baker (C) James Dacus, Tom Wakefield | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG) Robert Lee | |
| 13:45 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:45 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clifford Roberts | 13-11 |
| 12:59 | VCU | Robert McGrath is called for the reach on Frank Yerby - foul #1 on Robert McGrath, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora (PG), Paul Millis (SF), Micheal Wiggs (PF) Clifford Roberts, Michael Washer, Robert McGrath | |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (SG), Steven Trinh (PF) Thomas Lange, Frank Yerby | |
| 12:43 | VCU | Eddie Montejano comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 12:10 | VCU | The jumper by Calvin Haas is denied by James Baker | 15-11 |
| 12:08 | VCU | Steven Trinh tips it back up and in | 15-13 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Merle Little is called for the reach on Paul Millis - foul #1 on Merle Little, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield (C) James Baker | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Thomas Lange (SG), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Eddie Montejano, Calvin Haas | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Merle Little - foul #2 on Merle Little, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath (PF) Micheal Wiggs | |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Yerby (PF) Merle Little | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricardo Zamora (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Hassell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Millis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Wakefield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | VCU | Thomas Lange scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Lee | 17-15 |
| 11:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Calvin Hassell | 19-15 |
| 10:58 | VCU | Bob Dowd hits the finger roll set up by Frank Yerby and the foul's on Robert McGrath - foul #2 on Robert McGrath, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer (PF), James Baker (C) Robert McGrath, Tom Wakefield | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG) Robert Lee | |
| 10:58 | VCU | Bob Dowd makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Kentucky | James Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora misses the fadeaway from the right block | 19-18 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer grabs the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ricardo Zamora | 22-18 |
| 09:44 | VCU | Thomas Lange is hacked by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts (PG), Tom Wakefield (SF), Micheal Wiggs (PF) Ricardo Zamora, Calvin Hassell, Paul Millis | |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF), Calvin Haas (C) Steven Trinh, Frank Yerby | |
| 09:44 | VCU | Thomas Lange makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:44 | VCU | Thomas Lange misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:44 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Baker | 22-19 |
| 09:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 22-19 |
| 09:22 | VCU | The rebound goes to Calvin Haas | 22-19 |
| 09:18 | VCU | Eddie Montejano hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Lange | 22-21 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 09:01 | VCU | The rebound goes to Thomas Lange | 22-21 |
| 08:38 | VCU | Donald Potvin buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Montejano | 22-24 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eddie Montejano - foul #1 on Eddie Montejano, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell (SG), Paul Millis (SF) Michael Washer, James Baker | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Perry Johnson (SG), Frank Yerby (PF) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Bob Dowd | |
| 08:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:53 | VCU | Frank Yerby comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Clifford Roberts | 23-24 |
| 07:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield lays it in on a nice dish by Clifford Roberts and the foul's on Calvin Haas - foul #1 on Calvin Haas, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora (PG) Clifford Roberts | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield misses the free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:45 | VCU | The rebound goes to Calvin Haas | 25-24 |
| 07:31 | VCU | Eddie Montejano scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Ricardo Zamora (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Hassell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Millis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Wiggs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tom Wakefield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Perry Johnson (fresh) SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Calvin Haas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ricardo Zamora | 28-27 |
| 07:09 | VCU | Frank Yerby misses short on a runner from the baseline | 28-27 |
| 07:08 | VCU | Calvin Haas misses the tip | 28-27 |
| 07:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Lee takes the ball from Ricardo Zamora in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 06:39 | VCU | Tom Wakefield steals it from Eddie Montejano | 28-27 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis drills a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Eddie Montejano - foul #2 on Eddie Montejano, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer (PF), James Baker (C) Micheal Wiggs, Tom Wakefield | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Thomas Lange (SG), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Robert Lee, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| 06:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 06:18 | VCU | James Baker is called for the reach on Donald Potvin - foul #2 on James Baker, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Dacus (SG), Clifford Roberts (SF), Thomas Harnish (C) Calvin Hassell, Paul Millis, James Baker | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:18 | VCU | Donald Potvin makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 06:18 | VCU | Donald Potvin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Kentucky | James Dacus snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish slams it home | 33-29 |
| 05:15 | VCU | Thomas Harnish swats the layup by Thomas Lange | 33-29 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Harnish | 33-29 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 33-29 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Washer pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts lays it in on a great pass from Ricardo Zamora and he's fouled by Perry Johnson - foul #1 on Perry Johnson, team foul #8 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell (SG), Paul Millis (SF), Tom Wakefield (C) Ricardo Zamora, James Dacus, Thomas Harnish | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (SG), Frank Yerby (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Thomas Lange, Perry Johnson, Bob Dowd | |
| 04:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts misses the free throw | 35-29 |
| 04:35 | VCU | Frank Yerby grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 04:21 | VCU | Robert Lee misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Tom Wakefield - foul #2 on Tom Wakefield, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Micheal Wiggs (C) Tom Wakefield | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:21 | VCU | Robert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 04:21 | VCU | Robert Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 04:21 | VCU | Frank Yerby grabs the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 04:04 | VCU | Steven Trinh hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell misses the 3 from straight away | 35-33 |
| 03:44 | VCU | Calvin Haas snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 03:40 | VCU | Robert Lee misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 03:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 03:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Clifford Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Hassell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Millis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Washer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Wiggs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Trinh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Haas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | VCU | Calvin Haas connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Steven Trinh | 38-35 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Potvin - foul #1 on Donald Potvin, team foul #9 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert McGrath (PF), James Baker (C) Michael Washer, Micheal Wiggs | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG), Eddie Montejano (SF) Donald Potvin, Steven Trinh | |
| 03:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 03:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 02:43 | VCU | Thomas Lange scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 02:27 | VCU | Calvin Haas gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 02:14 | VCU | Frank Yerby can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert McGrath - foul #3 on Robert McGrath, team foul #10 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora (PG), Tom Wakefield (SF), Micheal Wiggs (PF) Clifford Roberts, Paul Millis, Robert McGrath | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:14 | VCU | Frank Yerby misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 02:14 | VCU | Frank Yerby makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Tom Wakefield loses the dribble to Calvin Haas | 40-38 |
| 01:35 | VCU | Eddie Montejano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tom Wakefield - foul #3 on Tom Wakefield, team foul #11 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis (SF) Tom Wakefield | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Steven Trinh (PF) Robert Lee, Frank Yerby | |
| 01:35 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 01:35 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 01:22 | VCU | Eddie Montejano snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Calvin Hassell takes the ball from Donald Potvin | 40-40 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Calvin Hassell hits the finger roll | 42-40 |
| 00:48 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lange | 42-42 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Millis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Ricardo Zamora tips it home | 44-42 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Paul Millis is called for the reach on Donald Potvin - foul #1 on Paul Millis, team foul #12 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Roberts (PG), James Dacus (SG), Michael Washer (PF), Thomas Harnish (C) Ricardo Zamora, Calvin Hassell, Micheal Wiggs, James Baker | |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (SG), Frank Yerby (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Calvin Haas | |
| 00:01 | VCU | Donald Potvin makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Donald Potvin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Harnish | 44-43 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Harnish can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 44-43 |