| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) SF - Edward Ortez (fresh) PF - Jacob Guard (fresh) C - Dave Marlow (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 | James Madison | James Madison 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) | |
| 19:46 | VCU | Donald Potvin's pass is intercepted by Jing Xiong | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | James Madison | Carl Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jing Xiong | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | VCU | Donald Potvin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eddie Montejano | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | VCU | Frank Yerby gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | VCU | Thomas Lange knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 18:22 | James Madison | Edward Ortez buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jing Xiong | 6-6 |
| 18:04 | VCU | Frank Yerby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| 17:51 | James Madison | Jacob Guard misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Yerby - foul #1 on Frank Yerby, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 17:51 | James Madison | Jacob Guard makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:51 | James Madison | Jacob Guard makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:36 | VCU | Frank Yerby's floater is knocked away by Jacob Guard | 8-6 |
| 17:34 | James Madison | Dave Marlow grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 17:23 | James Madison | Carl Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 17:21 | VCU | Calvin Haas grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 17:08 | VCU | Calvin Haas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 8-6 |
| 17:06 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Dave Marlow | 8-6 |
| 16:48 | James Madison | Carl Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 16:46 | VCU | Donald Potvin gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:36 | VCU | Donald Potvin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lange | 8-9 |
| 16:27 | James Madison | Jing Xiong is hacked by Donald Potvin - foul #1 on Donald Potvin, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Fenstermacher (SF), Timothy Miura (PF), George Macdonald (C) Edward Ortez, Jacob Guard, Dave Marlow | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| 16:13 | James Madison | Bob Dowd takes the ball from Timothy Miura | 8-9 |
| 15:58 | VCU | Merle Little misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 15:56 | VCU | Bob Dowd tips it in | 8-11 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Fenstermacher (fresh) PF - Timothy Miura (fresh) C - George Macdonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) SG - Merle Little (fresh) SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) PF - Steven Trinh (fresh) C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 15:39 | James Madison | George Macdonald snags the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 15:23 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 15:22 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to James Fenstermacher | 8-11 |
| 15:09 | James Madison | Timothy Miura hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Macdonald | 10-11 |
| 15:00 | VCU | Steven Trinh is hacked by Timothy Miura - foul #1 on Timothy Miura, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Smith (PG), Sydney Higgins (SG), Jacob Guard (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Jing Xiong, Carl Johnson, Timothy Miura, George Macdonald | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Thomas Lange (SG), Calvin Haas (C) Robert Lee, Merle Little, Perry Johnson | |
| 14:55 | VCU | Donald Potvin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 14:54 | VCU | Calvin Haas snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 14:43 | VCU | Bob Dowd misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 14:42 | James Madison | Dave Marlow gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:17 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | James Madison | Edward Ortez (SF) James Fenstermacher | |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF) Steven Trinh, Bob Dowd | |
| 14:01 | VCU | Donald Potvin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 14:00 | James Madison | Jacob Guard grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:43 | James Madison | Edward Ortez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 13:42 | VCU | Thomas Lange grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:26 | VCU | Calvin Haas loses the dribble to Sydney Higgins | 10-11 |
| 13:22 | James Madison | Michael Smith blows the dunk | 10-11 |
| 13:20 | James Madison | Jacob Guard snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 13:08 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins hits a floater from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 12:54 | VCU | Donald Potvin loses the ball out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Timothy Miura (PF) Michael Smith, Sydney Higgins, Jacob Guard | |
| Subs | VCU | Merle Little (SG) Thomas Lange | |
| 12:38 | James Madison | Carl Johnson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dave Marlow | 15-11 |
| 12:16 | VCU | Frank Yerby is denied on a layup by Dave Marlow | 15-11 |
| 12:14 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Dave Marlow | 15-11 |
| 12:05 | James Madison | Carl Johnson double dribbles | 15-11 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Fenstermacher (SF), George Macdonald (C) Edward Ortez, Dave Marlow | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| 11:37 | VCU | Steven Trinh scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Lee | 15-14 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Fenstermacher (fresh) PF - Timothy Miura (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Macdonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merle Little (fresh) SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) PF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | James Madison | Jing Xiong misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 11:20 | VCU | Merle Little grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | VCU | Steven Trinh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 15-14 |
| 11:09 | James Madison | Carl Johnson snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:59 | James Madison | Jing Xiong's pass is intercepted by Robert Lee | 15-14 |
| 10:56 | VCU | Robert Lee hits the finger roll | 15-16 |
| 10:38 | James Madison | George Macdonald can't connect on a shot from the right block | 15-16 |
| 10:36 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to George Macdonald | 15-16 |
| 10:24 | James Madison | Jing Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jacob Guard (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Timothy Miura, George Macdonald | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Thomas Lange (SG), Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Robert Lee, Merle Little, Perry Johnson, Steven Trinh, Bob Dowd | |
| 09:58 | VCU | Calvin Haas comes up short on the runner near the basket | 15-16 |
| 09:57 | VCU | Eddie Montejano misses the tip | 15-16 |
| 09:56 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Jacob Guard | 15-16 |
| 09:51 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Calvin Haas - foul #1 on Calvin Haas, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| 09:51 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:51 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:33 | VCU | Eddie Montejano slams it home on a great pass from Thomas Lange | 17-18 |
| 09:19 | James Madison | Dave Marlow banks in the layup and he's fouled by Calvin Haas - foul #2 on Calvin Haas, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Smith (PG), Sydney Higgins (SG), Edward Ortez (SF) Jing Xiong, Carl Johnson, James Fenstermacher | |
| Subs | VCU | Bob Dowd (C) Calvin Haas | |
| 09:19 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses the free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:19 | VCU | The rebound goes to Frank Yerby | 19-18 |
| 09:02 | VCU | Eddie Montejano travels with the ball | 19-18 |
| 08:39 | James Madison | Michael Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 08:15 | VCU | Frank Yerby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 08:13 | VCU | Eddie Montejano hits the follow up shot | 21-20 |
| 08:11 | James Madison | Michael Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lange - foul #1 on Thomas Lange, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), George Macdonald (C) Michael Smith, Sydney Higgins, Dave Marlow | |
| Subs | VCU | Steven Trinh (SF) Eddie Montejano | |
| 08:03 | James Madison | George Macdonald is fouled on the floor by Bob Dowd - foul #1 on Bob Dowd, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| 07:46 | James Madison | Carl Johnson drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Macdonald | 23-20 |
| 07:36 | VCU | Thomas Lange comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 23-20 |
| 07:34 | James Madison | Jacob Guard gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Guard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Macdonald (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Yerby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | James Madison | Jing Xiong clanks a jumper from the right side | 23-20 |
| 07:16 | VCU | Steven Trinh pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:05 | VCU | Frank Yerby misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 07:04 | James Madison | George Macdonald grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 06:38 | James Madison | Jing Xiong connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Johnson and he's hacked by Thomas Lange - foul #2 on Thomas Lange, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Fenstermacher (SF), Timothy Miura (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Edward Ortez, Jacob Guard, George Macdonald | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Eddie Montejano (SF) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Frank Yerby | |
| 06:38 | James Madison | Jing Xiong makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Steven Trinh comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by James Fenstermacher - foul #1 on James Fenstermacher, team foul #2 | 26-20 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Steven Trinh misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Steven Trinh misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:24 | James Madison | Carl Johnson snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:05 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Bob Dowd - foul #2 on Bob Dowd, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Yerby (PF) Bob Dowd | |
| 06:05 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:05 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:57 | VCU | Robert Lee is fouled on the floor by James Fenstermacher - foul #2 on James Fenstermacher, team foul #3 | 27-20 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Smith (PG), Joshua Bass (SF) Jing Xiong, James Fenstermacher | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:47 | VCU | Steven Trinh scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Lee | 27-22 |
| 05:23 | James Madison | Joshua Bass travels with the ball | 27-22 |
| Subs | James Madison | Sydney Higgins (SG) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG) Steven Trinh | |
| 04:59 | VCU | Frank Yerby knocks in the 3 from straight away | 27-25 |
| 04:34 | James Madison | Joshua Bass knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dave Marlow | 30-25 |
| 04:14 | VCU | Eddie Montejano is fouled on the floor by Joshua Bass - foul #1 on Joshua Bass, team foul #4 | 30-25 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), Carl Johnson (SG), Edward Ortez (SF), Jacob Guard (PF) Michael Smith, Sydney Higgins, Joshua Bass, Timothy Miura | |
| Subs | VCU | Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF) Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby | |
| 03:55 | VCU | Robert Lee connects on the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Edward Ortez - foul #1 on Edward Ortez, team foul #5 | 30-27 |
| Subs | James Madison | George Macdonald (C) Dave Marlow | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG), Bob Dowd (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Donald Potvin, Perry Johnson, Merle Little | |
| 03:55 | VCU | Robert Lee misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:55 | James Madison | Jacob Guard grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 03:40 | James Madison | Jacob Guard is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lange - foul #3 on Thomas Lange, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Leonard Damato (PG), Perry Johnson (SG) Robert Lee, Thomas Lange | |
| 03:40 | James Madison | Jacob Guard misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:40 | VCU | Calvin Haas grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 03:30 | VCU | Perry Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-27 |
| 03:29 | VCU | Steven Trinh snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Guard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Macdonald (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Leonard Damato (fresh) SG - Perry Johnson (fresh) SF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bob Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Calvin Haas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | VCU | Calvin Haas travels with the ball | 30-27 |
| 03:04 | James Madison | Edward Ortez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 03:02 | James Madison | Jacob Guard tips it in | 32-27 |
| 02:36 | VCU | Bob Dowd misses long on a floater from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 02:35 | James Madison | Carl Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:21 | James Madison | Carl Johnson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jing Xiong | 35-27 |
| 02:06 | VCU | Jing Xiong is called for the reach on Bob Dowd - foul #1 on Jing Xiong, team foul #6 | 35-27 |
| Subs | James Madison | James Fenstermacher (SF), Dave Marlow (C) Edward Ortez, George Macdonald | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Merle Little (SG), Eddie Montejano (SF) Leonard Damato, Perry Johnson, Steven Trinh | |
| 01:50 | VCU | Donald Potvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 01:48 | VCU | Calvin Haas tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| 01:42 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher banks in the layup | 37-29 |
| 01:24 | VCU | Bob Dowd's floater is knocked away by Jacob Guard | 37-29 |
| 01:22 | VCU | Merle Little snags the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 01:16 | VCU | Donald Potvin knocks in the shot from the left side | 37-31 |
| 00:59 | James Madison | Jing Xiong hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carl Johnson | 40-31 |
| 00:41 | VCU | Eddie Montejano makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Merle Little | 40-34 |
| 00:25 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher is whistled for a carry | 40-34 |
| Subs | James Madison | Michael Smith (PG), Sydney Higgins (SG), Edward Ortez (SF), Timothy Miura (PF) Jing Xiong, Carl Johnson, James Fenstermacher, Jacob Guard | |
| Subs | VCU | Frank Yerby (PF), Steven Trinh (C) Bob Dowd, Calvin Haas | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Merle Little is whistled for a carry | 40-34 |