| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Manning (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Campbell (fresh) PF - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alvin Maginnis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Andre Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bottom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Carson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Coats (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Walter Carson inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern | James Gallagher steals it from Jeffrey Bottom | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 19:30 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:22 | Southern | Andre Baker misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 19:20 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 19:04 | VCU | The pull-up jumper by James Gallagher is blocked by Robert Phillips | 34-32 |
| 19:02 | Southern | John Coats grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:58 | Southern | Andre Baker clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-32 |
| 18:56 | Southern | Robert Phillips hits the follow up shot | 34-34 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Andre Baker picks off the pass by James Gallagher in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 18:51 | Southern | Andre Baker hits the finger roll | 34-36 |
| 18:32 | VCU | Tim Manning scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Mitchell | 37-36 |
| 18:16 | Southern | John Coats blows the layup but he's fouled by Alvin Maginnis - foul #2 on Alvin Maginnis, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:16 | Southern | John Coats makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:16 | Southern | John Coats makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:56 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 17:54 | VCU | Jay Campbell snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 17:41 | VCU | Jay Campbell is hacked by Walter Carson - foul #2 on Walter Carson, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Aron Client (SF) Jay Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Kerlin (PF) Robert Phillips | |
| 17:25 | VCU | James Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Andre Baker - foul #1 on Andre Baker, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern | Prince Perez (SG), Neal Patel (PF), John Miller (C) Jeffrey Bottom, Walter Carson, John Coats | |
| 17:25 | VCU | James Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:25 | VCU | James Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:07 | Southern | Andre Baker misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 17:06 | Southern | Neal Patel gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:43 | Southern | Andre Baker's floater is tipped away by Christopher Mitchell | 39-38 |
| 16:42 | Southern | Prince Perez gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:24 | Southern | Prince Perez can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 16:23 | Southern | Prince Perez gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:10 | Southern | Andre Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Gallagher - foul #2 on James Gallagher, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Lee Schneider (PG), Jordan Barton (SG), Jay Campbell (SF), Patrick Gelman (PF), Francis Carter (C) James Gallagher, Tim Manning, Aron Client, Christopher Mitchell, Alvin Maginnis | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom (SG), Walter Carson (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), John Coats (C) Prince Perez, Douglas Kerlin, Neal Patel, John Miller | |
| 16:10 | Southern | Andre Baker makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:10 | Southern | Andre Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:58 | VCU | Francis Carter buries a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by John Coats - foul #2 on John Coats, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern | Cory Burt (PG) Andre Baker | |
| 15:58 | VCU | Francis Carter misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:58 | Southern | John Coats pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lee Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jordan Barton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jay Campbell (fresh) PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Carter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cory Burt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bottom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Carson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Coats (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Southern | Lee Schneider is called for the reach on Cory Burt - foul #2 on Lee Schneider, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| 15:34 | Southern | Cory Burt misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 15:33 | VCU | Jay Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:22 | VCU | Jordan Barton misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-40 |
| 15:20 | Southern | John Coats grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:13 | Southern | John Coats clanks a shot from the right block | 41-40 |
| 15:11 | Southern | Robert Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:58 | Southern | Robert Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:57 | VCU | Jay Campbell pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Lee Schneider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | VCU | James Gallagher (PG), Tim Manning (SG), Aron Client (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF), Alvin Maginnis (C) Lee Schneider, Jordan Barton, Jay Campbell, Patrick Gelman, Francis Carter | |
| Subs | Southern | Andre Baker (PG), Douglas Kerlin (SF), Neal Patel (PF) Cory Burt, Walter Carson, Robert Phillips | |
| 14:16 | Southern | Neal Patel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 14:14 | VCU | Aron Client grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:50 | VCU | Tim Manning makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 13:26 | Southern | Andre Baker buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Douglas Kerlin | 44-42 |
| 13:10 | VCU | Andre Baker steps in front of the Tim Manning pass | 44-42 |
| 13:06 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom lays it up and in set up by Andre Baker | 44-44 |
| 12:52 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis's fadeaway is rejected by John Coats | 44-44 |
| 12:50 | Southern | John Coats gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:43 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-44 |
| 12:41 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Tim Manning misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-44 |
| 12:10 | Southern | Neal Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:06 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Andre Baker | 44-46 |
| 11:57 | VCU | Aron Client double dribbles | 44-46 |
| Subs | VCU | Lee Schneider (PG), Jordan Barton (SG), Jay Campbell (SF), Patrick Gelman (PF), Francis Carter (C) James Gallagher, Tim Manning, Aron Client, Christopher Mitchell, Alvin Maginnis | |
| Subs | Southern | Cory Burt (PG), Prince Perez (SG), Walter Carson (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), John Miller (C) Andre Baker, Jeffrey Bottom, Douglas Kerlin, Neal Patel, John Coats | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lee Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jordan Barton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jay Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Carter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Cory Burt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Prince Perez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Carson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Miller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Southern | Cory Burt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 11:40 | VCU | Jay Campbell pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:17 | VCU | A charge is called on Jordan Barton - foul #3 on Jordan Barton, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| 11:02 | Southern | Walter Carson drills a floater from close range set up by Prince Perez | 44-48 |
| 10:45 | VCU | Francis Carter's floater is tipped away by Walter Carson | 44-48 |
| 10:43 | Southern | John Miller gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:38 | Southern | Prince Perez misses the lay-in | 44-48 |
| 10:36 | VCU | Francis Carter grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 10:20 | VCU | Jordan Barton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | VCU | James Gallagher (PG), Tim Manning (SG), Christopher Mitchell (PF), Alvin Maginnis (C) Lee Schneider, Jordan Barton, Patrick Gelman, Francis Carter | |
| Subs | Southern | Andre Baker (PG), Neal Patel (C) Cory Burt, John Miller | |
| 10:01 | Southern | Prince Perez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Campbell - foul #3 on Jay Campbell, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Kerlin (C) Neal Patel | |
| 10:01 | Southern | Prince Perez makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:01 | Southern | Prince Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:39 | VCU | Andre Baker steals the ball from Christopher Mitchell | 44-50 |
| 09:36 | Southern | Andre Baker banks in the layup | 44-52 |
| 09:29 | VCU | Tim Manning makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alvin Maginnis | 47-52 |
| 09:07 | Southern | Alvin Maginnis steals it from Prince Perez | 47-52 |
| 08:46 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell is hacked by Walter Carson - foul #3 on Walter Carson, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Aron Client (SF) Jay Campbell | |
| Subs | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom (SG), John Miller (SF), Neal Patel (PF), John Coats (C) Prince Perez, Walter Carson, Robert Phillips, Douglas Kerlin | |
| 08:20 | VCU | John Coats steps in front of the Tim Manning pass | 47-52 |
| 08:14 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Andre Baker | 47-54 |
| 07:55 | VCU | James Gallagher clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 07:53 | Southern | John Coats grabs the board | 47-54 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Manning (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aron Client (fresh) PF - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Maginnis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Andre Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Bottom (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Miller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Neal Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Coats (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Southern | Neal Patel blows the layup | 47-54 |
| 07:45 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:27 | VCU | James Gallagher makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Maginnis | 49-54 |
| 07:22 | Southern | Andre Baker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Neal Patel | 49-57 |
| 07:10 | VCU | Tim Manning buries a 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 06:51 | Southern | Neal Patel misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-57 |
| 06:49 | VCU | Aron Client grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 06:25 | VCU | Tim Manning is fouled on the floor by Andre Baker - foul #2 on Andre Baker, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Lee Schneider (PG), Jordan Barton (SG), Jay Campbell (SF), Patrick Gelman (PF), Francis Carter (C) James Gallagher, Tim Manning, Aron Client, Christopher Mitchell, Alvin Maginnis | |
| Subs | Southern | Cory Burt (PG), Walter Carson (SF), Robert Phillips (PF) Andre Baker, John Miller, Neal Patel | |
| 06:15 | VCU | Lee Schneider knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Jay Campbell | 54-57 |
| 06:10 | Southern | Cory Burt hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jay Campbell - foul #4 on Jay Campbell, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern | Prince Perez (SG), Douglas Kerlin (C) Jeffrey Bottom, John Coats | |
| 06:10 | Southern | Cory Burt makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:10 | Southern | Cory Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:54 | VCU | Jordan Barton is fouled on the floor by Walter Carson - foul #4 on Walter Carson, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| 05:54 | VCU | Jordan Barton makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:54 | VCU | Jordan Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:37 | Southern | Robert Phillips is hacked by Lee Schneider - foul #3 on Lee Schneider, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 05:37 | Southern | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:37 | Southern | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:21 | VCU | Francis Carter misses long on a runner in the lane | 56-61 |
| 05:20 | Southern | Cory Burt pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 05:14 | Southern | Robert Phillips's pass is intercepted by Jay Campbell | 56-61 |
| 04:53 | VCU | Jordan Barton is hacked by Prince Perez - foul #1 on Prince Perez, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | VCU | James Gallagher (PG), Lee Falkowski (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF), Alvin Maginnis (C) Lee Schneider, Jay Campbell, Patrick Gelman, Francis Carter | |
| Subs | Southern | Andre Baker (PG), Jeffrey Bottom (SG), John Coats (C) Cory Burt, Prince Perez, Douglas Kerlin | |
| 04:53 | VCU | Jordan Barton makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:53 | VCU | Jordan Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:39 | Southern | Walter Carson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 04:37 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:12 | VCU | Lee Falkowski drills a jumper in the paint set up by Christopher Mitchell | 60-61 |
| 04:08 | Southern | Walter Carson misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 60-61 |
| 04:07 | Southern | John Coats grabs the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:59 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Andre Baker | 60-63 |
| 03:40 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Mitchell and he's hacked by Walter Carson - foul #5 on Walter Carson, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Tim Manning (SG), Aron Client (SF) Jordan Barton, Lee Falkowski | |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Kerlin (SF), Neal Patel (PF) Walter Carson, Robert Phillips | |
| 03:40 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis makes the free throw | 63-63 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Gallagher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tim Manning (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aron Client (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Maginnis (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Andre Baker (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Bottom (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Kerlin (fresh) PF - Neal Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Coats (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Coats | 63-66 |
| 02:54 | VCU | Tim Manning misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 02:52 | Southern | Neal Patel grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 02:52 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Jay Campbell (SF) Aron Client | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Phillips (PF) Neal Patel | |
| 02:31 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Phillips and he's fouled by Alvin Maginnis - foul #3 on Alvin Maginnis, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| 02:31 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin makes the free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:21 | VCU | James Gallagher comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Coats - foul #3 on John Coats, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| 02:21 | VCU | James Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:21 | VCU | James Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:09 | Southern | John Coats knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Andre Baker | 65-71 |
| 01:51 | VCU | James Gallagher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-71 |
| 01:50 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis grabs the offensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 01:35 | VCU | Tim Manning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-71 |
| 01:34 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis hits the follow up shot | 67-71 |
| 01:29 | Southern | Andre Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 01:28 | Southern | John Coats tips it back up and in | 67-73 |
| 01:17 | VCU | Tim Manning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-73 |
| 00:57 | Southern | Jeffrey Bottom hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | VCU | James Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-75 |
| 00:50 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin grabs the board | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin is hacked by Tim Manning in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tim Manning, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern | Neal Patel (C) John Coats | |
| 00:49 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:49 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis grabs the board | 67-75 |
| 00:44 | VCU | Tim Manning hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-75 |
| 00:43 | Southern | The rebound goes to Neal Patel | 67-75 |
| 00:43 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| 00:41 | Southern | Andre Baker is hacked by James Gallagher in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Gallagher, team foul #10 | 67-75 |
| 00:41 | Southern | Andre Baker misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:41 | Southern | Andre Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:35 | VCU | Tim Manning misses the 3 from the right corner | 67-76 |
| 00:33 | Southern | The rebound goes to Douglas Kerlin | 67-76 |
| 00:32 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin is fouled in the backcourt by James Gallagher - foul #4 on James Gallagher, team foul #11 | 67-76 |
| 00:32 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:32 | Southern | Douglas Kerlin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:26 | VCU | Tim Manning's fadeaway is rejected by Neal Patel | 67-78 |
| 00:24 | VCU | Alvin Maginnis misses the tip | 67-78 |
| 00:23 | Southern | Andre Baker snags the defensive board | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern | Andre Baker runs out the clock | 67-78 |