| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Buckner (fresh) PF - Charles Moore (fresh) C - Merle Gimenez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Ernest Derosa inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | VCU | James Towne double dribbles | 38-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor (SG), Donald Puente (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Ben Walsh, Justin Buckner, Charles Moore | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 19:16 | Colorado State | Donald Puente clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ernest Derosa - foul #2 on Ernest Derosa, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ben Walsh (SG), Justin Buckner (SF) Brandon Pryor, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 19:16 | Colorado State | Donald Puente misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:16 | Colorado State | Donald Puente misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:16 | VCU | Ernest Derosa gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:11 | VCU | James Towne makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Savarese | 38-31 |
| 18:54 | Colorado State | Donald Puente misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:52 | VCU | Jared Villarreal grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 18:36 | VCU | Ernest Derosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-31 |
| 18:35 | Colorado State | Donald Puente grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:16 | Colorado State | Jared Villarreal is called for the reach on Justin Buckner - foul #3 on Jared Villarreal, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Washington (SG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Edward Mancha (C) Ben Walsh, Justin Buckner, Donald Puente, Merle Gimenez | |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG) Jared Villarreal | |
| 18:00 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Mooneyhan | 40-31 |
| 17:42 | VCU | James Towne comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Edward Mancha - foul #2 on Edward Mancha, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Justin Buckner (SF), Merle Gimenez (C) Paul Washington, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:42 | VCU | James Towne makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 17:42 | VCU | James Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:29 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan is called for traveling | 40-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ben Walsh (SG), Donald Puente (PF) Justin Buckner, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:08 | VCU | Ernest Derosa is hacked by Merle Gimenez - foul #3 on Merle Gimenez, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Washington (SG), Justin Buckner (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Edward Mancha (C) Ben Walsh, Brandon Pryor, Donald Puente, Merle Gimenez | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:55 | VCU | James Towne misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 40-33 |
| 16:53 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Edward Mancha | 40-33 |
| 16:33 | Colorado State | Paul Washington connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stephen Smith | 43-33 |
| 16:22 | VCU | Sean Wade misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Mancha - foul #3 on Edward Mancha, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ben Walsh (SG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Donald Puente (PF), Merle Gimenez (C) Paul Washington, Justin Buckner, Robert Mooneyhan, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Krol (SF), Michael Marshall (PF) Ernest Derosa, Louis Savarese | |
| 16:22 | VCU | Sean Wade makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:22 | VCU | Sean Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:09 | Colorado State | Stephen Smith misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 16:08 | VCU | Sean Wade pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:49 | VCU | James Towne misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 15:47 | VCU | Michael Marshall misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 15:46 | VCU | Sean Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Pryor (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Puente (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Gimenez (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Krol (fresh) PF - Michael Marshall (fresh) 5 reb. C - Sean Wade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | VCU | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on James Towne - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Justin Buckner (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Edward Mancha (C) Ben Walsh, Donald Puente, Merle Gimenez | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Jared Villarreal (SG), Louis Savarese (PF) James Towne, Scott Krol, Sean Wade | |
| 15:21 | VCU | Jared Villarreal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 15:20 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Robert Mooneyhan | 43-35 |
| 15:03 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 15:02 | VCU | Louis Savarese pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:57 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 14:28 | Colorado State | Stephen Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jared Villarreal - foul #4 on Jared Villarreal, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ben Walsh (SG), Donald Puente (PF), Merle Gimenez (C) Justin Buckner, Robert Mooneyhan, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Scott Krol (SG), Ernest Derosa (SF) Johnny Ornellas, Jared Villarreal, Steve Durand | |
| 14:28 | Colorado State | Stephen Smith misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:28 | Colorado State | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 14:12 | VCU | James Towne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 14:10 | Colorado State | Donald Puente grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:05 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Smith | 46-37 |
| 13:44 | VCU | Ernest Derosa scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 13:19 | Colorado State | Merle Gimenez clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | Donald Puente tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 13:16 | Colorado State | Stephen Smith snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 12:54 | Colorado State | Donald Puente knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-40 |
| 12:33 | VCU | Ben Walsh steals it from Louis Savarese | 48-40 |
| 12:29 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor lays it up and in on a great pass from Ben Walsh | 50-40 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Ernest Derosa connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Scott Krol and the foul's on Merle Gimenez - foul #4 on Merle Gimenez, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (PG), Paul Washington (SG), Justin Buckner (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Edward Mancha (C) Stephen Smith, Ben Walsh, Brandon Pryor, Donald Puente, Merle Gimenez | |
| Subs | VCU | Steve Durand (SG), Grant Cardinal (PF), Sean Wade (C) Scott Krol, Louis Savarese, Michael Marshall | |
| 12:06 | VCU | Ernest Derosa makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:49 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Sean Wade - foul #1 on Sean Wade, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| 11:49 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:49 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:49 | VCU | Sean Wade snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 11:42 | VCU | James Towne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 11:41 | VCU | Sean Wade tips it home | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Isidro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Buckner (fresh) PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Mancha (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Grant Cardinal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan slams it home set up by Edward Mancha | 53-45 |
| 11:04 | VCU | James Towne makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Steve Durand and he's hacked by Isidro Bruno - foul #1 on Isidro Bruno, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Puente (PF), Merle Gimenez (C) Robert Mooneyhan, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Krol (SF) Ernest Derosa | |
| 11:04 | VCU | James Towne makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:35 | Colorado State | Justin Buckner steps out of bounds on the baseline | 53-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Edward Mancha (C) Donald Puente, Merle Gimenez | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Louis Savarese (PF) James Towne, Grant Cardinal | |
| 10:19 | VCU | Sean Wade is hacked by Edward Mancha - foul #4 on Edward Mancha, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ben Walsh (SG), Merle Gimenez (C) Isidro Bruno, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:19 | VCU | Sean Wade misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:19 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:09 | Colorado State | Johnny Ornellas steals the ball from Paul Washington | 53-48 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | Justin Buckner grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 09:17 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Washington | 55-48 |
| 09:02 | VCU | Scott Krol comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Justin Buckner - foul #1 on Justin Buckner, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (PG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Donald Puente (PF), Edward Mancha (C) Paul Washington, Justin Buckner, Robert Mooneyhan, Merle Gimenez | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Ernest Derosa (SF), Michael Marshall (C) Johnny Ornellas, Steve Durand, Sean Wade | |
| 09:02 | VCU | Scott Krol makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:02 | VCU | Scott Krol makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:40 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor misses short on a floater from the right side | 55-50 |
| 08:38 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh misses the tip | 55-50 |
| 08:36 | Colorado State | Donald Puente tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 08:34 | Colorado State | Edward Mancha tips it in | 57-50 |
| 08:22 | VCU | Louis Savarese hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Krol | 57-52 |
| 08:12 | Colorado State | Donald Puente misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 08:11 | VCU | Michael Marshall gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 07:55 | VCU | James Towne clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 07:54 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 07:35 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-52 |
| 07:34 | VCU | Michael Marshall grabs the board | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Isidro Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Walsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Pryor (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Donald Puente (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Mancha (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Krol (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Derosa (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Savarese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Marshall (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | VCU | Scott Krol misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 07:27 | VCU | James Towne tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 07:09 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor is fouled on the floor by James Towne - foul #3 on James Towne, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Stephen Smith (PG), Paul Washington (SG), Justin Buckner (SF), Charles Moore (PF), Merle Gimenez (C) Isidro Bruno, Ben Walsh, Brandon Pryor, Donald Puente, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Villarreal (SG), Sean Wade (C) Scott Krol, Louis Savarese | |
| 06:57 | Colorado State | Paul Washington scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Stephen Smith | 60-54 |
| 06:48 | VCU | Paul Washington steals it from Sean Wade | 60-54 |
| 06:44 | Colorado State | Paul Washington misses the dunk | 60-54 |
| 06:42 | VCU | Michael Marshall pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:24 | VCU | Jared Villarreal loses the dribble to Merle Gimenez | 60-54 |
| 06:05 | Colorado State | Paul Washington misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 06:03 | Colorado State | Charles Moore tips it in | 62-54 |
| 05:39 | VCU | The short jumper by Sean Wade is denied by Merle Gimenez | 62-54 |
| 05:37 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Charles Moore | 62-54 |
| 05:22 | Colorado State | Stephen Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Washington | 64-54 |
| 05:03 | VCU | James Towne's floater is tipped away by Charles Moore | 64-54 |
| 05:02 | Colorado State | Merle Gimenez pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:51 | Colorado State | Paul Washington clanks a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Jared Villarreal - foul #5 on Jared Villarreal, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Edward Mancha (C) Justin Buckner, Charles Moore, Merle Gimenez | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Steve Durand (SG), Scott Krol (SF), Louis Savarese (PF) James Towne, Jared Villarreal, Ernest Derosa, Michael Marshall | |
| 04:51 | Colorado State | Paul Washington makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:51 | Colorado State | Paul Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:51 | Colorado State | Paul Washington misses the 3rd free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:51 | VCU | Louis Savarese grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 04:34 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Pryor - foul #1 on Brandon Pryor, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno (PG), Ben Walsh (SG), Justin Buckner (SF), Donald Puente (PF) Stephen Smith, Paul Washington, Brandon Pryor, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:34 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:34 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:34 | VCU | Sean Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:21 | VCU | Edward Mancha takes the ball from Steve Durand | 65-55 |
| 03:59 | Colorado State | Isidro Bruno scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Walsh | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:37 | VCU | Scott Krol's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Stephen Smith (PG), Brandon Pryor (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Merle Gimenez (C) Isidro Bruno, Justin Buckner, Donald Puente, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Grant Cardinal (C) Johnny Ornellas, Sean Wade | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan banks in the layup | 69-55 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ben Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Pryor (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Merle Gimenez (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Durand (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Krol (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Savarese (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Grant Cardinal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | VCU | Steve Durand's floater is tipped away by Robert Mooneyhan | 69-55 |
| 02:56 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| 02:51 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Scott Krol - foul #3 on Scott Krol, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Justin Buckner (SF), Donald Puente (PF) Ben Walsh, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (PG), Michael Marshall (PF) James Towne, Louis Savarese | |
| 02:51 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 02:51 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 02:33 | VCU | Grant Cardinal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 02:32 | VCU | Michael Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:23 | VCU | Scott Krol hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-55 |
| 02:21 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Donald Puente | 71-55 |
| 02:15 | Colorado State | Brandon Pryor comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 71-55 |
| 02:13 | VCU | The rebound goes to Steve Durand | 71-55 |
| 02:09 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-55 |
| 02:07 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Justin Buckner | 71-55 |
| 01:41 | Colorado State | Merle Gimenez is fouled on the floor by Johnny Ornellas - foul #1 on Johnny Ornellas, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ben Walsh (SG), Charles Moore (PF) Brandon Pryor, Donald Puente | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:41 | Colorado State | Merle Gimenez makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:41 | Colorado State | Merle Gimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 01:25 | VCU | Scott Krol comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 73-55 |
| 01:24 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:00 | Colorado State | Stephen Smith lays it up and in | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | VCU | Grant Cardinal misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-55 |
| 00:54 | VCU | Scott Krol tips it home | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ben Walsh, team foul #10 | 75-57 |
| 00:23 | VCU | Steve Durand lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Ornellas | 75-59 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Stephen Smith runs out the clock | 75-59 |