| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Kruse (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Thomas Rambert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Greenlee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Collins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | James Collins inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right side and the foul's on Jerome Jackson - foul #2 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 19:45 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:28 | VCU | Lance Kruse hits the finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jerome Jackson | 36-43 |
| 19:12 | James Madison | Gary Nicholson jams it | 36-45 |
| 19:08 | VCU | Jerome Jackson is fouled on the floor by Ernest Peterson - foul #3 on Ernest Peterson, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jack Plemons (C) Ernest Peterson | |
| 18:57 | VCU | Lance Kruse hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Maday | 38-45 |
| 18:39 | James Madison | James Collins is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Plemons | 38-47 |
| 18:17 | VCU | The jump hook by Lance Kruse is blocked by Gary Nicholson | 38-47 |
| 18:16 | James Madison | Jack Plemons pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 18:11 | James Madison | Claude Marsh is called for the reach on Dwayne Greenlee - foul #3 on Claude Marsh, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (SG) Claude Marsh | |
| Subs | James Madison | Paul Dodson (PG), Chad Yang (SG), Timothy Conley (PF) Thomas Rambert, Dwayne Greenlee, Gary Nicholson | |
| 17:55 | James Madison | Timothy Conley banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Dodson and he's hacked by Richard Maday - foul #1 on Richard Maday, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| 17:55 | James Madison | Timothy Conley makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 17:43 | VCU | Lance Kruse misses long on a jumper from the left side | 38-50 |
| 17:41 | VCU | Kyle Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 17:35 | VCU | Lance Kruse's layup is rejected by Jack Plemons | 38-50 |
| 17:33 | VCU | Richard Maday hits the follow up shot | 40-50 |
| 17:14 | James Madison | Paul Dodson is fouled on the floor by Burton Rascoe - foul #1 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Kevin Yarber (C) Jack Plemons | |
| 17:00 | James Madison | Paul Dodson clanks a shot from the left side | 40-50 |
| 16:58 | VCU | Jerome Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 16:54 | VCU | Paul Dodson steals the ball from Burton Rascoe | 40-50 |
| 16:36 | James Madison | James Collins knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Paul Dodson | 40-52 |
| 16:31 | VCU | Kyle Hall drills a runner from the left block | 42-52 |
| 16:15 | James Madison | James Collins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kyle Hall - foul #3 on Kyle Hall, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF) Kyle Hall, Richard Maday, Lance Kruse | |
| Subs | James Madison | Thomas Rambert (PG), Dwayne Greenlee (SG), Gary Nicholson (PF) Paul Dodson, Chad Yang, Timothy Conley | |
| 16:15 | James Madison | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 16:15 | James Madison | James Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 15:56 | VCU | Richard Robinson hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Burton Rascoe | 44-54 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Dino Obremski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Burton Rascoe (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rudy Gavin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerome Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Thomas Rambert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Greenlee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Collins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gary Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Yarber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Rambert | 44-56 |
| 15:30 | VCU | Burton Rascoe buries a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Gary Nicholson - foul #2 on Gary Nicholson, team foul #2 | 46-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), John Wertz (C) Dino Obremski, Jerome Jackson | |
| Subs | James Madison | Chioke Ahumada (SF), Ernest Peterson (C) James Collins, Kevin Yarber | |
| 15:30 | VCU | Burton Rascoe makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| 15:13 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 47-56 |
| 15:12 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Peterson | 47-56 |
| 15:02 | James Madison | Gary Nicholson is hacked by Rudy Gavin - foul #2 on Rudy Gavin, team foul #6 | 47-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG) Burton Rascoe | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 14:52 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee misses the shot from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 14:50 | James Madison | Ernest Peterson grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 14:36 | James Madison | Ernest Peterson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Maday (SF) Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | James Madison | Paul Dodson (PG), Chad Yang (SG) Thomas Rambert, Dwayne Greenlee | |
| 14:19 | VCU | Claude Marsh is hacked by Chioke Ahumada - foul #2 on Chioke Ahumada, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Lance Kruse (PF) Rudy Gavin | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Collins (SF) Chioke Ahumada | |
| 14:02 | VCU | Claude Marsh clanks a floater from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 14:00 | James Madison | Gary Nicholson grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 13:54 | James Madison | Gary Nicholson misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| 13:53 | VCU | Lance Kruse gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 13:45 | VCU | Lance Kruse's pass is intercepted by Chad Yang | 47-56 |
| 13:24 | James Madison | Paul Dodson is hacked by Kyle Hall - foul #4 on Kyle Hall, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF), Jerome Jackson (C) Kyle Hall, Richard Maday, Lance Kruse, John Wertz | |
| Subs | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee (SG), Timothy Conley (PF) Chad Yang, Gary Nicholson | |
| 13:24 | James Madison | Paul Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 13:24 | James Madison | Paul Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 13:09 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the contested turnaround from the left block | 49-58 |
| 12:46 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Rudy Gavin - foul #3 on Rudy Gavin, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Thomas Rambert (PG), Chioke Ahumada (SF) Paul Dodson, James Collins | |
| 12:46 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 12:46 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 12:34 | VCU | Jerome Jackson can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ernest Peterson - foul #4 on Ernest Peterson, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Kevin Yarber (PF), Jack Plemons (C) Timothy Conley, Ernest Peterson | |
| 12:34 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 12:34 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 12:05 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Rambert | 51-63 |
| 11:59 | VCU | Jerome Jackson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Dino Obremski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Marsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rudy Gavin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Thomas Rambert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Greenlee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chioke Ahumada (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Yarber (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 11:36 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jerome Jackson | 53-63 |
| 11:32 | VCU | Claude Marsh makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Robinson | 56-63 |
| 11:24 | James Madison | Kevin Yarber is hacked by Rudy Gavin - foul #4 on Rudy Gavin, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (SG), Richard Maday (SF), Lance Kruse (PF), John Wertz (C) Claude Marsh, Richard Robinson, Rudy Gavin, Jerome Jackson | |
| Subs | James Madison | Chad Yang (SG), James Collins (SF) Dwayne Greenlee, Chioke Ahumada | |
| 11:24 | James Madison | Kevin Yarber misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 11:24 | VCU | John Wertz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 11:09 | VCU | Burton Rascoe clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 11:08 | James Madison | Chad Yang snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 11:02 | James Madison | Chad Yang is hacked by Dino Obremski - foul #2 on Dino Obremski, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Paul Dodson (PG), Timothy Conley (PF) Thomas Rambert, Kevin Yarber | |
| 11:02 | James Madison | Chad Yang makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 11:02 | James Madison | Chad Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 11:02 | VCU | Lance Kruse grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 10:47 | VCU | Dino Obremski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Gary Nicholson (PF) Timothy Conley | |
| 10:26 | James Madison | Gary Nicholson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Dodson | 56-67 |
| 10:15 | VCU | Lance Kruse travels with the ball | 56-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Robinson (SF), Jerome Jackson (C) Richard Maday, John Wertz | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 10:00 | James Madison | Paul Dodson is hacked by Lance Kruse - foul #1 on Lance Kruse, team foul #11 | 56-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG) Burton Rascoe | |
| Subs | James Madison | Chioke Ahumada (SF) James Collins | |
| 10:00 | James Madison | Paul Dodson misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 10:00 | James Madison | Paul Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 10:00 | VCU | Lance Kruse gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 09:45 | VCU | Richard Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Nicholson | 56-67 |
| 09:43 | James Madison | Chioke Ahumada snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 09:37 | James Madison | Gary Nicholson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-67 |
| 09:35 | James Madison | Jack Plemons can't tip it in | 56-67 |
| 09:33 | VCU | Lance Kruse snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 09:28 | VCU | Claude Marsh buries a floater from just outside the lane | 58-67 |
| 09:07 | James Madison | Chad Yang works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jerome Jackson - foul #3 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #12 | 58-67 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (PG), John Wertz (C) Dino Obremski, Jerome Jackson | |
| Subs | James Madison | Thomas Rambert (PG), James Collins (SF), Timothy Conley (PF), Kevin Yarber (C) Paul Dodson, Chioke Ahumada, Gary Nicholson, Jack Plemons | |
| 09:07 | James Madison | Chad Yang misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 09:07 | James Madison | Chad Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 09:07 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Wertz | 58-67 |
| 09:00 | VCU | Claude Marsh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 08:59 | VCU | John Wertz tips it back up and in | 60-67 |
| 08:51 | James Madison | James Collins shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-67 |
| 08:50 | James Madison | Kevin Yarber tips it back up and in | 60-69 |
| 08:41 | VCU | Richard Robinson double dribbles | 60-69 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Maday (PF) Lance Kruse | |
| Subs | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee (SG) Chad Yang | |
| 08:21 | James Madison | James Collins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-69 |
| 08:20 | James Madison | James Collins grabs the offensive board | 60-69 |
| 08:05 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Richard Robinson - foul #1 on Richard Robinson, team foul #13 | 60-69 |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG), Jerome Jackson (C) Claude Marsh, John Wertz | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 08:05 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 08:05 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 08:05 | VCU | Richard Maday pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| 07:52 | VCU | Burton Rascoe is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-69 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Dino Obremski (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Maday (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Thomas Rambert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Greenlee (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Collins (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Timothy Conley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Yarber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-72 |
| 07:23 | VCU | Richard Robinson misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Conley - foul #1 on Timothy Conley, team foul #5 | 63-72 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG), Rudy Gavin (PF) Dino Obremski, Richard Maday | |
| Subs | James Madison | Paul Dodson (PG), Chioke Ahumada (SF), Gary Nicholson (PF), Ernest Peterson (C) Thomas Rambert, James Collins, Timothy Conley, Kevin Yarber | |
| 07:23 | VCU | Richard Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 07:23 | VCU | Richard Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 07:04 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee is hacked by Burton Rascoe - foul #2 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #14 | 65-72 |
| Subs | VCU | John Wertz (C) Jerome Jackson | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 07:04 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 07:04 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 06:49 | VCU | Rudy Gavin misses short on a floater in the paint | 65-74 |
| 06:48 | James Madison | Gary Nicholson grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 06:42 | James Madison | Richard Robinson is called for the reach on Paul Dodson - foul #2 on Richard Robinson, team foul #15 | 65-74 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Maday (SF) Richard Robinson | |
| Subs | James Madison | Rickie Amidon (SG) Dwayne Greenlee | |
| 06:42 | James Madison | Paul Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 06:42 | James Madison | Paul Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 06:29 | VCU | Rudy Gavin misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 65-76 |
| 06:28 | James Madison | Gary Nicholson snags the defensive board | 65-76 |
| 06:23 | James Madison | Rudy Gavin steps in front of the Paul Dodson pass | 65-76 |
| 06:09 | VCU | Burton Rascoe knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Maday | 68-76 |
| 05:43 | James Madison | Rickie Amidon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-76 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Richard Robinson (SF), Jerome Jackson (C) Burton Rascoe, Richard Maday, John Wertz | |
| Subs | James Madison | Thomas Rambert (PG), Chad Yang (SG), James Collins (SF) Paul Dodson, Rickie Amidon, Chioke Ahumada | |
| 05:35 | VCU | Kyle Hall misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 68-76 |
| 05:34 | VCU | Claude Marsh snags the offensive board | 68-76 |
| 05:29 | VCU | Jerome Jackson drills a fadeaway in the paint | 70-76 |
| 05:03 | James Madison | Ernest Peterson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-78 |
| 04:59 | VCU | Kyle Hall banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Claude Marsh | 72-78 |
| 04:41 | James Madison | Chad Yang loses the dribble to Kyle Hall | 72-78 |
| 04:38 | VCU | Claude Marsh lays it up and in set up by Kyle Hall | 74-78 |
| 04:23 | James Madison | James Collins is fouled on the floor by Claude Marsh - foul #4 on Claude Marsh, team foul #16 | 74-78 |
| Subs | VCU | Burton Rascoe (SG), Dino Obremski (SF), Lance Kruse (PF), John Wertz (C) Claude Marsh, Richard Robinson, Rudy Gavin, Jerome Jackson | |
| Subs | James Madison | Paul Dodson (PG), Dwayne Greenlee (SG), Timothy Conley (PF) Thomas Rambert, Chad Yang, Gary Nicholson | |
| 04:23 | James Madison | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 04:23 | James Madison | James Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 04:23 | VCU | Lance Kruse grabs the defensive rebound | 74-79 |
| 03:57 | VCU | Kyle Hall is fouled on the floor by Ernest Peterson - foul #5 on Ernest Peterson, team foul #6 | 74-79 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Kevin Yarber (SF), Jack Plemons (C) James Collins, Ernest Peterson | |
| 03:46 | VCU | Lance Kruse misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 74-79 |
| 03:45 | VCU | Lance Kruse can't tip it in | 74-79 |
| 03:44 | James Madison | Timothy Conley grabs the board | 74-79 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Kyle Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Burton Rascoe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Obremski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lance Kruse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - John Wertz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Paul Dodson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dwayne Greenlee (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Yarber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Plemons (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | James Madison | The jumper by Dwayne Greenlee is denied by Lance Kruse | 74-79 |
| 03:33 | VCU | John Wertz grabs the board | 74-79 |
| 03:19 | VCU | Lance Kruse drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Kyle Hall | 76-79 |
| 03:00 | James Madison | Burton Rascoe is called for the reach on Dwayne Greenlee - foul #3 on Burton Rascoe, team foul #17 | 76-79 |
| Subs | VCU | Claude Marsh (SG), Richard Maday (SF), Rudy Gavin (PF), Jerome Jackson (C) Kyle Hall, Burton Rascoe, Lance Kruse, John Wertz | |
| Subs | James Madison | Thomas Rambert (PG), Chioke Ahumada (SF) Paul Dodson, Timothy Conley | |
| 03:00 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 03:00 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 02:56 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-81 |
| Subs | VCU | Lance Kruse (PF) Rudy Gavin | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Collins (SF) Chioke Ahumada | |
| 02:44 | VCU | Lance Kruse misses the wide open floater from the right side | 76-81 |
| 02:42 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Dwayne Greenlee | 76-81 |
| 02:42 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-81 |
| Subs | VCU | Kyle Hall (PG) Dino Obremski | |
| Subs | James Madison | Gary Nicholson (PF) Kevin Yarber | |
| 02:35 | James Madison | James Collins clanks a jumper from the left side | 76-81 |
| 02:33 | VCU | Lance Kruse snags the defensive board | 76-81 |
| 02:29 | VCU | Gary Nicholson denies the turnaround by Richard Maday | 76-81 |
| 02:28 | VCU | Jerome Jackson tips it home | 78-81 |
| 02:24 | James Madison | Thomas Rambert loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-81 |
| 02:17 | VCU | Kyle Hall misses the floater from the left side | 78-81 |
| 02:15 | VCU | Claude Marsh snags the offensive board | 78-81 |
| 02:09 | VCU | Jack Plemons denies the turnaround by Richard Maday | 78-81 |
| 02:08 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Thomas Rambert | 78-81 |
| 01:47 | James Madison | James Collins knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jack Plemons | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:31 | VCU | Jerome Jackson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Plemons - foul #2 on Jack Plemons, team foul #7 | 78-84 |
| 01:31 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 01:31 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 01:22 | James Madison | Gary Nicholson's pass is intercepted by Richard Maday | 80-84 |
| 01:08 | VCU | Claude Marsh hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Hall | 83-84 |
| 00:48 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 83-84 |
| 00:47 | VCU | Richard Maday gets the rebound | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | VCU | Claude Marsh misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 83-84 |
| 00:31 | James Madison | Thomas Rambert gets the rebound | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | James Madison | Thomas Rambert is hacked by Kyle Hall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kyle Hall, team foul #18 | 83-84 |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG) Kyle Hall | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 00:30 | James Madison | Thomas Rambert makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:30 | James Madison | Thomas Rambert misses the 2nd free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:30 | VCU | Jerome Jackson gets the rebound | 83-85 |
| 00:24 | VCU | Lance Kruse connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jerome Jackson | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | James Madison | Jack Plemons knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Thomas Rambert | 85-87 |
| 00:13 | VCU | Richard Maday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 85-87 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | James Madison | Dino Obremski is called for the reach on Dwayne Greenlee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dino Obremski, team foul #19 | 85-87 |
| 00:10 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee misses the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:10 | James Madison | Dwayne Greenlee makes the 2nd free throw | 85-88 |
| 00:10 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-88 |
| 00:01 | VCU | Claude Marsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 85-88 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Jerome Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 85-88 |