| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Barton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Aron Client (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Bender (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Aron Client inbounds the ball | 40-23 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:41 | VCU | William Howard clanks a floater from the free throw line | 40-23 |
| 19:39 | VCU | William Howard hits the follow up shot | 40-25 |
| 19:27 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn hits a 3 from the right wing | 43-25 |
| 19:10 | VCU | Aron Client is whistled for a carry | 43-25 |
| 19:00 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-25 |
| 18:40 | VCU | Patrick Gelman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aron Client and the foul's on Gordon Vaughn - foul #1 on Gordon Vaughn, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| 18:40 | VCU | Patrick Gelman makes the free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:24 | Marquette | Shawn Bender steps in front of the Willie Buscher pass | 43-28 |
| 17:57 | VCU | Aron Client misses the lay-in but the foul's on Alberto Rodriguez - foul #2 on Alberto Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Marquette | Benny Jourdan (C) Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:57 | VCU | Aron Client makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:57 | VCU | Aron Client misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:57 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 17:44 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 17:43 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan tips it home | 45-29 |
| 17:34 | VCU | William Howard makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jordan Barton | 45-32 |
| 17:26 | Marquette | Vernon Schell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 45-32 |
| 17:24 | Marquette | Tony Iglesias hits the follow up shot | 47-32 |
| 17:02 | VCU | Jordan Barton clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 17:00 | VCU | Aron Client snags the offensive board | 47-32 |
| 16:50 | VCU | Shawn Bender is hacked by Benny Jourdan - foul #2 on Benny Jourdan, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Jerry Galusha (SF), Jason Brinson (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Tony Iglesias, Vernon Schell, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | VCU | Erasmo Giordano (PG), James Booher (SG), Jay Campbell (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF), Edward Suggs (C) William Howard, Jordan Barton, Aron Client, Patrick Gelman, Shawn Bender | |
| 16:37 | VCU | Jay Campbell buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Booher | 47-35 |
| 16:32 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alberto Rodriguez | 49-35 |
| 16:22 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Booher | 49-37 |
| 16:04 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-37 |
| 15:44 | VCU | Robert Morrison is called for the reach on James Booher - foul #1 on Robert Morrison, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG), Vernon Schell (PF) Robert Morrison, Jason Brinson | |
| Subs | VCU | Jordan Barton (SG) James Booher | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Galusha (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Erasmo Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jordan Barton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Suggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell drills a runner from the left block | 49-39 |
| 15:19 | Marquette | Christopher Mitchell steals the ball from Vernon Schell | 49-39 |
| 14:58 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-39 |
| 14:56 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Edward Suggs blocks the short jumper by Gordon Vaughn | 49-39 |
| 14:39 | Marquette | Vernon Schell tips it back up and in | 51-39 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Vernon Schell - foul #3 on Vernon Schell, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Benny Jourdan (C) Guy Mayes, Jerry Galusha, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), Aron Client (SF), Shawn Bender (C) Erasmo Giordano, Jay Campbell, Edward Suggs | |
| 14:19 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:19 | Marquette | Vernon Schell snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses long on a floater from the right side | 51-40 |
| 13:57 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:44 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Tony Iglesias and he's fouled by Christopher Mitchell - foul #1 on Christopher Mitchell, team foul #1 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Brinson (PF) Vernon Schell | |
| Subs | VCU | Patrick Gelman (PF) Christopher Mitchell | |
| 13:44 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 13:23 | VCU | Shawn Bender lays it in set up by William Howard | 54-42 |
| 13:09 | Marquette | Willie Buscher clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-42 |
| 13:07 | VCU | The rebound goes to Aron Client | 54-42 |
| 13:01 | VCU | Aron Client scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jordan Barton | 54-44 |
| 12:44 | Marquette | Aron Client is called for the reach on Tony Iglesias - foul #3 on Aron Client, team foul #2 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (SG), Vernon Schell (PF) Gordon Vaughn, Jason Brinson | |
| Subs | VCU | James Booher (SG) Jordan Barton | |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan is fouled on the floor by Shawn Bender - foul #2 on Shawn Bender, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| 12:13 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the wide open jumper from close range | 56-44 |
| 11:52 | VCU | A charge is called on Aron Client - foul #4 on Aron Client, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Morrison (SG), Jerry Galusha (SF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Willie Buscher, Tony Iglesias, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | VCU | Erasmo Giordano (PG), Jay Campbell (SF), Christopher Mitchell (C) William Howard, Aron Client, Shawn Bender | |
| 11:35 | Marquette | Vernon Schell drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Guy Mayes | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Morrison (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Galusha (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Erasmo Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Booher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jay Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:16 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-47 |
| 11:00 | Marquette | Christopher Mitchell is called for the reach on Vernon Schell - foul #2 on Christopher Mitchell, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Gordon Vaughn (SG) Guy Mayes, Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | VCU | Jordan Barton (SG), Edward Suggs (C) James Booher, Patrick Gelman | |
| 10:39 | Marquette | Vernon Schell scores on a jump hook in the paint | 60-47 |
| 10:14 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano loses the dribble to Jerry Galusha | 60-47 |
| 10:03 | Marquette | Willie Buscher shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-47 |
| 09:46 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 63-47 |
| 09:45 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jerry Galusha | 63-47 |
| 09:33 | Marquette | Willie Buscher misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 09:32 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 09:27 | VCU | Jordan Barton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | Vernon Schell snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 09:21 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-47 |
| 09:19 | Marquette | Vernon Schell misses the tip | 63-47 |
| 09:17 | VCU | Jordan Barton pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 09:01 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 08:59 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 08:54 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 08:53 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez grabs the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 08:37 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 08:36 | Marquette | Vernon Schell tips it in | 65-47 |
| 08:21 | VCU | Jay Campbell drills a driving attempt from the right block | 65-49 |
| 08:17 | Marquette | Erasmo Giordano picks off the pass by Willie Buscher in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| 08:08 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell misses short on a shot from close range | 65-49 |
| 08:07 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Vernon Schell | 65-49 |
| 08:02 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Tony Iglesias (SF), Jason Brinson (PF), Benny Jourdan (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Jerry Galusha, Vernon Schell, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), Lee Falkowski (SF), Patrick Gelman (PF), Shawn Bender (C) Erasmo Giordano, Jay Campbell, Christopher Mitchell, Edward Suggs | |
| 07:49 | VCU | Shawn Bender makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Howard and he's fouled by Tony Iglesias - foul #1 on Tony Iglesias, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Booher (SG), Aron Client (SF) Jordan Barton, Lee Falkowski | |
| 07:49 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses the free throw | 65-51 |
| 07:49 | Marquette | Jason Brinson pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Morrison and he's fouled by James Booher - foul #1 on James Booher, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| 07:29 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan misses the free throw | 67-51 |
| 07:29 | VCU | Shawn Bender pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Guy Mayes (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Morrison (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tony Iglesias (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Brinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Benny Jourdan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Booher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Aron Client (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Bender (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | VCU | William Howard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-51 |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Jason Brinson pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 06:45 | VCU | William Howard makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Aron Client | 69-54 |
| 06:38 | Marquette | Guy Mayes makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Iglesias | 71-54 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Shawn Bender lays it in set up by William Howard and the foul's on Benny Jourdan - foul #3 on Benny Jourdan, team foul #7 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn (SG) Robert Morrison | |
| Subs | VCU | Jordan Barton (SG) James Booher | |
| 06:13 | VCU | Shawn Bender makes the free throw | 71-57 |
| 06:02 | Marquette | Guy Mayes misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 71-57 |
| 06:00 | VCU | Shawn Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 05:42 | VCU | Gordon Vaughn picks off the pass by Patrick Gelman | 71-57 |
| 05:35 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-57 |
| 05:34 | VCU | Patrick Gelman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 05:13 | VCU | Aron Client buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Jordan Barton | 71-59 |
| 04:52 | Marquette | Gordon Vaughn buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-59 |
| 04:34 | VCU | Aron Client hits a shot from the right side | 74-61 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Willie Buscher (PG), Vernon Schell (PF), Alberto Rodriguez (C) Guy Mayes, Jason Brinson, Benny Jourdan | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Shawn Bender - foul #3 on Shawn Bender, team foul #7 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jerry Galusha (SF) Tony Iglesias | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 04:03 | VCU | Aron Client misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 76-61 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Jerry Galusha grabs the board | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:32 | Marquette | Willie Buscher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 03:30 | VCU | Aron Client snags the defensive board | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Willie Buscher (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Vaughn (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Galusha (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Vernon Schell (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jordan Barton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aron Client (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Gelman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Bender (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | VCU | Aron Client misses short on a 3 from straight away | 76-61 |
| 03:05 | Marquette | Alberto Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| 02:36 | Marquette | Willie Buscher splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-61 |
| 02:34 | Marquette | Willie Buscher pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 02:14 | Marquette | Vernon Schell hits a wide open floater from close range | 78-61 |
| 02:08 | VCU | William Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-61 |
| Subs | Marquette | Guy Mayes (PG), Robert Morrison (SG), Jason Brinson (PF), Benny Jourdan (C) Willie Buscher, Gordon Vaughn, Vernon Schell, Alberto Rodriguez | |
| Subs | VCU | Erasmo Giordano (PG), James Booher (SG), Jay Campbell (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF), Edward Suggs (C) William Howard, Jordan Barton, Aron Client, Patrick Gelman, Shawn Bender | |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 78-61 |
| 01:38 | Marquette | Jason Brinson tips it back up and in | 80-61 |
| 01:24 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-61 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Benny Jourdan gets the rebound | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:11 | Marquette | Guy Mayes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-61 |
| 01:10 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jay Campbell | 80-61 |
| 00:58 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Brinson - foul #1 on Jason Brinson, team foul #8 | 80-61 |
| 00:58 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 00:58 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | The jump hook by Guy Mayes is blocked by Christopher Mitchell | 80-63 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell snags the defensive board | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell misses the dunk but he's fouled by Guy Mayes - foul #1 on Guy Mayes, team foul #9 | 80-63 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 00:19 | VCU | Christopher Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Guy Mayes runs out the clock | 80-65 |