| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Michael Purdie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Gibbon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Weston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kent Flanagan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Yuan Tang (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mario Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Valadez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Reis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Weston (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | VCU | A charge is called on Yuan Tang - foul #3 on Yuan Tang, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Farina (PG) Yuan Tang | |
| 19:16 | Drexel | Kevin Gibbon hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Purdie | 31-21 |
| 18:47 | VCU | Joshua Weston misses the fadeaway from the left block | 31-21 |
| 18:46 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez tips it but misses | 31-21 |
| 18:45 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Frank Jones | 31-21 |
| 18:21 | Drexel | Kent Flanagan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 18:20 | VCU | Carlos Farina pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 17:52 | VCU | Kevin Gibbon is called for the reach on Alfredo Valadez - foul #1 on Kevin Gibbon, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 17:35 | VCU | Joshua Weston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-21 |
| 17:25 | Drexel | Kent Flanagan scores on a floater from close range and he's hacked by Joshua Weston - foul #2 on Joshua Weston, team foul #2 | 33-21 |
| 17:25 | Drexel | Kent Flanagan makes the free throw | 34-21 |
| 17:04 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-21 |
| Subs | Drexel | John Lasseter (SG), Paul Paul (C) Kevin Gibbon, Kent Flanagan | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:02 | Drexel | Carlos Farina steals it from Michael Purdie in the backcourt | 34-21 |
| 16:50 | VCU | Joshua Weston blows the layup | 34-21 |
| 16:48 | Drexel | Paul Paul pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 16:41 | Drexel | John Lasseter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-21 |
| 16:40 | VCU | Joshua Weston grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 16:17 | VCU | Joshua Weston scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-23 |
| 15:56 | Drexel | Paul Paul scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Weston | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Michael Purdie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lasseter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Weston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Carlos Farina (fresh) SG - Mario Holmes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Valadez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Reis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Weston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | VCU | Joshua Weston knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Reis and he's fouled by Michael Purdie - foul #2 on Michael Purdie, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Drexel | Kevin Gibbon (SG), Anthony Braddy (SF), Kent Flanagan (C) Michael Purdie, James Weston, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | VCU | Yuan Tang (PG), Clint Goodman (SG), William Johnson (SF), William Lykes (PF) Carlos Farina, Mario Holmes, Alfredo Valadez, Michael Reis | |
| 15:31 | VCU | Joshua Weston misses the free throw | 36-25 |
| 15:31 | Drexel | Anthony Braddy pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 15:17 | Drexel | Kevin Gibbon misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-25 |
| 15:15 | Drexel | Kent Flanagan misses the tip | 36-25 |
| 15:13 | VCU | Joshua Weston gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 14:55 | VCU | Kent Flanagan swats the shot by William Lykes | 36-25 |
| 14:54 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to William Johnson | 36-25 |
| 14:34 | VCU | Joshua Weston is hacked by Kent Flanagan - foul #3 on Kent Flanagan, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Reis (PF) Joshua Weston | |
| 14:21 | VCU | Michael Reis hits a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Paul Paul - foul #1 on Paul Paul, team foul #4 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Drexel | Michael Purdie (PG), Frank Jones (PF) John Lasseter, Paul Paul | |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Farina (SG) Clint Goodman | |
| 14:21 | VCU | Michael Reis makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 14:11 | Drexel | William Johnson steps in front of the Anthony Braddy pass | 36-28 |
| 13:51 | VCU | William Lykes's layup is rejected by Kent Flanagan | 36-28 |
| 13:49 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Anthony Braddy | 36-28 |
| 13:25 | Drexel | Michael Purdie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Drexel | James Weston (SF), Charles Jones (C) Anthony Braddy, Kent Flanagan | |
| Subs | VCU | Mario Holmes (SG), Alfredo Valadez (SF) Carlos Farina, Michael Reis | |
| 12:57 | VCU | William Lykes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-28 |
| 12:56 | Drexel | Charles Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 12:51 | Drexel | Michael Purdie banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Gibbon | 38-28 |
| 12:22 | VCU | William Lykes is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #5 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Drexel | John Lasseter (SG), Paul Paul (C) Kevin Gibbon, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Farina (SF), Michael Reis (PF) William Johnson, William Lykes | |
| 11:53 | VCU | Michael Reis drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Alfredo Valadez | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Michael Purdie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lasseter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Weston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Yuan Tang (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mario Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carlos Farina (fresh) PF - Michael Reis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Valadez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Drexel | John Lasseter comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 11:29 | Drexel | Paul Paul tips it but misses | 38-30 |
| 11:27 | Drexel | Michael Purdie hits the follow up shot | 40-30 |
| 11:14 | VCU | Michael Reis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-30 |
| 11:12 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez tips it home | 40-32 |
| 10:53 | Drexel | Michael Reis is called for the reach on Frank Jones - foul #2 on Michael Reis, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Drexel | Jeff Hargrove (PG), Anthony Braddy (SF), Kent Flanagan (C) Michael Purdie, James Weston, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | VCU | Joshua Weston (C) Yuan Tang | |
| 10:45 | Drexel | Kent Flanagan scores on a runner from the left block | 42-32 |
| 10:22 | VCU | Michael Reis misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 42-32 |
| 10:20 | Drexel | John Lasseter snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 09:56 | Drexel | John Lasseter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Drexel | Kevin Gibbon (SG) Jeff Hargrove | |
| Subs | VCU | Clint Goodman (SG), William Johnson (SF), William Lykes (PF) Mario Holmes, Alfredo Valadez, Michael Reis | |
| 09:34 | VCU | William Lykes comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Paul - foul #2 on Paul Paul, team foul #6 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Drexel | Frank Jones (PF) Paul Paul | |
| Subs | VCU | Yuan Tang (PG) Carlos Farina | |
| 09:34 | VCU | William Lykes makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 09:34 | VCU | William Lykes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 09:09 | Drexel | Frank Jones lays it up and in and the foul's on Clint Goodman - foul #1 on Clint Goodman, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Drexel | Michael Purdie (PG), James Weston (SF) John Lasseter, Anthony Braddy | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:09 | Drexel | Frank Jones makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:56 | VCU | Clint Goodman is hacked by Kevin Gibbon - foul #2 on Kevin Gibbon, team foul #7 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| Subs | VCU | Alfredo Valadez (SF), Michael Reis (PF) William Johnson, William Lykes | |
| 08:56 | VCU | Clint Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 08:56 | VCU | Clint Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:37 | Drexel | Frank Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-36 |
| 08:35 | VCU | Joshua Weston gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:09 | VCU | Michael Reis hits the finger roll | 45-38 |
| 07:54 | Drexel | Frank Jones is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Valadez - foul #2 on Alfredo Valadez, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Drexel | Paul Paul (C) Kent Flanagan | |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Farina (PG), Mario Holmes (SG) Yuan Tang, Clint Goodman | |
| 07:38 | Drexel | Frank Jones misses long on a jumper from the right block | 45-38 |
| 07:36 | VCU | Joshua Weston grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Michael Purdie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Gibbon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Weston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Paul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Carlos Farina (fresh) SG - Mario Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Valadez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Reis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Weston (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:09 | VCU | Michael Reis knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 06:55 | Drexel | Paul Paul misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Mario Holmes - foul #3 on Mario Holmes, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Drexel | John Lasseter (SG), Anthony Braddy (SF), Charles Jones (C) Kevin Gibbon, James Weston, Frank Jones | |
| Subs | VCU | Clint Goodman (PG), William Johnson (PF), William Lykes (C) Alfredo Valadez, Michael Reis, Joshua Weston | |
| 06:55 | Drexel | Paul Paul makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 06:55 | Drexel | Paul Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 06:32 | VCU | William Lykes knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Clint Goodman | 47-42 |
| 06:05 | Drexel | Michael Purdie can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 06:04 | VCU | The rebound goes to William Lykes | 47-42 |
| 05:50 | VCU | William Lykes connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Mario Holmes | 47-44 |
| 05:30 | Drexel | Michael Purdie misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 47-44 |
| 05:28 | VCU | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 47-44 |
| 05:07 | VCU | William Lykes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Paul - foul #3 on Paul Paul, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Drexel | Kevin Gibbon (SG), James Weston (SF), Frank Jones (PF), Kent Flanagan (C) Michael Purdie, Anthony Braddy, Paul Paul, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | VCU | Yuan Tang (PG), Michael Reis (PF), Joshua Weston (C) Clint Goodman, Carlos Farina, William Johnson | |
| 05:07 | VCU | William Lykes makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:07 | VCU | William Lykes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:52 | Drexel | Kevin Gibbon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Lasseter | 49-46 |
| 04:27 | VCU | Michael Reis comes up short on the runner from close range | 49-46 |
| 04:25 | Drexel | John Lasseter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 04:08 | Drexel | James Weston drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Lasseter | 51-46 |
| 03:46 | VCU | William Lykes drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 03:27 | Drexel | Kevin Gibbon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 03:26 | VCU | William Lykes grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - John Lasseter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Gibbon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Weston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Kent Flanagan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Yuan Tang (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mario Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Lykes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Reis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Weston (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:59 | VCU | William Lykes scores on a jumper from close range | 51-50 |
| 02:44 | Drexel | The jump hook by Kent Flanagan is blocked by Joshua Weston | 51-50 |
| 02:42 | Drexel | Frank Jones grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 02:24 | Drexel | Frank Jones can't finish the layup | 51-50 |
| 02:23 | Drexel | Kent Flanagan pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 02:14 | Drexel | Kevin Gibbon knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kent Flanagan | 54-50 |
| 01:57 | VCU | Joshua Weston buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Yuan Tang | 54-52 |
| 01:47 | Drexel | James Weston misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by William Lykes - foul #1 on William Lykes, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Drexel | Michael Purdie (PG) John Lasseter | |
| Subs | VCU | Alfredo Valadez (SF) William Lykes | |
| 01:47 | Drexel | James Weston misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:47 | Drexel | James Weston makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:21 | VCU | Joshua Weston knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 01:06 | Drexel | Kevin Gibbon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 01:05 | Drexel | James Weston tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 00:47 | VCU | Joshua Weston can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 00:45 | VCU | Joshua Weston hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Drexel | Kent Flanagan is fouled on the floor by Michael Reis - foul #3 on Michael Reis, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 00:21 | Drexel | Kent Flanagan misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:21 | VCU | Michael Reis grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 00:12 | VCU | Joshua Weston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Yuan Tang grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Michael Reis connects on the shot from close range set up by Yuan Tang and the foul's on Frank Jones - foul #1 on Frank Jones, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Michael Reis makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:09 | Drexel | Drexel calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Drexel | Michael Purdie loses the dribble to Yuan Tang in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 00:06 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez lays it in on a great pass from Yuan Tang | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Drexel | Michael Purdie drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | VCU | Yuan Tang runs out the clock | 60-61 |