| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Henry Torre (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Allen Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Zamarripa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ian Connor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Adam Hanover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Maday (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lance Kruse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Richard Maday inbounds the ball | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | VCU | Richard Robinson is hacked by Henry Torre - foul #3 on Henry Torre, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joe Clark (PG) Henry Torre | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 19:32 | VCU | Adam Hanover misses the dunk but he's hacked by Joe Clark - foul #1 on Joe Clark, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| 19:32 | VCU | Adam Hanover misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 19:32 | VCU | Adam Hanover misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 19:32 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 19:11 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 19:10 | VCU | Richard Maday snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 19:06 | VCU | Richard Robinson hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Maday | 38-47 |
| 18:52 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| 18:43 | VCU | Lance Kruse is hacked by Ian Connor - foul #2 on Ian Connor, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| 18:32 | VCU | Jerome Jackson hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Adam Hanover | 38-49 |
| 18:18 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa hits the finger roll | 40-49 |
| 17:54 | VCU | Lance Kruse is whistled for traveling | 40-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | Nathan Huffman (PG), Donald Evans (SG), Joseph Merkley (PF), Scott Cobb (C) Joe Clark, Allen Arnold, Ian Connor, Ryan Morrison | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:45 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa connects on the 3 from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 17:23 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Scott Cobb - foul #3 on Scott Cobb, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | Terry Ducan (SF), Ryan Morrison (C) Brian Zamarripa, Scott Cobb | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 17:23 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 17:23 | VCU | Jerome Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 17:14 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 17:12 | VCU | Jerome Jackson snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 17:06 | VCU | Jerome Jackson's floater is tipped away by Joseph Merkley | 43-51 |
| 17:05 | Canisius | Nathan Huffman snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 16:48 | Canisius | Donald Evans buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 16:28 | VCU | Jerome Jackson's layup is rejected by Ryan Morrison | 46-51 |
| 16:27 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Joseph Merkley | 46-51 |
| 16:13 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison can't finish the layup | 46-51 |
| 16:11 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison can't tip it in | 46-51 |
| 16:10 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jerome Jackson | 46-51 |
| 16:04 | VCU | Richard Robinson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 16:03 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Nathan Huffman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Donald Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Ducan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Merkley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Ryan Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Adam Hanover (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Richard Maday (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lance Kruse (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Jackson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Canisius | Nathan Huffman misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerome Jackson - foul #3 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #1 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | Allen Arnold (SG), Brian Zamarripa (SF), Ian Connor (PF), Scott Cobb (C) Donald Evans, Terry Ducan, Joseph Merkley, Ryan Morrison | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG), Joey Dancy (SG), Joe Grinder (SF), Edward Eames (PF), John Wertz (C) Adam Hanover, Richard Robinson, Richard Maday, Lance Kruse, Jerome Jackson | |
| 15:48 | Canisius | Nathan Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:48 | Canisius | Nathan Huffman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:48 | VCU | John Wertz pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 15:41 | VCU | John Wertz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Scott Cobb - foul #4 on Scott Cobb, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Canisius | Henry Torre (PG), Ryan Morrison (C) Nathan Huffman, Scott Cobb | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 15:41 | VCU | John Wertz misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:41 | VCU | John Wertz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:29 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 15:28 | Canisius | Allen Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 15:05 | Canisius | Allen Arnold hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Torre | 50-52 |
| 14:57 | VCU | John Wertz comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 14:56 | Canisius | Ian Connor gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 14:50 | Canisius | Allen Arnold misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 14:48 | VCU | John Wertz pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 14:42 | VCU | Joe Grinder is fouled on the floor by Brian Zamarripa - foul #1 on Brian Zamarripa, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Merkley (PF), Terry Ducan (C) Ian Connor, Ryan Morrison | |
| Subs | VCU | Jerome Jackson (C) John Wertz | |
| 14:26 | VCU | The jumper by Joey Dancy is denied by Joseph Merkley | 50-52 |
| 14:25 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 14:20 | Canisius | Allen Arnold misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-52 |
| 14:18 | Canisius | Allen Arnold tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 14:05 | VCU | Joey Dancy is fouled on the floor by Joseph Merkley - foul #2 on Joseph Merkley, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Evans (SG) Allen Arnold | |
| Subs | VCU | Adam Hanover (PG) Dino Obremski | |
| 14:05 | VCU | Joey Dancy misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 14:05 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Joseph Merkley | 52-52 |
| 13:51 | Canisius | Donald Evans clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 13:50 | VCU | The rebound goes to Jerome Jackson | 52-52 |
| 13:46 | VCU | Adam Hanover hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-52 |
| 13:45 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 13:41 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa loses the dribble to Joey Dancy | 52-52 |
| 13:38 | VCU | Joey Dancy misses the lay-in | 52-52 |
| 13:36 | Canisius | Terry Ducan snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 13:30 | Canisius | Terry Ducan is hacked by Jerome Jackson - foul #4 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #2 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joe Clark (PG), Matthew Dunn (SF), Ian Connor (PF) Henry Torre, Brian Zamarripa, Terry Ducan | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Maday (SF), Lance Kruse (PF), John Wertz (C) Joe Grinder, Edward Eames, Jerome Jackson | |
| 13:14 | Canisius | Donald Evans loses the dribble to Joey Dancy | 52-52 |
| 13:09 | VCU | Adam Hanover hits the finger roll set up by Joey Dancy | 52-54 |
| 12:56 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Donald Evans and he's hacked by John Wertz - foul #2 on John Wertz, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Canisius | Nathan Huffman (SG) Donald Evans | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG) Adam Hanover | |
| 12:56 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 12:33 | VCU | Joey Dancy lays it in set up by Richard Maday | 55-56 |
| 12:21 | Canisius | Ian Connor can't connect on an uncontested floater from the baseline | 55-56 |
| 12:19 | VCU | Dino Obremski gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 12:13 | VCU | John Wertz makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Joey Dancy | 55-58 |
| 11:47 | Canisius | Ian Connor jams it set up by Matthew Dunn and he's fouled by Dino Obremski - foul #2 on Dino Obremski, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Canisius | Henry Torre (PG), Allen Arnold (SG), Brian Zamarripa (SF), Terry Ducan (C) Joe Clark, Nathan Huffman, Matthew Dunn, Joseph Merkley | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Robinson (SG), Joe Grinder (SF), Edward Eames (PF) Joey Dancy, Richard Maday, Lance Kruse | |
| 11:47 | Canisius | Ian Connor makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Henry Torre (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allen Arnold (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Zamarripa (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ian Connor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Ducan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Dino Obremski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joe Grinder (fresh) PF - Edward Eames (fresh) C - John Wertz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | VCU | Joe Grinder clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Ducan - foul #2 on Terry Ducan, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ryan Morrison (C) Ian Connor | |
| Subs | VCU | Adam Hanover (PG) Dino Obremski | |
| 11:28 | VCU | Joe Grinder makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 11:28 | VCU | Joe Grinder makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 11:09 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison loses the dribble to Richard Robinson | 58-60 |
| 11:01 | VCU | Richard Robinson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-60 |
| 11:00 | VCU | Richard Robinson grabs the offensive board | 58-60 |
| 10:50 | VCU | John Wertz misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 58-60 |
| 10:49 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 10:27 | Canisius | Henry Torre misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Adam Hanover - foul #1 on Adam Hanover, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Connor (PF) Terry Ducan | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG) Adam Hanover | |
| 10:27 | Canisius | Henry Torre makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 10:27 | Canisius | Henry Torre makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 10:13 | VCU | Dino Obremski knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Robinson | 60-62 |
| 09:48 | Canisius | Ian Connor drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Morrison | 63-62 |
| 09:41 | VCU | Brian Zamarripa steals it from John Wertz | 63-62 |
| 09:37 | Canisius | Henry Torre banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Zamarripa | 65-62 |
| 09:27 | VCU | John Wertz banks in the layup | 65-64 |
| 09:16 | Canisius | Henry Torre makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Morrison | 67-64 |
| 09:01 | VCU | Edward Eames is hacked by Ryan Morrison - foul #3 on Ryan Morrison, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joe Clark (PG), Donald Evans (SG), Matthew Dunn (SF), Joseph Merkley (PF), Terry Ducan (C) Henry Torre, Allen Arnold, Brian Zamarripa, Ian Connor, Ryan Morrison | |
| Subs | VCU | Adam Hanover (PG), Joey Dancy (SG), Richard Maday (SF), Rudy Gavin (C) Dino Obremski, Richard Robinson, Joe Grinder, John Wertz | |
| 09:01 | VCU | Edward Eames misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 09:01 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Joseph Merkley | 67-64 |
| 08:40 | Canisius | Joe Clark is hacked by Rudy Gavin - foul #2 on Rudy Gavin, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | VCU | Lance Kruse (PF) Edward Eames | |
| 08:30 | Canisius | Joey Dancy is called for the reach on Donald Evans - foul #4 on Joey Dancy, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Robinson (SG) Joey Dancy | |
| 08:30 | Canisius | Donald Evans makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 08:30 | Canisius | Donald Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 08:07 | VCU | Richard Robinson is hacked by Terry Ducan - foul #3 on Terry Ducan, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| 08:07 | VCU | Richard Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 08:07 | VCU | Richard Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 07:50 | Canisius | Donald Evans clanks a jumper from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 07:49 | VCU | The rebound goes to Richard Maday | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Joe Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Evans (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Dunn (fresh) PF - Joseph Merkley (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Terry Ducan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Adam Hanover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Robinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Maday (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lance Kruse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rudy Gavin (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | VCU | Richard Robinson misses the floater from close range | 69-65 |
| 07:43 | VCU | Rudy Gavin gets the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 07:29 | VCU | Lance Kruse connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joseph Merkley - foul #3 on Joseph Merkley, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Canisius | Nathan Huffman (PG), Brian Zamarripa (SF), Ian Connor (PF), Scott Cobb (C) Joe Clark, Matthew Dunn, Joseph Merkley, Terry Ducan | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG), Joey Dancy (SG), Joe Grinder (SF), Jerome Jackson (C) Adam Hanover, Richard Robinson, Richard Maday, Rudy Gavin | |
| 07:29 | VCU | Lance Kruse makes the free throw | 69-68 |
| 07:07 | Canisius | Nathan Huffman misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 69-68 |
| 07:05 | Canisius | Ian Connor gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 06:52 | Canisius | Scott Cobb misses short on a shot from the right block | 69-68 |
| 06:50 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 06:35 | Canisius | Nathan Huffman is whistled for a carry | 69-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | Allen Arnold (SG), Joseph Merkley (PF) Donald Evans, Ian Connor | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Robinson (SF), Edward Eames (PF) Joe Grinder, Lance Kruse | |
| 06:27 | VCU | Jerome Jackson misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 69-68 |
| 06:26 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Scott Cobb | 69-68 |
| 06:22 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 06:20 | Canisius | Scott Cobb pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 06:13 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 06:12 | VCU | Jerome Jackson snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 05:58 | VCU | Richard Robinson is whistled for traveling | 69-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | Henry Torre (PG), Ryan Morrison (C) Nathan Huffman, Scott Cobb | |
| Subs | VCU | Adam Hanover (PG), Richard Maday (SF) Dino Obremski, Richard Robinson | |
| 05:37 | Canisius | Henry Torre hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 69-68 |
| 05:35 | VCU | Joey Dancy snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 05:29 | VCU | Richard Maday is called for traveling | 69-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joe Clark (SG), Terry Ducan (SF), Ian Connor (PF) Allen Arnold, Brian Zamarripa, Joseph Merkley | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Robinson (SG) Joey Dancy | |
| 05:11 | Canisius | Henry Torre is hacked by Edward Eames - foul #1 on Edward Eames, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| 05:11 | Canisius | Henry Torre makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:11 | Canisius | Henry Torre makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:58 | VCU | Richard Robinson is hacked by Joe Clark - foul #2 on Joe Clark, team foul #12 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | VCU | Dino Obremski (PG), Lance Kruse (PF) Adam Hanover, Edward Eames | |
| 04:58 | VCU | Richard Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:58 | VCU | Richard Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:45 | Canisius | Ian Connor misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-69 |
| 04:44 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison tips it home | 73-69 |
| 04:33 | VCU | Joe Clark steps in front of the Dino Obremski pass | 73-69 |
| 04:30 | Canisius | Joe Clark slams it home | 75-69 |
| 04:24 | VCU | Richard Maday can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Terry Ducan - foul #4 on Terry Ducan, team foul #13 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Canisius | Allen Arnold (SG), Brian Zamarripa (SF), Joseph Merkley (PF), Scott Cobb (C) Henry Torre, Terry Ducan, Ian Connor, Ryan Morrison | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 04:24 | VCU | Richard Maday misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 04:24 | VCU | Richard Maday makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:01 | Canisius | Allen Arnold connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Zamarripa | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:57 | VCU | Richard Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-70 |
| 03:55 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley grabs the board | 78-70 |
| 03:51 | Canisius | Scott Cobb is fouled on the floor by Jerome Jackson - foul #5 on Jerome Jackson, team foul #9 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Canisius | Nathan Huffman (PG) Joe Clark | |
| Subs | VCU | Adam Hanover (PG), Joey Dancy (SG), Joe Grinder (SF), Edward Eames (PF), John Wertz (C) Dino Obremski, Richard Robinson, Richard Maday, Lance Kruse, Jerome Jackson | |
| 03:51 | Canisius | Scott Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 03:51 | VCU | The rebound goes to John Wertz | 78-70 |
| 03:47 | VCU | Adam Hanover comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 78-70 |
| 03:45 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley pulls down the rebound | 78-70 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Nathan Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Arnold (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Zamarripa (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Merkley (fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Adam Hanover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joey Dancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joe Grinder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Eames (fairly fresh) C - John Wertz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Canisius | Allen Arnold misses short on a jumper from the left block | 78-70 |
| 03:39 | VCU | John Wertz snags the defensive board | 78-70 |
| 03:35 | VCU | Adam Hanover buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joey Dancy | 78-72 |
| 03:13 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 78-72 |
| 03:12 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley tips it in | 80-72 |
| 02:58 | VCU | Joey Dancy connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-74 |
| 02:58 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Subs | Canisius | Henry Torre (PG) Nathan Huffman | |
| Subs | VCU | Lance Kruse (PF) Edward Eames | |
| 02:35 | Canisius | Henry Torre misses the easy layup | 80-74 |
| 02:34 | VCU | Joe Grinder gets the rebound | 80-74 |
| 02:34 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ryan Morrison (C) Scott Cobb | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Maday (SF) Joe Grinder | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | VCU | Lance Kruse misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 80-74 |
| 02:18 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa pulls down the rebound | 80-74 |
| 02:14 | Canisius | Henry Torre misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-74 |
| 02:12 | VCU | Lance Kruse pulls down the rebound | 80-74 |
| 02:07 | VCU | Joey Dancy misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Allen Arnold - foul #1 on Allen Arnold, team foul #14 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Connor (PF) Joseph Merkley | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:07 | VCU | Joey Dancy misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 02:07 | VCU | Joey Dancy makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 01:50 | Canisius | Adam Hanover steps in front of the Henry Torre pass | 80-75 |
| 01:26 | VCU | Joey Dancy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 80-75 |
| 01:25 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 80-75 |
| 01:18 | Canisius | Ian Connor double dribbles | 80-75 |
| 01:07 | VCU | Lance Kruse clanks a shot from close range | 80-75 |
| 01:05 | Canisius | Allen Arnold snags the defensive board | 80-75 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Richard Maday is called for the reach on Henry Torre - foul #1 on Richard Maday, team foul #10 | 80-75 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Henry Torre misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Henry Torre makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:51 | VCU | Lance Kruse drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Richard Maday | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:48 | Canisius | Allen Arnold is hacked by Joey Dancy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joey Dancy, team foul #11 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Robinson (SG) Joey Dancy | |
| 00:48 | Canisius | Allen Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:48 | Canisius | Allen Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-77 |
| 00:43 | VCU | Richard Maday hits a floater near the basket | 83-79 |
| 00:42 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison is hacked by Richard Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Robinson, team foul #12 | 83-79 |
| 00:42 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:42 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Adam Hanover hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Henry Torre - foul #4 on Henry Torre, team foul #15 | 85-79 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Adam Hanover misses the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Adam Hanover makes the 2nd free throw | 85-80 |
| 00:33 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison is hacked by Adam Hanover in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Hanover, team foul #13 | 85-80 |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Merkley (PF) Ian Connor | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:33 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:33 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:33 | VCU | John Wertz gets the rebound | 86-80 |
| 00:30 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-80 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Connor (PF) Joseph Merkley | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:26 | VCU | Richard Robinson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 86-83 |
| 00:24 | Canisius | Adam Hanover is called for the reach on Brian Zamarripa in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Hanover, team foul #14 | 86-83 |
| 00:24 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa makes the 1st free throw | 87-83 |
| 00:24 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa makes the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:20 | VCU | Brian Zamarripa steps in front of the Richard Robinson pass | 88-83 |
| 00:16 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa hits the finger roll | 90-83 |
| 00:16 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 90-83 |
| 00:11 | VCU | Richard Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Maday | 90-86 |
| 00:09 | Canisius | Henry Torre is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Hanover - foul #4 on Adam Hanover, team foul #15 | 90-86 |
| 00:09 | Canisius | Henry Torre makes the 1st free throw | 91-86 |
| 00:09 | Canisius | Henry Torre makes the 2nd free throw | 92-86 |
| 00:06 | VCU | VCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 92-86 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Richard Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 92-86 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Brian Zamarripa gets the rebound | 92-86 |