| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Millard Langford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Arthurs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Oster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lester Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Derrick Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Jared Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Abraham Stec (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Grant Cardinal (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Abraham Stec inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | VCU | Abraham Stec banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by James Towne | 32-36 |
| 19:21 | Long Beach State | Abraham Stec takes the ball from Andrew Arthurs | 32-36 |
| 19:02 | VCU | Grant Cardinal hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 32-36 |
| 19:00 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Derrick Wilkes | 32-36 |
| 18:34 | Long Beach State | Millard Langford misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 18:32 | VCU | Michael Marshall pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:17 | VCU | Jared Villarreal can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 18:16 | Long Beach State | Lester Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:54 | Long Beach State | Derrick Wilkes hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Millard Langford | 34-36 |
| 17:31 | VCU | Michael Marshall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 17:29 | Long Beach State | Donald Oster snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | Donald Oster comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 17:09 | Long Beach State | Lester Logan can't tip it in | 34-36 |
| 17:07 | VCU | Michael Marshall snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 16:55 | VCU | James Towne scores on a floater from close range set up by Abraham Stec and the foul's on Millard Langford - foul #3 on Millard Langford, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sean Cervantez (PG), Henry Stull (SG), Edwin Farley (SF), Jason McClay (C) Millard Langford, Andrew Arthurs, Donald Oster, Derrick Wilkes | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (SG), Cody Strickland (SF), Jack Corman (PF), Henry Henderson (C) Jared Villarreal, Abraham Stec, Grant Cardinal, Michael Marshall | |
| 16:55 | VCU | James Towne makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:37 | Long Beach State | Henry Stull can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 16:36 | Long Beach State | Edwin Farley tips it home | 36-39 |
| 16:25 | VCU | James Towne scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Corman | 36-41 |
| 16:08 | Long Beach State | Henry Stull comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 16:07 | VCU | Henry Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:53 | VCU | Henry Henderson makes the runner from the baseline set up by Cody Strickland and the foul's on Jason McClay - foul #1 on Jason McClay, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Dunaway (C) Lester Logan | |
| Subs | VCU | Miro Nietupski (PG) James Towne | |
| 15:53 | VCU | Henry Henderson makes the free throw | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Sean Cervantez (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Henry Stull (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Farley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason McClay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dunaway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Miro Nietupski (fresh) SG - Johnny Ornellas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cody Strickland (fresh) PF - Henry Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Corman (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Long Beach State | Jason McClay throws it down | 38-44 |
| 15:29 | VCU | Miro Nietupski misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 15:27 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Corman | 38-44 |
| 15:13 | VCU | Cody Strickland makes the shot from the right side | 38-46 |
| 15:02 | Long Beach State | Henry Henderson denies the turnaround by Henry Stull | 38-46 |
| 15:00 | VCU | Henry Henderson gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:58 | VCU | Sean Cervantez steals the ball from Johnny Ornellas in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 14:56 | Long Beach State | Sean Cervantez lays it up and in | 40-46 |
| 14:39 | VCU | Cody Strickland misses long on a runner from close range | 40-46 |
| 14:37 | Long Beach State | Jason McClay gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 14:20 | Long Beach State | Edwin Farley can't finish the layup | 40-46 |
| 14:18 | VCU | Cody Strickland snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:15 | VCU | Miro Nietupski is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Miro Nietupski, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Millard Langford (PG), Andrew Arthurs (SG), Donald Oster (SF), Lester Logan (PF) Sean Cervantez, Henry Stull, Edwin Farley, Jason McClay | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Jared Villarreal (SG), Abraham Stec (SF), Grant Cardinal (PF), Michael Marshall (C) Miro Nietupski, Johnny Ornellas, Cody Strickland, Henry Henderson, Jack Corman | |
| 14:01 | Long Beach State | Andrew Arthurs makes the runner in the paint and the foul's on Grant Cardinal - foul #2 on Grant Cardinal, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| 14:01 | Long Beach State | Andrew Arthurs misses the free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Michael Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:57 | VCU | Jared Villarreal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 13:43 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 13:42 | VCU | Jared Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:25 | VCU | John Dunaway steps in front of the Jared Villarreal pass | 42-46 |
| 13:05 | Long Beach State | Andrew Arthurs is fouled on the floor by Jared Villarreal - foul #1 on Jared Villarreal, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick Wilkes (SF) Donald Oster | |
| Subs | VCU | Wesley Brookover (SF) Abraham Stec | |
| 12:47 | Long Beach State | Lester Logan connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Dunaway | 45-46 |
| 12:40 | VCU | Grant Cardinal connects on the jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Andrew Arthurs - foul #2 on Andrew Arthurs, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edwin Farley (C) John Dunaway | |
| Subs | VCU | Jack Garlick (C) Michael Marshall | |
| 12:40 | VCU | Grant Cardinal makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:26 | Long Beach State | Edwin Farley can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 45-49 |
| 12:25 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Farley | 45-49 |
| 12:13 | Long Beach State | Grant Cardinal picks off the pass by Andrew Arthurs | 45-49 |
| 12:03 | VCU | Jack Garlick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-49 |
| 12:02 | Long Beach State | Derrick Wilkes snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 11:46 | Long Beach State | Derrick Wilkes lays it in on a nice dish by Andrew Arthurs | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Millard Langford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Arthurs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Wilkes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lester Logan (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Edwin Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Villarreal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wesley Brookover (fresh) PF - Grant Cardinal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Garlick (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:42 | VCU | Wesley Brookover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Henry Stull (PG), James Caines (SG), Donald Oster (SF), Jason McClay (PF), John Dunaway (C) Millard Langford, Andrew Arthurs, Derrick Wilkes, Lester Logan, Edwin Farley | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (SG), Cody Strickland (SF), Jack Corman (PF), Michael Marshall (C) Jared Villarreal, Wesley Brookover, Grant Cardinal, Jack Garlick | |
| 11:34 | Long Beach State | Donald Oster is fouled on the floor by Michael Marshall - foul #3 on Michael Marshall, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sean Cervantez (PG) James Caines | |
| Subs | VCU | Abraham Stec (SF) James Towne | |
| 11:12 | Long Beach State | Sean Cervantez is whistled for a carry | 47-49 |
| 11:10 | VCU | Jack Corman's pass is intercepted by Henry Stull in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| 10:52 | Long Beach State | Jason McClay misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Jack Corman - foul #3 on Jack Corman, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG) Cody Strickland | |
| 10:52 | Long Beach State | Jason McClay makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:52 | Long Beach State | Jason McClay misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:52 | VCU | Michael Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:40 | VCU | Michael Marshall misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 48-49 |
| 10:39 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | Donald Oster comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 10:12 | VCU | James Towne snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 09:59 | VCU | Johnny Ornellas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-49 |
| 09:58 | VCU | Michael Marshall grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 09:42 | VCU | Sean Cervantez is called for the reach on James Towne - foul #1 on Sean Cervantez, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Millard Langford (PG), Andrew Arthurs (SG), Derrick Wilkes (SF), Lester Logan (PF), Edwin Farley (C) Sean Cervantez, Henry Stull, Donald Oster, Jason McClay, John Dunaway | |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Villarreal (SG), Cody Strickland (SF), Henry Henderson (PF), Jack Garlick (C) Johnny Ornellas, Abraham Stec, Jack Corman, Michael Marshall | |
| 09:25 | VCU | Jared Villarreal is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Towne | 48-51 |
| 09:07 | Long Beach State | Derrick Wilkes misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Cody Strickland - foul #1 on Cody Strickland, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | VCU | Miro Nietupski (PG), Grant Cardinal (PF) James Towne, Jack Garlick | |
| 09:07 | Long Beach State | Derrick Wilkes makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:07 | Long Beach State | Derrick Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:53 | VCU | Miro Nietupski can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Millard Langford - foul #4 on Millard Langford, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Caines (PG) Millard Langford | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:53 | VCU | Miro Nietupski misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:53 | VCU | Miro Nietupski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:53 | VCU | Grant Cardinal pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:33 | VCU | Grant Cardinal drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jared Villarreal | 50-53 |
| 08:13 | Long Beach State | Miro Nietupski steps in front of the James Caines pass | 50-53 |
| 07:51 | VCU | Henry Henderson travels with the ball | 50-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Millard Langford (PG), Donald Oster (SF), John Dunaway (C) Andrew Arthurs, Edwin Farley, Derrick Wilkes | |
| Subs | VCU | James Towne (PG), Wesley Brookover (SF), Jack Garlick (PF), Michael Marshall (C) Jared Villarreal, Cody Strickland, Grant Cardinal, Henry Henderson | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Millard Langford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Caines (fresh) SF - Donald Oster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Logan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Dunaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miro Nietupski (fresh) SF - Wesley Brookover (fresh) PF - Jack Garlick (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Long Beach State | Millard Langford hits a floater from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 07:22 | VCU | James Towne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | Donald Oster snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 07:09 | Long Beach State | Donald Oster's pass is intercepted by Michael Marshall | 52-53 |
| 06:47 | VCU | James Caines steals the ball from Jack Garlick | 52-53 |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Lester Logan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Towne - foul #3 on James Towne, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Arthurs (SG), Sean Cervantez (SF), Jason McClay (C) James Caines, Donald Oster, John Dunaway | |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Villarreal (SG), Abraham Stec (SF), Grant Cardinal (PF), Jack Corman (C) Miro Nietupski, Wesley Brookover, Jack Garlick, Michael Marshall | |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Lester Logan misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:26 | Long Beach State | Lester Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:26 | VCU | Jack Corman snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 06:20 | VCU | Abraham Stec is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Cervantez - foul #2 on Sean Cervantez, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Edwin Farley (C) Lester Logan | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:04 | VCU | James Towne hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-55 |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | Jason McClay loses the dribble to James Towne | 52-55 |
| 05:44 | VCU | James Towne banks in the layup | 52-57 |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Millard Langford misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jared Villarreal - foul #2 on Jared Villarreal, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Henry Stull (SG) Andrew Arthurs | |
| Subs | VCU | Henry Henderson (C) Grant Cardinal | |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Millard Langford makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Millard Langford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:12 | VCU | Sean Cervantez steals it from James Towne in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| 04:56 | Long Beach State | The pull-up jumper by Jason McClay is blocked by Henry Henderson | 54-57 |
| 04:55 | Long Beach State | Sean Cervantez snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 04:44 | Long Beach State | Henry Stull drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:28 | VCU | James Towne is fouled on the floor by Millard Langford - foul #5 on Millard Langford, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Caines (SG), Derrick Wilkes (SF), Lester Logan (PF), John Dunaway (C) Millard Langford, Sean Cervantez, Jason McClay, Edwin Farley | |
| Subs | VCU | Johnny Ornellas (SG), Cody Strickland (SF), Michael Marshall (C) Jared Villarreal, Abraham Stec, Jack Corman | |
| 04:28 | VCU | James Towne makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:28 | VCU | James Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:13 | Long Beach State | Lester Logan's floater is tipped away by Michael Marshall | 57-59 |
| 04:11 | VCU | Henry Henderson grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 03:53 | VCU | James Towne misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-59 |
| 03:52 | VCU | Henry Henderson misses the tip | 57-59 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Lester Logan grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 03:36 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway's floater is tipped away by Michael Marshall | 57-59 |
| 03:34 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to John Dunaway | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Henry Stull (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Caines (fresh) SF - Derrick Wilkes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lester Logan (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - John Dunaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - James Towne (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Ornellas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cody Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 03:13 | VCU | James Towne is hacked by Henry Stull in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Stull, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sean Cervantez (PG), Andrew Arthurs (SG), Donald Oster (SF), Edwin Farley (PF) Henry Stull, James Caines, Derrick Wilkes, Lester Logan | |
| Subs | VCU | Jared Villarreal (SG), Grant Cardinal (PF) Johnny Ornellas, Henry Henderson | |
| 03:13 | VCU | James Towne makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:13 | VCU | James Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:00 | Long Beach State | Edwin Farley lays it up and in set up by Donald Oster | 62-61 |
| 02:56 | VCU | Jared Villarreal's pass is intercepted by Donald Oster in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 02:38 | Long Beach State | Edwin Farley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 02:36 | VCU | Michael Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 02:14 | VCU | James Towne misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 62-61 |
| 02:13 | Long Beach State | Donald Oster grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 01:45 | Long Beach State | Donald Oster misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 01:43 | VCU | Grant Cardinal gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:31 | VCU | Cody Strickland can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 01:29 | Long Beach State | Edwin Farley snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 01:29 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lester Logan (PF) Edwin Farley | |
| Subs | VCU | Abraham Stec (SF) Cody Strickland | |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | Sean Cervantez is hacked by Abraham Stec - foul #2 on Abraham Stec, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | Sean Cervantez makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | Sean Cervantez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:52 | VCU | Grant Cardinal connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Abraham Stec | 64-64 |
| 00:34 | Long Beach State | Andrew Arthurs double dribbles | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:05 | VCU | Grant Cardinal is fouled on the floor by Sean Cervantez - foul #3 on Sean Cervantez, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Grant Cardinal makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Grant Cardinal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:05 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Andrew Arthurs is hacked by Abraham Stec - foul #3 on Abraham Stec, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Andrew Arthurs misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Andrew Arthurs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |