| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jason Slagle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Bly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Latham (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Hamblin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Yuan Tang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mario Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alfredo Valadez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Weston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Stephen Mueller inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | San Diego State | Stephen Mueller connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| 19:53 | San Diego State | Stephen Mueller makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 19:28 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 26-22 |
| 19:27 | San Diego State | Paul Latham pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 19:13 | San Diego State | Alfredo Valadez takes the ball from Paul Latham | 26-22 |
| 18:54 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez lays it up and in on a great pass from William Johnson | 26-24 |
| 18:50 | San Diego State | Jason Slagle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Mueller | 29-24 |
| 18:30 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harry Bly - foul #1 on Harry Bly, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 18:30 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:30 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:30 | San Diego State | Paul Latham pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:06 | San Diego State | John Hamblin misses short on a shot in the paint | 29-25 |
| 18:05 | San Diego State | Harry Bly pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 17:54 | San Diego State | Stephen Mueller misses the dunk attempt | 29-25 |
| 17:52 | VCU | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 17:34 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez's pass is intercepted by John Hamblin | 29-25 |
| 17:27 | San Diego State | Stephen Mueller hits the finger roll set up by Jason Slagle | 31-25 |
| 17:12 | VCU | Mario Holmes is whistled for a carry | 31-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | VCU | William Lykes (PF), Gilberto Maldonado (C) William Johnson, Joshua Weston | |
| 16:43 | San Diego State | Jason Slagle makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 16:27 | VCU | William Lykes buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Alfredo Valadez and the foul's on Paul Latham - foul #2 on Paul Latham, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Bacchus (PG), Robert Hittle (SG), Willie Donley (SF), James Brown (PF), Erik Turpen (C) Jason Slagle, Harry Bly, Stephen Mueller, Paul Latham, John Hamblin | |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Farina (PG), Clint Goodman (SG) Yuan Tang, Mario Holmes | |
| 16:27 | VCU | William Lykes makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:05 | San Diego State | Robert Hittle comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-28 |
| 16:03 | VCU | The rebound goes to Carlos Farina | 34-28 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - William Bacchus (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Hittle (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Willie Donley (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erik Turpen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Carlos Farina (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clint Goodman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Valadez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Lykes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gilberto Maldonado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clint Goodman | 34-31 |
| 15:25 | San Diego State | Erik Turpen's pass is intercepted by Gilberto Maldonado | 34-31 |
| 14:58 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 14:56 | VCU | Gilberto Maldonado tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 14:50 | San Diego State | Willie Donley misses long on a jumper from close range | 34-33 |
| 14:48 | San Diego State | Robert Hittle tips it but misses | 34-33 |
| 14:47 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:26 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Willie Donley - foul #2 on Willie Donley, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jason Slagle (PG), Harry Bly (SG), Stephen Mueller (SF), Jason Arno (PF), John Hamblin (C) William Bacchus, Robert Hittle, Willie Donley, James Brown, Erik Turpen | |
| Subs | VCU | Yuan Tang (PG), Mario Holmes (SG), Diego Rodriguez (PF), Joshua Weston (C) Carlos Farina, Clint Goodman, William Lykes, Gilberto Maldonado | |
| 14:26 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:26 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:26 | San Diego State | Stephen Mueller grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 14:18 | San Diego State | Harry Bly's pass is intercepted by Mario Holmes | 34-33 |
| 13:55 | VCU | John Hamblin denies the turnaround by Mario Holmes | 34-33 |
| 13:54 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Weston | 34-33 |
| 13:33 | VCU | Joshua Weston misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 13:32 | VCU | Joshua Weston pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:08 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Yuan Tang | 34-36 |
| 12:48 | San Diego State | Stephen Mueller can't connect on a shot from close range | 34-36 |
| 12:47 | VCU | The rebound goes to Alfredo Valadez | 34-36 |
| 12:26 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-36 |
| 12:25 | San Diego State | Harry Bly gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | Stephen Mueller misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 12:05 | San Diego State | Stephen Mueller gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 11:45 | San Diego State | Stephen Mueller is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Valadez - foul #2 on Alfredo Valadez, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | VCU | William Johnson (SF), William Lykes (PF) Alfredo Valadez, Diego Rodriguez | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jason Slagle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Bly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Mueller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Arno (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - John Hamblin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Yuan Tang (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mario Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Lykes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Weston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | San Diego State | Jason Arno buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harry Bly | 36-36 |
| 11:08 | VCU | William Lykes drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Yuan Tang | 36-38 |
| 11:04 | San Diego State | Jason Slagle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 11:03 | VCU | Mario Holmes snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 10:41 | VCU | Joshua Weston's floater is tipped away by Stephen Mueller | 36-38 |
| 10:40 | San Diego State | Jason Arno grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:35 | San Diego State | Harry Bly blows the layup but he's fouled by Mario Holmes - foul #1 on Mario Holmes, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Bacchus (PG), Robert Hittle (SF), Paul Latham (PF), James Brown (C) Jason Slagle, Stephen Mueller, Jason Arno, John Hamblin | |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Farina (PG), Clint Goodman (SG), Gilberto Maldonado (C) Yuan Tang, Mario Holmes, Joshua Weston | |
| 10:35 | San Diego State | Harry Bly misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:35 | San Diego State | Harry Bly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 10:09 | VCU | William Bacchus is called for the reach on Carlos Farina - foul #1 on William Bacchus, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Willie Donley (SF) Harry Bly | |
| Subs | VCU | Diego Rodriguez (PF) William Lykes | |
| 09:51 | VCU | Carlos Farina comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 09:21 | San Diego State | Paul Latham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 09:20 | VCU | The rebound goes to William Johnson | 37-38 |
| 09:02 | VCU | Clint Goodman misses long on a shot from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 09:00 | VCU | Carlos Farina pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:43 | VCU | Clint Goodman drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Farina | 37-40 |
| 08:19 | San Diego State | William Bacchus is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Maldonado - foul #2 on Gilberto Maldonado, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jason Slagle (PG), Harry Bly (SG), Stephen Mueller (SF), Jason Arno (PF), John Hamblin (C) William Bacchus, Robert Hittle, Willie Donley, Paul Latham, James Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Yuan Tang (PG), Mario Holmes (SG), Alfredo Valadez (SF), William Lykes (PF), Joshua Weston (C) Carlos Farina, Clint Goodman, William Johnson, Diego Rodriguez, Gilberto Maldonado | |
| 07:59 | San Diego State | John Hamblin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 07:57 | San Diego State | Jason Arno grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 07:39 | San Diego State | Jason Slagle clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-40 |
| 07:38 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jason Slagle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Bly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Mueller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Arno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Hamblin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Yuan Tang (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mario Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Alfredo Valadez (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Lykes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joshua Weston (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | VCU | Joshua Weston is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Joshua Weston, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | Jason Slagle connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Mueller | 40-40 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Joshua Weston connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Alfredo Valadez | 40-42 |
| 06:24 | San Diego State | Harry Bly scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jason Slagle | 42-42 |
| 05:56 | VCU | William Lykes clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Arno - foul #4 on Jason Arno, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Hittle (SG) Harry Bly | |
| Subs | VCU | Diego Rodriguez (PF), Gilberto Maldonado (C) Alfredo Valadez, Joshua Weston | |
| 05:56 | VCU | William Lykes makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 05:56 | VCU | William Lykes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 05:43 | San Diego State | Robert Hittle makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 05:16 | VCU | Gilberto Maldonado makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Yuan Tang | 45-46 |
| 04:55 | San Diego State | John Hamblin misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 04:54 | San Diego State | Robert Hittle tips it back up and in | 47-46 |
| 04:52 | VCU | Jason Slagle steps in front of the Yuan Tang pass in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 04:33 | San Diego State | Robert Hittle makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Slagle | 50-46 |
| 04:16 | VCU | Stephen Mueller steps in front of the Diego Rodriguez pass | 50-46 |
| 03:49 | San Diego State | Jason Slagle is hacked by Mario Holmes - foul #2 on Mario Holmes, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Bacchus (PG), Harry Bly (SG), Paul Latham (PF), James Brown (C) Jason Slagle, Stephen Mueller, Jason Arno, John Hamblin | |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Farina (PG), Clint Goodman (SG), Alfredo Valadez (SF), Joshua Weston (C) Yuan Tang, Mario Holmes, William Lykes, Gilberto Maldonado | |
| 03:39 | San Diego State | James Brown connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Bacchus and the foul's on Joshua Weston - foul #3 on Joshua Weston, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| 03:39 | San Diego State | James Brown misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 03:39 | VCU | The rebound goes to Joshua Weston | 52-46 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - William Bacchus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Bly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hittle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Latham (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Carlos Farina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clint Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfredo Valadez (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Diego Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joshua Weston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | VCU | Clint Goodman misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 03:16 | San Diego State | Robert Hittle pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 02:47 | San Diego State | Harry Bly makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Hittle | 55-46 |
| 02:47 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jason Slagle (PG), Stephen Mueller (SF), Jason Arno (PF), John Hamblin (C) William Bacchus, Robert Hittle, Paul Latham, James Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Yuan Tang (PG), Mario Holmes (SG) Carlos Farina, Clint Goodman | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:28 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez is hacked by Stephen Mueller - foul #1 on Stephen Mueller, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| 02:10 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez is called for traveling | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:48 | San Diego State | Harry Bly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| 01:32 | VCU | Diego Rodriguez hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Alfredo Valadez | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:15 | San Diego State | Harry Bly misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 01:14 | San Diego State | John Hamblin tips it in | 57-48 |
| 00:55 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | Yuan Tang is called for the reach on Jason Arno in the backcourt - foul #1 on Yuan Tang, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Hittle (SF) Stephen Mueller | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | Jason Arno makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | Jason Arno makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | VCU | Diego Rodriguez misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jason Arno - foul #5 on Jason Arno, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Bacchus (PG), Willie Donley (SF), Paul Latham (PF), James Brown (C) Jason Slagle, Harry Bly, Jason Arno, John Hamblin | |
| Subs | VCU | Carlos Farina (PG), Clint Goodman (SG), William Johnson (SF), Gilberto Maldonado (C) Yuan Tang, Mario Holmes, Alfredo Valadez, Joshua Weston | |
| 00:45 | VCU | Diego Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:45 | VCU | Diego Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:42 | San Diego State | William Bacchus is hacked by Carlos Farina in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Farina, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jason Slagle (PG), Harry Bly (SG), John Hamblin (C) Willie Donley, Paul Latham, James Brown | |
| Subs | VCU | Yuan Tang (PG), Mario Holmes (SG), Alfredo Valadez (SF), Joshua Weston (C) Carlos Farina, Clint Goodman, William Johnson, Gilberto Maldonado | |
| 00:42 | San Diego State | William Bacchus makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:42 | San Diego State | William Bacchus makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez drills a jumper from the left side | 61-52 |
| 00:36 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | Yuan Tang is called for the reach on Robert Hittle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yuan Tang, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | Robert Hittle makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | Robert Hittle makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:29 | VCU | Alfredo Valadez misses the lay-in | 63-52 |
| 00:27 | San Diego State | William Bacchus grabs the board | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Jason Slagle runs out the clock | 63-52 |