| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jerry Wiles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Boudreau (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Clifford Defreitas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Duane Morris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Hutchins (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) PF - John Holm (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-23 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | John Holm tips it home | 35-25 |
| 19:22 | VCU | John Boudreau is called for traveling | 35-25 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | John Holm misses long on a floater from the baseline | 35-25 |
| 18:56 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:39 | VCU | Duane Morris knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Wiles | 37-25 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener's layup is rejected by Leroy Hutchins | 37-25 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | John Holm tips it in | 37-27 |
| 18:14 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas misses the easy layup | 37-27 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 18:06 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:01 | VCU | Jerry Wiles misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 18:00 | VCU | Duane Morris tips it back up and in | 39-27 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Leroy Hutchins - foul #2 on Leroy Hutchins, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:45 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:32 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Douglas Robinson, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 17:17 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 17:16 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas grabs the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 17:05 | VCU | Duane Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Shields (PG), Randall Ross (PF) Jerry Wiles, Duane Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Paul Davis (PF) Douglas Robinson, John Holm | |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Woodring | 39-31 |
| 16:27 | VCU | John Boudreau slams it home on a great pass from Randall Ross | 41-31 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arthur Shields (fresh) SG - John Boudreau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Clifford Defreitas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Randall Ross (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Hutchins (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) SG - Harold Woodring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randal Cedeno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:58 | VCU | John Boudreau scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Randall Ross | 44-31 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-31 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis tips it back up and in | 44-33 |
| 15:19 | VCU | John Boudreau can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 15:18 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Hutchins | 44-33 |
| 15:00 | VCU | Arthur Shields makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Boudreau | 47-33 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-33 |
| 14:50 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 14:34 | VCU | John Boudreau makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Ross | 50-33 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Woodring, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerry Wiles (PG), Ryan Tillman (SG), Duane Morris (PF), Rafael Valletta (C) Arthur Shields, John Boudreau, Clifford Defreitas, Leroy Hutchins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson (PG), Darwin Cortes (SG), Robert Harriss (SF), John Holm (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, Harold Woodring, Randal Cedeno, Paul Davis, Edward Gardener | |
| 14:07 | VCU | Randall Ross misses the easy layup | 50-33 |
| 14:06 | VCU | Jerry Wiles snags the offensive board | 50-33 |
| 14:01 | VCU | Jerry Wiles loses the dribble to Douglas Robinson | 50-33 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson misses the easy layup | 50-33 |
| 13:57 | VCU | Duane Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 13:49 | VCU | Randall Ross comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-33 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Rafael Valletta tips it in | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski double dribbles | 52-33 |
| Subs | VCU | Andrew Davis (SF) Randall Ross | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:17 | VCU | Jerry Wiles can't finish the layup | 52-33 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes is called for traveling | 52-33 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis (C) Adam Suleski | |
| 12:45 | VCU | Andrew Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 12:44 | VCU | Duane Morris grabs the offensive board | 52-33 |
| 12:25 | VCU | Jerry Wiles misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-33 |
| 12:24 | VCU | Rafael Valletta misses the tip | 52-33 |
| 12:22 | VCU | Ryan Tillman tips it in | 54-33 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jerry Wiles - foul #3 on Jerry Wiles, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| Subs | VCU | John Boudreau (SG), Clifford Defreitas (SF), Leroy Hutchins (C) Ryan Tillman, Andrew Davis, Rafael Valletta | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG), Edward Gardener (C) Darwin Cortes, John Holm | |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-34 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 11:45 | VCU | Jerry Wiles clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-35 |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jerry Wiles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Boudreau (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Defreitas (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Duane Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Hutchins (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Douglas Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Harriss (fresh) PF - Paul Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-35 |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Shields (PG), Randall Ross (PF) Jerry Wiles, Duane Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Randal Cedeno (SF) Douglas Robinson, Robert Harriss | |
| 11:07 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Shannon Brookes - foul #1 on Shannon Brookes, team foul #3 | 54-35 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Holm (PF) Paul Davis | |
| 11:07 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins misses the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 11:07 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno is fouled on the floor by Randall Ross - foul #2 on Randall Ross, team foul #3 | 55-35 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Shannon Brookes | 55-38 |
| 10:08 | VCU | John Boudreau misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 10:07 | Southern Illinois | John Holm grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring travels with the ball | 55-38 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerry Wiles (PG), Ryan Tillman (SG), Duane Morris (PF) Arthur Shields, John Boudreau, Clifford Defreitas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson (PG), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, Edward Gardener | |
| 09:43 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 09:11 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins lays it up and in set up by Ryan Tillman | 59-41 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Robinson | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:37 | VCU | Randall Ross misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-44 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno grabs the board | 59-44 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Robinson | 59-47 |
| 08:12 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-47 |
| 08:10 | VCU | Duane Morris tips it back up and in | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring buries a shot from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 07:49 | VCU | Douglas Robinson is called for the reach on Jerry Wiles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Robinson, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Shields (PG), John Boudreau (SG), Clifford Defreitas (SF), Rafael Valletta (PF), Larry Terrill (C) Jerry Wiles, Ryan Tillman, Randall Ross, Duane Morris, Leroy Hutchins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Darwin Cortes (SG), Robert Harriss (SF), Paul Davis (PF), Edward Gardener (C) Douglas Robinson, Harold Woodring, Randal Cedeno, John Holm, Adam Suleski | |
| 07:25 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas is fouled on the floor by Robert Harriss - foul #1 on Robert Harriss, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arthur Shields (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Boudreau (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Defreitas (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rafael Valletta (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Terrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) SF - Robert Harriss (fresh) PF - Paul Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gardener (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | VCU | Arthur Shields drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clifford Defreitas | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Shannon Brookes | 64-52 |
| 06:39 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Davis - foul #1 on Paul Davis, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Duane Morris (PF), Leroy Hutchins (C) Rafael Valletta, Larry Terrill | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG) Darwin Cortes | |
| 06:39 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:39 | VCU | Clifford Defreitas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is called for a charge - foul #2 on Harold Woodring, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerry Wiles (PG) Arthur Shields | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Robinson (PG) Shannon Brookes | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:01 | VCU | John Boudreau knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Wiles | 68-52 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener misses the dunk but the foul's on Jerry Wiles - foul #4 on Jerry Wiles, team foul #4 | 68-52 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno (SF), John Holm (PF) Robert Harriss, Paul Davis | |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 05:19 | VCU | Jerry Wiles lays it in on a nice dish by Clifford Defreitas | 70-54 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | John Boudreau takes the ball from Harold Woodring | 70-54 |
| 04:44 | VCU | Jerry Wiles is hacked by Douglas Robinson - foul #4 on Douglas Robinson, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| Subs | VCU | Ryan Tillman (SF), Randall Ross (PF) Clifford Defreitas, Duane Morris | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (SG) Harold Woodring | |
| 04:44 | VCU | Jerry Wiles makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 04:44 | VCU | Jerry Wiles makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener misses the floater from the right side | 72-54 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener tips it but misses | 72-54 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Edward Gardener hits the follow up shot | 72-56 |
| 04:01 | VCU | Ryan Tillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-56 |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Shields (PG), Rafael Valletta (PF) Jerry Wiles, John Boudreau | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Paul Davis (C) Douglas Robinson, Edward Gardener | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno's pass is intercepted by Arthur Shields | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | VCU | Leroy Hutchins makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Randall Ross | 74-56 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arthur Shields (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ryan Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Ross (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Valletta (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Hutchins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) SF - Randal Cedeno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Holm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 74-56 |
| 03:07 | VCU | Ryan Tillman gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 02:46 | VCU | Arthur Shields comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Paul Davis scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Holm | 74-58 |
| 02:05 | VCU | Randall Ross misses the 3 from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 02:04 | VCU | Rafael Valletta tips it home | 76-58 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | VCU | Andrew Davis (SF) Leroy Hutchins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss (SF), Adam Suleski (C) Randal Cedeno, John Holm | |
| 01:36 | VCU | Arthur Shields misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-58 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss grabs the defensive rebound | 76-58 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski makes the runner in the lane set up by Shannon Brookes and the foul's on Rafael Valletta - foul #3 on Rafael Valletta, team foul #5 | 76-60 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski makes the free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:54 | VCU | Adam Suleski swats the short shot by Ryan Tillman | 76-61 |
| 00:52 | VCU | Andrew Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | VCU | Arthur Shields comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 76-61 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Harriss | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Arthur Shields runs out the clock | 76-63 |