| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenton Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lionel Horne (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Valencia (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ralph Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Danforth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lars Zebley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Gerald Tse inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Indiana | Jim Stokes comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 38-27 |
| 19:34 | VCU | Ralph Thornton grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 19:20 | VCU | Gerald Tse blocks the jumper by Salvador Valencia | 38-27 |
| 19:19 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Lars Zebley | 38-27 |
| 19:10 | VCU | Lionel Horne is fouled on the floor by Gerald Tse - foul #1 on Gerald Tse, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 19:03 | VCU | Dennis Rusk steals it from Lars Zebley | 38-27 |
| 18:40 | Indiana | Kenton Nelson is hacked by Ralph Thornton - foul #2 on Ralph Thornton, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 18:19 | Indiana | Vincent Danforth is called for the reach on Dennis Rusk - foul #1 on Vincent Danforth, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| 18:00 | Indiana | Jim Stokes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 17:59 | VCU | Ralph Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:55 | VCU | Lionel Horne hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Salvador Valencia | 38-29 |
| 17:35 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk is hacked by Vincent Danforth - foul #2 on Vincent Danforth, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Jenkins (PG) Lionel Horne | |
| 17:13 | Indiana | Gerald Tse buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Dennis Rusk | 40-29 |
| 16:57 | VCU | Mark Foster swats the short shot by Vincent Danforth | 40-29 |
| 16:55 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 16:38 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-29 |
| 16:37 | Indiana | Gerald Tse hits the follow up shot | 42-29 |
| 16:26 | VCU | Dennis Rusk is called for the reach on Joseph Jenkins - foul #2 on Dennis Rusk, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Quon Chio (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Wayne Ford (PF), Barton Harrison (C) Dennis Rusk, Kenton Nelson, Gerald Tse, Jim Stokes, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | VCU | Lionel Horne (PG), Patrick Viles (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Chung Hou (C) Joseph Jenkins, Ralph Thornton, Vincent Danforth, Lars Zebley | |
| 16:21 | VCU | Salvador Valencia hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-29 |
| 16:20 | Indiana | Barton Harrison snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 15:59 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the jumper from the left side | 44-29 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stuart Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quon Chio (fresh) SF - Brian Wille (fresh) PF - Wayne Ford (fresh) C - Barton Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lionel Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Valencia (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Viles (fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Chung Hou (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | VCU | Salvador Valencia knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 44-31 |
| 15:23 | Indiana | Stuart Ford misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 15:21 | VCU | Salvador Valencia gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:01 | VCU | Lionel Horne is whistled for traveling | 44-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (PG), Kenton Nelson (SG), Gerald Tse (SF), Jim Stokes (PF) Stuart Ford, Quon Chio, Brian Wille, Wayne Ford | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Reif (PG), Daryl Jenkins (SG), Ralph Thornton (SF) Lionel Horne, Salvador Valencia, Donald Smith | |
| 14:39 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-31 |
| 14:38 | VCU | Ralph Thornton pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 14:31 | VCU | Patrick Viles scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Thornton and he's hacked by Jim Stokes - foul #1 on Jim Stokes, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Foster (C) Barton Harrison | |
| Subs | VCU | Vincent Danforth (PF) Ralph Thornton | |
| 14:31 | VCU | Patrick Viles makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 14:09 | Indiana | Jim Stokes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Rusk and he's hacked by Thomas Reif - foul #4 on Thomas Reif, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Salvador Valencia (SG), Ralph Thornton (SF), Lars Zebley (C) Thomas Reif, Daryl Jenkins, Patrick Viles, Chung Hou | |
| 14:09 | Indiana | Jim Stokes makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:02 | VCU | Joseph Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Jim Stokes | 47-34 |
| 13:47 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 13:27 | VCU | Lars Zebley misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jim Stokes - foul #2 on Jim Stokes, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | Brian Wille (SF) Gerald Tse | |
| Subs | VCU | Lionel Horne (PG) Joseph Jenkins | |
| 13:27 | VCU | Lars Zebley makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:27 | VCU | Lars Zebley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:27 | Indiana | Jim Stokes grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 13:09 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses the floater from the right side | 49-35 |
| 13:07 | VCU | The rebound goes to Lionel Horne | 49-35 |
| 12:59 | VCU | Salvador Valencia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-35 |
| 12:58 | Indiana | Brian Wille gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 12:49 | Indiana | Brian Wille scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dennis Rusk and he's fouled by Vincent Danforth - foul #3 on Vincent Danforth, team foul #5 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Quon Chio (SG), Wayne Ford (PF) Dennis Rusk, Kenton Nelson, Jim Stokes | |
| Subs | VCU | Patrick Viles (PF) Vincent Danforth | |
| 12:49 | Indiana | Brian Wille makes the free throw | 52-35 |
| 12:30 | VCU | Lionel Horne misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-35 |
| 12:28 | VCU | Ralph Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 12:16 | VCU | Quon Chio is called for the reach on Salvador Valencia - foul #2 on Quon Chio, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gerald Tse (SF), Barton Harrison (C) Brian Wille, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Smith (PF), Chung Hou (C) Ralph Thornton, Lars Zebley | |
| 12:04 | VCU | Salvador Valencia misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-35 |
| 12:02 | Indiana | Wayne Ford pulls down the rebound | 52-35 |
| 11:33 | Indiana | Patrick Viles denies the turnaround by Gerald Tse | 52-35 |
| 11:31 | VCU | Lionel Horne grabs the board | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stuart Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quon Chio (fresh) SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Ford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barton Harrison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lionel Horne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Valencia (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Viles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Chung Hou (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | VCU | Lionel Horne lays it up and in on a great pass from Patrick Viles | 52-37 |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Barton Harrison double dribbles | 52-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (PG), Kenton Nelson (SG), Jim Stokes (PF), Mark Foster (C) Stuart Ford, Quon Chio, Wayne Ford, Barton Harrison | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Daryl Jenkins (SG), Ralph Thornton (SF), Vincent Danforth (PF), Lars Zebley (C) Lionel Horne, Salvador Valencia, Patrick Viles, Donald Smith, Chung Hou | |
| 10:47 | VCU | Ralph Thornton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-37 |
| 10:46 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Dennis Rusk | 52-37 |
| 10:42 | Indiana | Gerald Tse is fouled on the floor by Lars Zebley - foul #1 on Lars Zebley, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| 10:29 | Indiana | Lars Zebley swats the short shot by Mark Foster | 52-37 |
| 10:28 | VCU | Vincent Danforth grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 10:21 | VCU | Vincent Danforth can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jim Stokes - foul #3 on Jim Stokes, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | Brian Wille (SF) Gerald Tse | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:21 | VCU | Vincent Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 10:21 | VCU | Vincent Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:58 | Indiana | Brian Wille buries a jump hook in the lane | 54-39 |
| 09:49 | VCU | Vincent Danforth is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Vincent Danforth, team foul #7 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | VCU | Salvador Valencia (SG), Patrick Viles (PF) Daryl Jenkins, Vincent Danforth | |
| 09:22 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 09:21 | VCU | Patrick Viles snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 09:15 | VCU | Ralph Thornton comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 54-39 |
| 09:13 | VCU | Ralph Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 08:57 | VCU | Ralph Thornton buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 08:29 | Indiana | Mark Foster is fouled on the floor by Lars Zebley - foul #2 on Lars Zebley, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gerald Tse (SF) Brian Wille | |
| Subs | VCU | Lionel Horne (PG), Donald Smith (PF), Chung Hou (C) Joseph Jenkins, Ralph Thornton, Lars Zebley | |
| 08:29 | Indiana | Mark Foster makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 08:29 | Indiana | Mark Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 08:29 | VCU | Salvador Valencia pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:06 | VCU | Lionel Horne hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 55-42 |
| 08:04 | Indiana | Mark Foster snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 07:45 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk is called for traveling | 55-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Quon Chio (SG), Wayne Ford (PF), Barton Harrison (C) Dennis Rusk, Kenton Nelson, Jim Stokes, Mark Foster | |
| Subs | VCU | Vincent Danforth (PF) Donald Smith | |
| 07:35 | VCU | Vincent Danforth hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 55-42 |
| 07:33 | VCU | Vincent Danforth snags the offensive board | 55-42 |
| 07:22 | VCU | Salvador Valencia drills a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Barton Harrison - foul #1 on Barton Harrison, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| 07:22 | VCU | Salvador Valencia misses the free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:22 | Indiana | Barton Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Stuart Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quon Chio (fresh) SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Ford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barton Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Lionel Horne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Salvador Valencia (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Viles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Danforth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Chung Hou (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Indiana | Vincent Danforth steps in front of the Gerald Tse pass | 55-44 |
| 06:46 | VCU | Salvador Valencia clanks a jumper from the right block | 55-44 |
| 06:44 | Indiana | Wayne Ford grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 06:15 | Indiana | Gerald Tse comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 55-44 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Vincent Danforth grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 06:02 | VCU | Vincent Danforth misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 55-44 |
| 06:00 | VCU | Vincent Danforth tips it in | 55-46 |
| 05:33 | Indiana | Wayne Ford double dribbles | 55-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (PG), Kenton Nelson (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Jim Stokes (PF) Stuart Ford, Quon Chio, Gerald Tse, Wayne Ford | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Reif (PG), Daryl Jenkins (SG), Ralph Thornton (SF), Lars Zebley (C) Lionel Horne, Salvador Valencia, Patrick Viles, Chung Hou | |
| 05:18 | VCU | Brian Wille is called for the reach on Ralph Thornton - foul #1 on Brian Wille, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Foster (C) Barton Harrison | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 05:18 | VCU | Ralph Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:18 | Indiana | Mark Foster grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 04:52 | Indiana | Kenton Nelson is hacked by Thomas Reif - foul #5 on Thomas Reif, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Donald Smith (PF) Thomas Reif, Vincent Danforth | |
| 04:52 | Indiana | Kenton Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:52 | Indiana | Kenton Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:43 | VCU | Ralph Thornton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daryl Jenkins | 57-49 |
| 04:26 | Indiana | Jim Stokes banks in the layup set up by Kenton Nelson | 59-49 |
| 04:21 | VCU | Daryl Jenkins buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 04:07 | Indiana | Kenton Nelson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 04:05 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk can't tip it in | 59-51 |
| 04:04 | VCU | Ralph Thornton snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 03:49 | VCU | Daryl Jenkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenton Nelson - foul #2 on Kenton Nelson, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gerald Tse (SF) Brian Wille | |
| Subs | VCU | Patrick Viles (PF) Donald Smith | |
| 03:49 | VCU | Daryl Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:49 | VCU | Daryl Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:29 | Indiana | Lars Zebley denies the turnaround by Gerald Tse | 59-53 |
| 03:27 | VCU | The rebound goes to Patrick Viles | 59-53 |
| 03:08 | VCU | Kenton Nelson steals the ball from Patrick Viles | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenton Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mark Foster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daryl Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Thornton (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Patrick Viles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lars Zebley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:39 | Indiana | Gerald Tse scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Dennis Rusk | 61-53 |
| 02:39 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | VCU | Lionel Horne (PG), Salvador Valencia (SG), Vincent Danforth (PF) Joseph Jenkins, Daryl Jenkins, Patrick Viles | |
| 02:27 | VCU | Salvador Valencia makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-56 |
| 02:07 | Indiana | Kenton Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-56 |
| 01:59 | VCU | Mark Foster swats the short shot by Ralph Thornton | 61-56 |
| 01:57 | Indiana | Jim Stokes grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 01:39 | Indiana | Gerald Tse lays it up and in set up by Dennis Rusk and the foul's on Lionel Horne - foul #3 on Lionel Horne, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| 01:39 | Indiana | Gerald Tse makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:29 | VCU | Lars Zebley misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 64-56 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Ralph Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:19 | VCU | Lionel Horne buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ralph Thornton | 64-58 |
| 00:55 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-58 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Salvador Valencia grabs the board | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | VCU | Lionel Horne double dribbles | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana 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 (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Gerald Tse is fouled in the backcourt by Lionel Horne - foul #4 on Lionel Horne, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG) Dennis Rusk | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Gerald Tse makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Gerald Tse makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:38 | VCU | Salvador Valencia clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Lars Zebley grabs the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 00:33 | VCU | Salvador Valencia hits a 3 from straight away | 66-61 |
| 00:32 | Indiana | Lionel Horne is called for the reach on Stuart Ford in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lionel Horne, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (PG), Quon Chio (SG) Kenton Nelson, Jim Stokes | |
| Subs | VCU | Joseph Jenkins (PG) Lionel Horne | |
| 00:32 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:32 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:27 | VCU | Salvador Valencia misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-61 |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Mark Foster grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 00:25 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenton Nelson (SG), Jim Stokes (PF) Dennis Rusk, Quon Chio | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:22 | Indiana | Mark Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #13 | 68-61 |
| 00:22 | Indiana | Mark Foster makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:22 | Indiana | Mark Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:22 | VCU | The rebound goes to Vincent Danforth | 69-61 |
| 00:17 | VCU | Joseph Jenkins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ralph Thornton | 69-64 |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Gerald Tse is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Jenkins - foul #2 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #14 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG) Kenton Nelson | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Gerald Tse makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Gerald Tse makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:09 | VCU | Ralph Thornton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 00:07 | VCU | Lars Zebley gets the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Salvador Valencia clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Vincent Danforth grabs the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:00 | VCU | The clock runs out | 71-64 |