| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Carl Shipman (fresh) SG - Tony Kahn (fresh) SF - Willie Valerio (fresh) PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) C - Jimmie Yong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronald Ward (fresh) SG - James Hammontree (fresh) SF - Bryan Walls (fresh) PF - Kenneth Collins (fresh) C - Olin Yestramski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Jimmie Yong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Liberty | Jimmie Yong drills a fadeaway in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | VCU | Ronald Ward is hacked by Carl Shipman - foul #1 on Carl Shipman, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | VCU | Bryan Walls is hacked by Carl Shipman - foul #2 on Carl Shipman, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor (PG) Carl Shipman | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 19:22 | VCU | James Hammontree shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Liberty | Joseph Smith gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Liberty | Tony Kahn misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Ronald Ward snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | VCU | Bryan Walls can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Willie Valerio - foul #1 on Willie Valerio, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | VCU | Bryan Walls makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:38 | VCU | Bryan Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Liberty | Willie Valerio lays it up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | VCU | James Hammontree splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Liberty | Jimmie Yong snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Liberty | Joseph Smith lays it in and the foul's on Olin Yestramski - foul #1 on Olin Yestramski, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:35 | Liberty | Joseph Smith makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:22 | VCU | Olin Yestramski's pass is intercepted by Tony Kahn | 7-2 |
| 16:53 | Liberty | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Smith is blocked by Kenneth Collins | 7-2 |
| 16:52 | VCU | Kenneth Collins pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:45 | VCU | Olin Yestramski misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 7-2 |
| 16:43 | VCU | Ronald Ward misses the tip | 7-2 |
| 16:41 | VCU | Ronald Ward gets the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:36 | VCU | Olin Yestramski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Hammontree | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Liberty | Tony Kahn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 16:13 | VCU | Kenneth Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:07 | VCU | Olin Yestramski lays it in set up by James Hammontree and he's hacked by Jimmie Yong - foul #1 on Jimmie Yong, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| 16:07 | VCU | Olin Yestramski makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:43 | Liberty | Willie Valerio travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VCU | David Quinonez (PG), Howard Hayes (C) Ronald Ward, Olin Yestramski | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Jeff Yonakor (fairly fresh) SG - Tony Kahn (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Valerio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmie Yong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Quinonez (fresh) SG - James Hammontree (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bryan Walls (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Collins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | VCU | James Hammontree connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Collins | 7-10 |
| 15:10 | Liberty | Joseph Smith clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Howard Hayes - foul #1 on Howard Hayes, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VCU | Leonard Harris (SF) Bryan Walls | |
| 15:10 | Liberty | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:10 | Liberty | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:54 | VCU | Jimmie Yong is called for the reach on David Quinonez - foul #2 on Jimmie Yong, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | John Crouch (C) Jimmie Yong | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 14:37 | VCU | Kenneth Collins is fouled on the floor by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Ward (PG) David Quinonez | |
| 14:31 | VCU | Howard Hayes is open but misses the lay-in | 9-10 |
| 14:29 | Liberty | The rebound goes to John Crouch | 9-10 |
| 14:06 | Liberty | Tony Kahn is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ward - foul #1 on Ronald Ward, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VCU | Bryan Walls (SF) Leonard Harris | |
| 13:44 | Liberty | Ronald Ward swats the shot by Joseph Smith | 9-10 |
| 13:43 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Kahn | 9-10 |
| 13:23 | Liberty | Willie Valerio clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Bryan Walls - foul #1 on Bryan Walls, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | Henry Rosati (PF) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Olin Yestramski (C) Howard Hayes | |
| 13:23 | Liberty | Willie Valerio makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:23 | Liberty | Willie Valerio makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:11 | VCU | Bryan Walls is fouled on the floor by Henry Rosati - foul #1 on Henry Rosati, team foul #7 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Liberty | Nathaniel Owens (PG) Jeff Yonakor | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:11 | VCU | Bryan Walls makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:11 | VCU | Bryan Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:53 | Liberty | Tony Kahn buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Willie Valerio | 14-12 |
| 12:42 | VCU | James Hammontree evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Olin Yestramski and the foul's on Tony Kahn - foul #1 on Tony Kahn, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VCU | David Quinonez (PG) Ronald Ward | |
| 12:42 | VCU | James Hammontree makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:24 | Liberty | Tony Kahn buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Nathaniel Owens | 17-15 |
| 12:03 | VCU | James Hammontree misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 12:02 | Liberty | Henry Rosati grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:40 | Liberty | Henry Rosati is hacked by Kenneth Collins - foul #1 on Kenneth Collins, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor (SF), Joseph Smith (PF) Willie Valerio, Henry Rosati | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Ward (PG), Garry Brooks (SG), Leonard Harris (SF), John Dao (PF), Howard Hayes (C) David Quinonez, James Hammontree, Bryan Walls, Kenneth Collins, Olin Yestramski | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Nathaniel Owens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Kahn (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jeff Yonakor (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Crouch (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronald Ward (fresh) SG - Garry Brooks (fresh) SF - Leonard Harris (fresh) PF - John Dao (fresh) C - Howard Hayes (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Liberty | Tony Kahn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 11:21 | VCU | Ronald Ward gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:15 | VCU | Garry Brooks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Ward | 17-17 |
| 10:51 | Liberty | Tony Kahn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 10:50 | Liberty | John Crouch hits the follow up shot | 19-17 |
| 10:42 | VCU | Joseph Smith picks off the pass by Leonard Harris | 19-17 |
| 10:19 | Liberty | Tony Kahn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 10:18 | VCU | Leonard Harris pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:11 | VCU | Garry Brooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 10:10 | Liberty | John Crouch gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:02 | Liberty | Joseph Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Hayes - foul #2 on Howard Hayes, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Liberty | Willie Valerio (SF) Nathaniel Owens | |
| Subs | VCU | David Quinonez (PG), James Hammontree (SG), Bryan Walls (SF), Kenneth Collins (PF), Olin Yestramski (C) Ronald Ward, Garry Brooks, Leonard Harris, John Dao, Howard Hayes | |
| 10:02 | Liberty | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:02 | Liberty | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 09:41 | VCU | James Hammontree buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Quinonez | 21-20 |
| 09:23 | Liberty | Joseph Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 21-20 |
| 09:15 | VCU | David Quinonez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeff Yonakor - foul #1 on Jeff Yonakor, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Liberty | Henry Rosati (PF) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:15 | VCU | David Quinonez makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:15 | VCU | David Quinonez misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:15 | Liberty | John Crouch pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 09:06 | Liberty | Tony Kahn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 09:04 | VCU | The rebound goes to Olin Yestramski | 21-21 |
| 08:58 | VCU | Jeff Yonakor takes the ball from James Hammontree after a doubleteam | 21-21 |
| 08:54 | Liberty | Tony Kahn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Yonakor | 23-21 |
| 08:32 | VCU | Olin Yestramski connects on the jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 08:07 | Liberty | David Quinonez steps in front of the John Crouch pass | 23-23 |
| 07:53 | VCU | David Quinonez hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 23-23 |
| 07:52 | VCU | Kenneth Collins tips it back up and in | 23-25 |
| 07:31 | Liberty | Willie Valerio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Liberty | Nathaniel Owens (PG), Joseph Smith (PF) Jeff Yonakor, John Crouch | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Ward (PG), Garry Brooks (SG), Christopher Tanski (C) David Quinonez, James Hammontree, Olin Yestramski | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Nathaniel Owens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Kahn (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Willie Valerio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Henry Rosati (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Ronald Ward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garry Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Walls (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Tanski (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | VCU | Henry Rosati is called for the reach on Garry Brooks - foul #2 on Henry Rosati, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Halls (C) Henry Rosati | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dao (PF) Kenneth Collins | |
| 07:15 | VCU | Garry Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:15 | VCU | Garry Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:50 | Liberty | Tony Kahn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 06:49 | VCU | John Dao grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 06:45 | VCU | Garry Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 06:44 | VCU | John Dao pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 06:39 | VCU | Ronald Ward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Nathaniel Owens - foul #1 on Nathaniel Owens, team foul #11 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VCU | Leonard Harris (SF) Bryan Walls | |
| 06:39 | VCU | Ronald Ward misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:39 | VCU | Ronald Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:10 | Liberty | Tony Kahn is called for traveling | 23-28 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor (SG), John Crouch (C) Tony Kahn, Richard Halls | |
| Subs | VCU | James Hammontree (SG), Kenneth Collins (PF) Garry Brooks, John Dao | |
| 05:58 | VCU | Kenneth Collins knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Ward | 23-30 |
| 05:41 | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor clanks a jumper from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 05:40 | Liberty | John Crouch grabs the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 05:28 | Liberty | Willie Valerio buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 25-30 |
| 05:13 | VCU | James Hammontree evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-30 |
| 05:12 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Tanski | 25-30 |
| 05:07 | VCU | Christopher Tanski hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Willie Valerio - foul #2 on Willie Valerio, team foul #12 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | Tony Kahn (SG), Richard Halls (PF) Willie Valerio, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Olin Yestramski (C) Leonard Harris | |
| 05:07 | VCU | Christopher Tanski misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:07 | VCU | Christopher Tanski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:43 | Liberty | John Crouch knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 27-31 |
| 04:28 | VCU | Kenneth Collins misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Halls - foul #1 on Richard Halls, team foul #13 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | VCU | David Quinonez (PG), Garry Brooks (SG), Bryan Walls (SF) Ronald Ward, James Hammontree, Christopher Tanski | |
| 04:28 | VCU | Kenneth Collins makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:28 | VCU | Kenneth Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:13 | Liberty | John Crouch misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 04:12 | VCU | The rebound goes to Garry Brooks | 27-33 |
| 04:02 | VCU | Garry Brooks misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 04:01 | Liberty | Richard Halls gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 03:37 | Liberty | John Crouch misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Olin Yestramski - foul #2 on Olin Yestramski, team foul #7 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Liberty | Carl Shipman (PG), Willie Valerio (SF), Joseph Smith (PF) Nathaniel Owens, Jeff Yonakor, Richard Halls | |
| Subs | VCU | John Dao (PF), Howard Hayes (C) Kenneth Collins, Olin Yestramski | |
| 03:37 | Liberty | John Crouch misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:37 | Liberty | John Crouch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:22 | VCU | Howard Hayes is fouled on the floor by John Crouch - foul #1 on John Crouch, team foul #14 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jimmie Yong (C) John Crouch | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:22 | VCU | Howard Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:22 | VCU | Howard Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:22 | Liberty | Joseph Smith snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Carl Shipman (fresh) SG - Tony Kahn (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Willie Valerio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmie Yong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - David Quinonez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garry Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Walls (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Dao (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Liberty | Joseph Smith hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Tony Kahn | 30-34 |
| 02:48 | VCU | John Dao lays it in on a great pass from Garry Brooks | 30-36 |
| 02:33 | Liberty | Willie Valerio misses the turnaround in the lane | 30-36 |
| 02:31 | VCU | The rebound goes to Howard Hayes | 30-36 |
| 02:25 | VCU | Garry Brooks scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bryan Walls | 30-39 |
| 02:08 | Liberty | Joseph Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Shipman | 32-39 |
| 01:53 | VCU | Joseph Smith picks off the pass by Howard Hayes | 32-39 |
| 01:24 | Liberty | Carl Shipman hits a floater from the left block | 34-39 |
| 01:19 | VCU | Bryan Walls connects on the shot from the free throw line | 34-41 |
| 00:51 | Liberty | Willie Valerio loses the dribble to David Quinonez | 34-41 |
| 00:47 | VCU | David Quinonez hits the finger roll | 34-43 |
| 00:23 | Liberty | Carl Shipman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 34-43 |
| 00:21 | Liberty | Joseph Smith hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 00:03 | VCU | Garry Brooks connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Tony Kahn - foul #2 on Tony Kahn, team foul #15 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor (SG), Henry Rosati (PF) Tony Kahn, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Ward (PG), Leonard Harris (SF), Kenneth Collins (PF), Olin Yestramski (C) David Quinonez, Bryan Walls, John Dao, Howard Hayes | |
| 00:03 | VCU | Garry Brooks makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Jeff Yonakor hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 36-46 |