| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jerry Wiles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boudreau (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Davis (fresh) PF - Duane Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Ostrander (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith is fouled on the floor by Duane Morris - foul #3 on Duane Morris, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | VCU | Larry Terrill (PF) Duane Morris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 19:23 | VCU | The rebound goes to Larry Terrill | 27-30 |
| 19:15 | VCU | John Boudreau can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-30 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Capone | 27-33 |
| 18:55 | VCU | Jerry Wiles buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Davis | 30-33 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Capone | 30-35 |
| 18:31 | VCU | Robert Ostrander's pass is intercepted by Clifford Julius | 30-35 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius lays it up and in | 30-37 |
| 18:15 | VCU | Andrew Davis scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Terrill | 33-37 |
| 17:57 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno is fouled on the floor by Robert Ostrander - foul #1 on Robert Ostrander, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 17:38 | VCU | Jerry Wiles's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Meredith | 33-39 |
| 17:36 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett (PF) Cesar Bruno | |
| 17:01 | VCU | Larry Terrill clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 33-39 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Ostrander - foul #2 on Robert Ostrander, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Shields (PG), Richard McCaskill (SF), William Bronson (PF), Andrew Powell (C) Jerry Wiles, Andrew Davis, Larry Terrill, Robert Ostrander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF) Peter Capone, Jerry Meredith | |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:21 | VCU | Arthur Shields clanks a jumper from close range | 33-41 |
| 16:19 | VCU | Andrew Powell snags the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 16:05 | VCU | John Boudreau scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Miladen Zimmerman | 36-43 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arthur Shields (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Boudreau (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard McCaskill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Bronson (fresh) C - Andrew Powell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harold Burns (fresh) SG - Clifford Julius (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Miladen Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:31 | VCU | The jump hook by Andrew Powell is blocked by Stephen Welch | 36-43 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Harold Burns pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Harold Burns scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Miladen Zimmerman | 36-45 |
| 15:07 | VCU | Arthur Shields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-45 |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Miladen Zimmerman | 36-45 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-45 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerry Wiles (PG), Andrew Davis (SF), Duane Morris (PF), Robert Ostrander (C) John Boudreau, Richard McCaskill, William Bronson, Andrew Powell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Cesar Bruno (PF), Lee Young (C) Clifford Julius, Miladen Zimmerman, Matthew Jarrett, Stephen Welch | |
| 14:33 | VCU | Duane Morris misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-45 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 14:27 | Rutgers | Harold Burns misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 14:26 | VCU | Robert Ostrander gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Arthur Shields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 14:18 | VCU | Robert Ostrander snags the offensive board | 36-45 |
| 14:03 | VCU | Andrew Davis buries a floater from the right side | 38-45 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Harold Burns buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Lee Young | 38-48 |
| 13:49 | VCU | Jerry Wiles scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Morris | 40-48 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno is fouled on the floor by Duane Morris - foul #4 on Duane Morris, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Alejandro Cruz (SG), Larry Terrill (PF) Arthur Shields, Duane Morris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Larry Terrill steals the ball from Lee Young | 40-48 |
| 12:58 | VCU | Harold Burns steps in front of the Larry Terrill pass | 40-48 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith misses the easy layup | 40-48 |
| 12:32 | VCU | The rebound goes to Larry Terrill | 40-48 |
| 12:12 | VCU | Robert Ostrander knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alejandro Cruz | 42-48 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Harold Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | VCU | John Boudreau (SG), Arthur Shields (SF), William Bronson (C) Alejandro Cruz, Andrew Davis, Robert Ostrander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Matthew Jarrett (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Peter Capone, Harold Burns, Cesar Bruno, Lee Young | |
| 11:47 | VCU | Arthur Shields buries a floater from the right side | 44-48 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Jerry Wiles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boudreau (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Terrill (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - William Bronson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | John Boudreau picks off the pass by Matthew Jarrett | 44-48 |
| 11:26 | VCU | John Boudreau hits the finger roll | 46-48 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | John Boudreau is called for the reach on Clifford Julius - foul #1 on John Boudreau, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Richard McCaskill (SF) Jerry Wiles | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman (SF) Jerry Meredith | |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Morris Connally snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Richard McCaskill steps in front of the Matthew Jarrett pass | 46-48 |
| 10:44 | VCU | Matthew Jarrett steals it from William Bronson | 46-48 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Welch | 46-51 |
| 10:21 | VCU | Larry Terrill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard McCaskill | 48-51 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Morris Connally knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clifford Julius | 48-54 |
| 09:45 | VCU | Larry Terrill buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-54 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 09:24 | VCU | The rebound goes to William Bronson | 50-54 |
| 09:09 | VCU | John Boudreau is denied on a layup by Stephen Welch | 50-54 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clifford Julius | 50-57 |
| 08:36 | VCU | John Boudreau misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-57 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Morris Connally misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett gets the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Morris Connally connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Clifford Julius | 50-60 |
| 07:51 | VCU | John Boudreau loses the dribble to Miladen Zimmerman | 50-60 |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius banks in the layup on a nice dish by Miladen Zimmerman | 50-62 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arthur Shields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boudreau (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard McCaskill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Terrill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - William Bronson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miladen Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 6 blk. | |
| 07:28 | VCU | William Bronson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Jerry Wiles (PG), Alejandro Cruz (SG), Andrew Davis (SF), Duane Morris (PF), Robert Ostrander (C) Arthur Shields, John Boudreau, Richard McCaskill, Larry Terrill, William Bronson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Harold Burns (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Cesar Bruno (PF), Lee Young (C) Morris Connally, Clifford Julius, Miladen Zimmerman, Matthew Jarrett, Stephen Welch | |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-62 |
| 07:09 | VCU | Robert Ostrander gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 07:00 | VCU | Harold Burns steals it from Duane Morris | 50-62 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Peter Capone lays it up and in set up by Harold Burns | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:47 | VCU | Robert Ostrander travels with the ball | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Lee Young scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Capone | 50-66 |
| 06:09 | VCU | Andrew Davis makes the fadeaway in the lane | 52-66 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Lee Young misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Ostrander - foul #3 on Robert Ostrander, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | VCU | John Boudreau (SG) Alejandro Cruz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG) Harold Burns | |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Lee Young makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Lee Young makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 05:29 | VCU | John Boudreau misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 05:27 | VCU | Jerry Wiles gets the offensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 05:17 | VCU | Jerry Wiles makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Boudreau | 55-68 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | John Boudreau picks off the pass by Jerry Meredith | 55-68 |
| 05:03 | VCU | John Boudreau banks in the layup | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Jerry Wiles is called for the reach on Peter Capone - foul #2 on Jerry Wiles, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | VCU | William Bronson (PF), Andrew Powell (C) Duane Morris, Robert Ostrander | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Cesar Bruno, Lee Young | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Peter Capone misses the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Capone | 57-70 |
| 04:02 | VCU | The jumper by Andrew Davis is denied by Stephen Welch | 57-70 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett grabs the board | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Peter Capone comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Wiles - foul #3 on Jerry Wiles, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| Subs | VCU | Arthur Shields (PG), Richard McCaskill (SF), Duane Morris (PF), Larry Terrill (C) Jerry Wiles, Andrew Davis, William Bronson, Andrew Powell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (SG), Miladen Zimmerman (SF) Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith | |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Peter Capone makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Peter Capone makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Arthur Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boudreau (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard McCaskill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Duane Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Terrill (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Miladen Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 7 blk. | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | VCU | Arthur Shields makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Boudreau | 60-72 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Harold Burns knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Miladen Zimmerman | 60-75 |
| 02:56 | VCU | Miladen Zimmerman blocks the short jumper by Richard McCaskill | 60-75 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 60-75 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | John Boudreau picks off the pass by Stephen Welch | 60-75 |
| 02:35 | VCU | John Boudreau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-75 |
| 02:34 | VCU | Duane Morris tips it back up and in | 62-75 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman's pass is intercepted by John Boudreau | 62-75 |
| 01:54 | VCU | John Boudreau misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-75 |
| 01:53 | VCU | Duane Morris misses the tip | 62-75 |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch loses the ball out of bounds | 62-75 |
| Subs | VCU | Alejandro Cruz (SG), William Bronson (C) John Boudreau, Duane Morris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (SG), Lee Young (C) Peter Capone, Stephen Welch | |
| 01:11 | VCU | Arthur Shields misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-75 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Lee Young pulls down the rebound | 62-75 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Morris Connally hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Young | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | VCU | Lee Young swats the layup by Larry Terrill | 62-78 |
| 00:37 | VCU | Arthur Shields pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-78 |
| 00:34 | VCU | Arthur Shields buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Alejandro Cruz and he's fouled by Harold Burns - foul #3 on Harold Burns, team foul #1 | 64-78 |
| 00:34 | VCU | Arthur Shields misses the free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:34 | VCU | William Bronson gets the offensive rebound | 64-78 |
| 00:30 | VCU | William Bronson's layup is rejected by Lee Young | 64-78 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Lee Young gets the rebound | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Harold Burns runs out the clock | 64-78 |