| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Curtis Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Scott Darbonne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Woodrow Busey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lyle Rohe (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeff Marquis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Mounce (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Rodgers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Krupa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Woodrow Busey inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | James Madison | Woodrow Busey is hacked by Robert Barnes - foul #1 on Robert Barnes, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:30 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe drills a runner near the basket set up by Curtis Carpenter | 31-33 |
| 19:18 | VCU | Timothy Lee lays it in | 31-35 |
| 19:04 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-35 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Timothy Lee makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Barnes | 34-37 |
| 18:36 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne loses the dribble to Scott Krupa | 34-37 |
| 18:23 | VCU | Robert Barnes makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 18:08 | James Madison | Woodrow Busey makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 17:52 | VCU | Scott Krupa double dribbles | 37-39 |
| 17:32 | James Madison | William Rodgers takes the ball from Curtis Carpenter | 37-39 |
| 17:29 | VCU | William Rodgers jams it | 37-41 |
| 17:16 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Woodrow Busey and the foul's on Timothy Lee - foul #2 on Timothy Lee, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Terrell (SF), Daniel Fluharty (C) Woodrow Busey, Jeff Marquis | |
| Subs | VCU | Frederick Westfall (PG), Bryan Kays (PF) Robert Barnes, Timothy Lee | |
| 17:16 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:03 | VCU | Frederick Westfall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 17:02 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:57 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 40-41 |
| 16:55 | VCU | Bryan Kays grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 16:34 | VCU | William Rodgers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Fluharty - foul #1 on Daniel Fluharty, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | James Madison | David Minarik (PG), John Gilman (SG), Alex Wright (PF) Curtis Carpenter, Scott Darbonne, Lyle Rohe | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Bove (SG), Preston King (C) Thomas Mounce, Scott Krupa | |
| 16:34 | VCU | William Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:34 | VCU | William Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:34 | James Madison | Daniel Fluharty gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 16:19 | James Madison | David Minarik misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 16:18 | James Madison | John Terrell tips it home | 42-42 |
| 16:03 | VCU | Preston King comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-42 |
| 16:01 | James Madison | John Terrell pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - David Minarik (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Gilman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Terrell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Wright (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Fluharty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Frederick Westfall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bove (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Rodgers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Kays (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Preston King (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | James Madison | John Gilman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 15:55 | James Madison | Alex Wright tips it in | 44-42 |
| 15:43 | VCU | Frederick Westfall lays it up and in and he's fouled by David Minarik - foul #2 on David Minarik, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | James Madison | Woodrow Busey (SF), Jeff Marquis (C) Alex Wright, Daniel Fluharty | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Barnes (PG), Thomas Mounce (SG), Timothy Lee (PF) Michael Bove, William Rodgers, Preston King | |
| 15:43 | VCU | Frederick Westfall misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:43 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Kays | 44-44 |
| 15:21 | VCU | Bryan Kays makes the jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 15:10 | James Madison | John Gilman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Lee - foul #3 on Timothy Lee, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter (PG), Lyle Rohe (PF) David Minarik, John Terrell | |
| Subs | VCU | Scott Krupa (C) Bryan Kays | |
| 15:10 | James Madison | John Gilman misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 15:10 | James Madison | John Gilman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:02 | VCU | Robert Barnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 15:00 | VCU | Scott Krupa snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 14:41 | VCU | Timothy Lee clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Lyle Rohe - foul #3 on Lyle Rohe, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | James Madison | Scott Darbonne (SG) John Gilman | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 14:41 | VCU | Timothy Lee misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:41 | VCU | Timothy Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:21 | James Madison | Woodrow Busey misses the shot in the lane | 45-47 |
| 14:19 | VCU | Scott Krupa grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:04 | VCU | Robert Barnes double dribbles | 45-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Samuel Schull (SF) Thomas Mounce | |
| 13:43 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 13:42 | VCU | Timothy Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:22 | VCU | Frederick Westfall makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Scott Darbonne - foul #1 on Scott Darbonne, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Terrell (SF), Daniel Fluharty (C) Woodrow Busey, Jeff Marquis | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Bove (SG), William Rodgers (SF), Bryan Kays (PF), Preston King (C) Robert Barnes, Samuel Schull, Timothy Lee, Scott Krupa | |
| 13:22 | VCU | Frederick Westfall makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:03 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 13:01 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to John Terrell | 45-50 |
| 12:54 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 12:41 | VCU | Michael Bove is fouled on the floor by Daniel Fluharty - foul #2 on Daniel Fluharty, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | James Madison | David Minarik (PG), Alex Wright (PF) Curtis Carpenter, Lyle Rohe | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Mounce (SG) Frederick Westfall | |
| 12:33 | VCU | Michael Bove comes up short on the shot from the left side | 48-50 |
| 12:32 | VCU | Michael Bove grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 12:20 | VCU | Michael Bove connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-53 |
| 12:01 | James Madison | Alex Wright double dribbles | 48-53 |
| Subs | James Madison | Woodrow Busey (SF) Alex Wright | |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Lee (PF), Scott Krupa (C) Bryan Kays, Preston King | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - David Minarik (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Darbonne (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Woodrow Busey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Terrell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Fluharty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Michael Bove (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mounce (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Rodgers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Krupa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | VCU | Scott Krupa is hacked by John Terrell - foul #3 on John Terrell, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter (PG), Lyle Rohe (PF), Jeff Marquis (C) Scott Darbonne, John Terrell, Daniel Fluharty | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Barnes (PG) Michael Bove | |
| 11:24 | VCU | Timothy Lee is hacked by Jeff Marquis - foul #2 on Jeff Marquis, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Timothy Lee misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:24 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Jeff Marquis | 48-53 |
| 11:04 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 11:02 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 10:47 | VCU | Robert Barnes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Mounce | 50-56 |
| 10:26 | James Madison | David Minarik hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-56 |
| 10:25 | VCU | Scott Krupa snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 10:20 | VCU | Robert Barnes's pass is intercepted by Lyle Rohe | 50-56 |
| 10:15 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeff Marquis | 53-56 |
| 10:00 | VCU | Thomas Mounce drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Barnes | 53-59 |
| 09:42 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 53-59 |
| 09:41 | James Madison | Jeff Marquis snags the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 09:34 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 09:32 | VCU | Thomas Mounce grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 09:10 | VCU | Robert Barnes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 09:08 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 09:03 | James Madison | David Minarik hits the finger roll on a great pass from Curtis Carpenter | 55-59 |
| 08:34 | VCU | Scott Krupa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 08:33 | VCU | Timothy Lee tips it home | 55-61 |
| 08:14 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 08:05 | VCU | Thomas Mounce hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Curtis Carpenter - foul #1 on Curtis Carpenter, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | James Madison | William Burton (PG), Scott Darbonne (SG), John Terrell (SF), Alex Wright (PF), Daniel Fluharty (C) Curtis Carpenter, David Minarik, Woodrow Busey, Lyle Rohe, Jeff Marquis | |
| Subs | VCU | Frederick Westfall (PG), Samuel Schull (SF), Bryan Kays (PF), Preston King (C) Robert Barnes, William Rodgers, Timothy Lee, Scott Krupa | |
| 08:05 | VCU | Thomas Mounce makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:05 | VCU | Thomas Mounce misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 08:05 | James Madison | Daniel Fluharty grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 07:47 | James Madison | John Terrell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-62 |
| 07:45 | VCU | Samuel Schull grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - William Burton (fresh) SG - Scott Darbonne (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Terrell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alex Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Fluharty (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Frederick Westfall (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mounce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Schull (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Kays (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Preston King (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | VCU | Bryan Kays's pass is intercepted by William Burton | 58-62 |
| 07:34 | James Madison | William Burton lays it in | 60-62 |
| 07:29 | VCU | John Terrell steals it from Frederick Westfall | 60-62 |
| 07:10 | James Madison | William Burton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 07:08 | James Madison | Daniel Fluharty hits the follow up shot | 62-62 |
| 06:50 | VCU | Preston King hits a floater from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 06:28 | James Madison | William Burton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-64 |
| Subs | James Madison | David Minarik (PG) William Burton | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Bove (SG) Thomas Mounce | |
| 06:07 | VCU | Bryan Kays is fouled on the floor by Alex Wright - foul #2 on Alex Wright, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter (PG), Lyle Rohe (PF) David Minarik, Alex Wright | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:07 | VCU | Bryan Kays makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:07 | VCU | Bryan Kays misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:07 | James Madison | Daniel Fluharty grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:47 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-65 |
| 05:30 | VCU | Frederick Westfall hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 05:18 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne is fouled on the floor by Preston King - foul #2 on Preston King, team foul #4 | 64-68 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Gilman (SF), Jeff Marquis (C) John Terrell, Daniel Fluharty | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Barnes (PG), Timothy Lee (PF), Scott Krupa (C) Samuel Schull, Bryan Kays, Preston King | |
| 04:58 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Curtis Carpenter | 66-68 |
| 04:35 | VCU | Scott Darbonne steals it from Michael Bove | 66-68 |
| 04:31 | James Madison | John Gilman lays it in on a great pass from Scott Darbonne | 68-68 |
| 04:03 | VCU | Robert Barnes is hacked by Curtis Carpenter - foul #2 on Curtis Carpenter, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | James Madison | David Minarik (PG), Woodrow Busey (SF), Alex Wright (PF) Curtis Carpenter, Scott Darbonne, Lyle Rohe | |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Mounce (SG), William Rodgers (SF) Michael Bove, Frederick Westfall | |
| 04:03 | VCU | Robert Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:03 | VCU | Robert Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:44 | James Madison | Woodrow Busey lays it up and in set up by David Minarik and he's fouled by Scott Krupa - foul #3 on Scott Krupa, team foul #5 | 70-70 |
| Subs | James Madison | John Terrell (PF) Alex Wright | |
| Subs | VCU | Bryan Kays (PF) Timothy Lee | |
| 03:44 | James Madison | Woodrow Busey makes the free throw | 71-70 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - David Minarik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Gilman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Woodrow Busey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Terrell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Marquis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mounce (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Rodgers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bryan Kays (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Krupa (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | VCU | John Gilman takes the ball from Bryan Kays | 71-70 |
| 03:09 | James Madison | David Minarik makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Gilman | 73-70 |
| 02:54 | VCU | William Rodgers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 02:52 | James Madison | John Terrell grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:52 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter (PG), Scott Darbonne (SG), Lyle Rohe (PF) David Minarik, John Gilman, John Terrell | |
| Subs | VCU | Timothy Lee (PF) Bryan Kays | |
| 02:30 | James Madison | Jeff Marquis's pass is intercepted by Robert Barnes | 73-70 |
| 02:27 | VCU | Thomas Mounce banks in the layup set up by Robert Barnes | 73-72 |
| 02:06 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-72 |
| 02:05 | James Madison | Jeff Marquis grabs the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 01:44 | James Madison | Curtis Carpenter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 01:42 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne grabs the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 01:30 | James Madison | Lyle Rohe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 01:28 | VCU | Robert Barnes gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| 01:12 | VCU | William Rodgers buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Barnes | 73-74 |
| 00:56 | James Madison | Woodrow Busey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | VCU | Scott Krupa misses long on a shot from the left side | 73-74 |
| 00:25 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Woodrow Busey | 73-74 |
| 00:21 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne misses the dunk but the foul's on Timothy Lee - foul #4 on Timothy Lee, team foul #6 | 73-74 |
| 00:21 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:21 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne misses the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:21 | VCU | William Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:05 | VCU | Timothy Lee hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Scott Krupa | 74-77 |
| 00:05 | James Madison | James Madison calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Scott Darbonne misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 74-77 |