| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ronald Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dirk Zehr (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Berrier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Booher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Lheureux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Catalan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Bender (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Anthony Reese inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Arizona | Anthony Reese knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Berrier | 39-28 |
| 19:16 | VCU | Peter Catalan knocks in the jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 18:56 | Arizona | William Howard is called for the reach on Ronald Bailey - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 18:37 | Arizona | Dirk Zehr misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-30 |
| 18:36 | Arizona | Anthony Reese pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 18:15 | Arizona | Dirk Zehr misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-30 |
| 18:14 | Arizona | Ronald Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 18:03 | Arizona | Anthony Reese comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-30 |
| 18:02 | VCU | Peter Catalan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:40 | VCU | James Booher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| 17:23 | Arizona | Dirk Zehr's layup is rejected by Peter Catalan | 39-30 |
| 17:21 | Arizona | Patrick Berrier tips it in | 41-30 |
| 17:03 | VCU | Peter Catalan clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 41-30 |
| 17:01 | Arizona | Patrick Berrier gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:36 | Arizona | The jump hook by Dirk Zehr is blocked by Shawn Bender | 41-30 |
| 16:35 | Arizona | Dirk Zehr grabs the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:20 | Arizona | Anthony Reese's layup is rejected by Peter Catalan | 41-30 |
| 16:18 | Arizona | Alfred Marsh can't tip it in | 41-30 |
| 16:17 | VCU | Shawn Bender grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 15:56 | VCU | James Booher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 15:55 | Arizona | Patrick Berrier grabs the board | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ronald Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dirk Zehr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Marsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Berrier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Booher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Lheureux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Catalan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Shawn Bender (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Arizona | Anthony Reese is hacked by Rudolph Lheureux - foul #2 on Rudolph Lheureux, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | George Cerna (PG), William Montgomery (SG), Hershel McMath (SF), Brent Mack (PF), Eugene Smith (C) Ronald Bailey, Dirk Zehr, Anthony Reese, Alfred Marsh, Patrick Berrier | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Henry (PG), Erasmo Giordano (SG), Johnny Kogut (SF), Edward Suggs (PF), Harvey Arendt (C) William Howard, James Booher, Rudolph Lheureux, Peter Catalan, Shawn Bender | |
| 15:29 | Arizona | Eugene Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Henry - foul #1 on Robert Henry, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| 15:29 | Arizona | Eugene Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 15:29 | Arizona | Eugene Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 15:18 | VCU | Edward Suggs travels with the ball | 42-30 |
| 15:00 | Arizona | Brent Mack hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-30 |
| 14:35 | VCU | Robert Henry drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 14:17 | Arizona | Eugene Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dirk Zehr (SG) William Montgomery | |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), James Booher (SG), Shawn Bender (C) Robert Henry, Erasmo Giordano, Harvey Arendt | |
| 14:03 | VCU | Johnny Kogut travels with the ball | 45-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Anthony Reese (SF), Patrick Berrier (C) Hershel McMath, Eugene Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux (SF) Johnny Kogut | |
| 13:43 | Arizona | Patrick Berrier banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Cerna | 47-33 |
| 13:21 | VCU | Shawn Bender's pass is intercepted by Anthony Reese | 47-33 |
| 13:18 | Arizona | Dirk Zehr lays it in set up by Anthony Reese | 49-33 |
| 13:00 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Cerna - foul #1 on George Cerna, team foul #1 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Bailey (PG), Alfred Marsh (PF) George Cerna, Brent Mack | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:00 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:00 | VCU | Shawn Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:00 | Arizona | Patrick Berrier grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 12:34 | Arizona | Anthony Reese is hacked by Rudolph Lheureux - foul #3 on Rudolph Lheureux, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | VCU | Peter Catalan (PF) Edward Suggs | |
| 12:21 | Arizona | Dirk Zehr can't connect on a runner from the right block | 49-33 |
| 12:20 | Arizona | Patrick Berrier hits the follow up shot | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:58 | VCU | Patrick Berrier steals it from William Howard | 51-33 |
| 11:46 | Arizona | Patrick Berrier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 11:45 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Berrier | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ronald Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dirk Zehr (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Berrier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Booher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Lheureux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Catalan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Shawn Bender (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Arizona | Anthony Reese hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-33 |
| 11:32 | VCU | The rebound goes to Shawn Bender | 51-33 |
| 11:15 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 11:13 | Arizona | Anthony Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 10:56 | Arizona | Ronald Bailey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Shawn Bender - foul #3 on Shawn Bender, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | George Cerna (SG), Brent Mack (SF), Eugene Smith (C) Dirk Zehr, Anthony Reese, Patrick Berrier | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Henry (PG), Erasmo Giordano (SG), Johnny Kogut (SF), Edward Suggs (C) William Howard, James Booher, Rudolph Lheureux, Shawn Bender | |
| 10:56 | Arizona | Ronald Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 10:56 | Arizona | Ronald Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 10:37 | VCU | Eugene Smith steps in front of the Peter Catalan pass | 53-33 |
| 10:30 | Arizona | Eugene Smith makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from George Cerna | 55-33 |
| 10:22 | VCU | Peter Catalan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-33 |
| 10:21 | Arizona | Brent Mack snags the defensive board | 55-33 |
| 09:57 | Arizona | Eugene Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Johnny Kogut - foul #3 on Johnny Kogut, team foul #6 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dirk Zehr (SG), Hershel McMath (SF) Ronald Bailey, Alfred Marsh | |
| Subs | VCU | Shawn Bender (C) Peter Catalan | |
| 09:57 | Arizona | Eugene Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 09:57 | Arizona | Eugene Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 09:57 | VCU | Edward Suggs snags the defensive board | 56-33 |
| 09:45 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano's pass is intercepted by Brent Mack | 56-33 |
| 09:32 | Arizona | Brent Mack knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by George Cerna | 58-33 |
| 09:17 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-33 |
| 09:15 | Arizona | Hershel McMath grabs the defensive rebound | 58-33 |
| 09:06 | Arizona | Brent Mack misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-33 |
| 09:04 | VCU | Edward Suggs gets the rebound | 58-33 |
| 08:56 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Henry | 58-36 |
| 08:43 | Arizona | Dirk Zehr loses the ball out of bounds | 58-36 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Bailey (PG), Anthony Reese (SF), Patrick Berrier (C) George Cerna, Hershel McMath, Eugene Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | William Howard (PG), James Booher (SG), Rudolph Lheureux (SF) Robert Henry, Erasmo Giordano, Johnny Kogut | |
| 08:35 | VCU | Shawn Bender comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-36 |
| 08:33 | VCU | James Booher can't tip it in | 58-36 |
| 08:31 | VCU | Edward Suggs tips it home | 58-38 |
| 08:18 | Arizona | Brent Mack misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 08:17 | VCU | William Howard pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 08:03 | VCU | William Howard drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Rudolph Lheureux | 58-40 |
| 07:45 | Arizona | Patrick Berrier can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Suggs - foul #1 on Edward Suggs, team foul #7 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | George Cerna (SG), Alfred Marsh (PF) Dirk Zehr, Brent Mack | |
| Subs | VCU | Peter Catalan (PF) Edward Suggs | |
| 07:45 | Arizona | Patrick Berrier makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 07:45 | Arizona | Patrick Berrier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ronald Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Cerna (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Patrick Berrier (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - William Howard (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Booher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Lheureux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Catalan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Shawn Bender (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | VCU | Rudolph Lheureux double dribbles | 60-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | VCU | Harvey Arendt (C) Shawn Bender | |
| 07:17 | Arizona | Alfred Marsh misses the 3 from straight away | 60-40 |
| 07:15 | Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to George Cerna | 60-40 |
| 06:59 | Arizona | Anthony Reese connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Bailey | 63-40 |
| 06:48 | VCU | James Booher makes the floater from just outside the lane | 63-42 |
| 06:19 | Arizona | Ronald Bailey scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Reese | 65-42 |
| 06:07 | VCU | Peter Catalan buries a jump hook from the left block | 65-44 |
| 05:47 | Arizona | George Cerna is fouled on the floor by Harvey Arendt - foul #1 on Harvey Arendt, team foul #8 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dirk Zehr (SG), Hershel McMath (SF), Brent Mack (PF), Eugene Smith (C) Ronald Bailey, Anthony Reese, Alfred Marsh, Patrick Berrier | |
| Subs | VCU | Erasmo Giordano (PG), Johnny Kogut (SF), Edward Suggs (PF), Shawn Bender (C) William Howard, Rudolph Lheureux, Peter Catalan, Harvey Arendt | |
| 05:47 | Arizona | George Cerna makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 05:47 | Arizona | George Cerna makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:40 | VCU | James Booher misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-44 |
| 05:38 | VCU | Shawn Bender tips it back up and in | 67-46 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:14 | Arizona | Hershel McMath blows the layup | 67-46 |
| 05:13 | VCU | Edward Suggs grabs the board | 67-46 |
| 05:01 | VCU | Edward Suggs misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Eugene Smith - foul #1 on Eugene Smith, team foul #2 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Montgomery (PG), James Becerra (SG) George Cerna, Dirk Zehr | |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Henry (PG), Harvey Arendt (C) James Booher, Shawn Bender | |
| 05:01 | VCU | Edward Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 05:01 | VCU | Edward Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 04:36 | Arizona | Hershel McMath lays it up and in and he's hacked by Johnny Kogut - foul #4 on Johnny Kogut, team foul #9 | 69-48 |
| 04:36 | Arizona | Hershel McMath misses the free throw | 69-48 |
| 04:36 | VCU | Edward Suggs snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| 04:29 | VCU | Robert Henry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-48 |
| 04:27 | Arizona | Hershel McMath snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| 03:58 | Arizona | Johnny Kogut picks off the pass by Hershel McMath | 69-48 |
| 03:41 | VCU | Harvey Arendt is hacked by William Montgomery - foul #1 on William Montgomery, team foul #3 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Arizona | George Cerna (PG) James Becerra | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - George Cerna (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hershel McMath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erasmo Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Kogut (fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Edward Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Harvey Arendt (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | VCU | Robert Henry double dribbles | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Arizona | Brent Mack misses short on a runner near the basket | 69-48 |
| 03:06 | Arizona | Eugene Smith hits the follow up shot | 71-48 |
| 02:50 | VCU | Edward Suggs scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Erasmo Giordano | 71-51 |
| 02:40 | Arizona | Brent Mack buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Cerna | 73-51 |
| 02:20 | VCU | Robert Henry misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 73-51 |
| 02:19 | Arizona | Eugene Smith snags the defensive board | 73-51 |
| 01:59 | Arizona | Brent Mack connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Cerna | 76-51 |
| 01:41 | VCU | Erasmo Giordano is hacked by Eugene Smith - foul #2 on Eugene Smith, team foul #4 | 76-51 |
| 01:31 | VCU | Edward Suggs misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-51 |
| 01:30 | Arizona | Hershel McMath pulls down the rebound | 76-51 |
| 01:06 | Arizona | George Cerna misses short on a 3 from straight away | 76-51 |
| 01:05 | Arizona | Brent Mack grabs the offensive board | 76-51 |
| 00:52 | Arizona | Hershel McMath hits the finger roll | 78-51 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | VCU | Edward Suggs drills a fadeaway in the lane | 78-53 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Arizona | Eugene Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-53 |
| 00:16 | VCU | Johnny Kogut throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-53 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | George Cerna runs out the clock | 78-53 |