| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Wells (fresh) SG - Steven Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Armbruster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Donaldson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shane Weinmann (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roscoe Helmick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Vincent Tucker inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:57 | VCU | Clayton Heath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| 19:40 | Eastern Illinois | Clayton Heath steps in front of the Benjamin Wells pass | 27-39 |
| 19:24 | VCU | Clayton Heath knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Roscoe Helmick and the foul's on Jesse Donaldson - foul #1 on Jesse Donaldson, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 19:24 | VCU | Clayton Heath makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Weinmann hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Stewart | 29-42 |
| 18:39 | VCU | Steven Stewart is called for the reach on Howard Gagner - foul #2 on Steven Stewart, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls (PG), Lee Archuleta (C) Benjamin Wells, Shane Weinmann | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 18:31 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Archuleta gets the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart is fouled on the floor by Howard Gagner - foul #1 on Howard Gagner, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Philip Carbone (SG), Henry Johnson (SF), Thomas Nall (C) Steven Stewart, Todd Armbruster, Jesse Donaldson | |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Gerald Wile (SG), Ronald Cordova (SF), Richard Fortes (PF), Christopher Richardson (C) Bart Smith, Howard Gagner, Vincent Tucker, Clayton Heath, Roscoe Helmick | |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls connects on the 3 from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 17:40 | VCU | Marvin Scott is hacked by Henry Johnson - foul #1 on Henry Johnson, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| 17:20 | VCU | Gerald Wile can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 17:18 | VCU | Richard Fortes snags the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 16:54 | VCU | Marvin Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Archuleta grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Archuleta misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 16:32 | VCU | Marvin Scott gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 16:21 | VCU | The pull-up jumper by Richard Fortes is blocked by Lee Archuleta | 32-42 |
| 16:19 | VCU | Christopher Richardson tips it in | 32-44 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson tips it back up and in | 34-44 |
| 15:51 | VCU | Ronald Cordova can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 34-44 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Philip Carbone pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - George Smalls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Carbone (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Archuleta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Nall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Marvin Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Wile (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Cordova (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Fortes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 15:45 | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls misses the tip | 34-44 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Nall gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 15:27 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Archuleta tips it in | 36-44 |
| 15:25 | VCU | Gerald Wile loses the dribble to Thomas Nall in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Thomas Nall is denied by Richard Fortes | 36-44 |
| 15:18 | VCU | Ronald Cordova pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:15 | VCU | Philip Carbone steals it from Gerald Wile in the backcourt | 36-44 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 36-44 |
| 15:00 | VCU | Richard Fortes grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 14:39 | VCU | Marvin Scott makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Wile | 36-46 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 14:18 | VCU | Richard Fortes grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 14:16 | VCU | Marvin Scott is hacked by Lee Archuleta in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Archuleta, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells (PG), Steven Stewart (SG), Todd Armbruster (SF), Jesse Donaldson (PF), Shane Weinmann (C) George Smalls, Philip Carbone, Henry Johnson, Lee Archuleta, Thomas Nall | |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF), Clayton Heath (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Marvin Scott, Gerald Wile, Ronald Cordova, Richard Fortes, Christopher Richardson | |
| 13:55 | VCU | Clayton Heath misses long on a shot near the basket | 36-46 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Weinmann grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-46 |
| 13:18 | VCU | Clayton Heath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-46 |
| 13:00 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 39-46 |
| 12:59 | VCU | Howard Gagner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:45 | VCU | Benjamin Wells is called for the reach on Bart Smith - foul #1 on Benjamin Wells, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Heath (PG) Benjamin Wells | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 12:31 | VCU | Howard Gagner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:24 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster's floater is tipped away by Clayton Heath | 39-46 |
| 12:23 | VCU | The rebound goes to Roscoe Helmick | 39-46 |
| 12:20 | VCU | Clayton Heath loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Donaldson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 12:07 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 11:59 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 11:57 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 11:47 | VCU | Vincent Tucker is denied on a layup by Shane Weinmann | 39-46 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Weinmann grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Heath (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Armbruster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Donaldson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Shane Weinmann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Heath (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Roscoe Helmick (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Vincent Tucker - foul #2 on Vincent Tucker, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls (SG) Steven Stewart | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Cordova (SF), Richard Fortes (C) Vincent Tucker, Roscoe Helmick | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:42 | VCU | Clayton Heath pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:24 | VCU | Richard Fortes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:23 | VCU | Clayton Heath gets the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:12 | VCU | James Heath is called for the reach on Bart Smith - foul #1 on James Heath, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells (PG) James Heath | |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Gerald Wile (SG) Bart Smith, Howard Gagner | |
| 10:56 | VCU | Clayton Heath is open and lays it up and in | 40-48 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster is hacked by Gerald Wile - foul #2 on Gerald Wile, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart (SG), Lee Archuleta (PF), Thomas Nall (C) George Smalls, Jesse Donaldson, Shane Weinmann | |
| Subs | VCU | Vincent Tucker (SF), Christopher Richardson (C) Clayton Heath, Richard Fortes | |
| 10:23 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Wells | 43-48 |
| 10:21 | VCU | Steven Stewart is called for the reach on Gerald Wile in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Stewart, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Heath (PG), Henry Johnson (SF) Benjamin Wells, Todd Armbruster | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 10:21 | VCU | Gerald Wile misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Nall snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Heath scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Stewart | 45-48 |
| 09:41 | VCU | Marvin Scott misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-48 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Johnson | 45-48 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Heath can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Wile - foul #3 on Gerald Wile, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls (SG), Philip Carbone (SF), Jesse Donaldson (PF) Steven Stewart, Henry Johnson, Thomas Nall | |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Richard Fortes (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Gerald Wile, Marvin Scott, Ronald Cordova, Christopher Richardson | |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Heath misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | James Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:56 | VCU | Vincent Tucker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Howard Gagner and he's hacked by Jesse Donaldson - foul #2 on Jesse Donaldson, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells (PG), Shane Weinmann (C) James Heath, Lee Archuleta | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 08:56 | VCU | Vincent Tucker makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Donaldson is hacked by Richard Fortes - foul #1 on Richard Fortes, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | VCU | Clayton Heath (PF) Vincent Tucker | |
| 08:21 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Weinmann connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Wells | 48-51 |
| 08:03 | VCU | Richard Fortes knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Gagner | 48-53 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Benjamin Wells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Smalls (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Carbone (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Donaldson (tiring) 2 reb. C - Shane Weinmann (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Fortes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clayton Heath (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Roscoe Helmick (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | VCU | Bart Smith loses the dribble to Jesse Donaldson in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 07:31 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:26 | VCU | Howard Gagner makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Philip Carbone misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 07:21 | VCU | Clayton Heath gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 07:18 | VCU | Bart Smith is hacked by Benjamin Wells in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Wells, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Heath (PG), Steven Stewart (SG), Henry Johnson (SF), Lee Archuleta (PF), Thomas Nall (C) Benjamin Wells, George Smalls, Philip Carbone, Jesse Donaldson, Shane Weinmann | |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (SG), Ronald Cordova (SF), Christopher Richardson (C) Howard Gagner, Richard Fortes, Roscoe Helmick | |
| 07:18 | VCU | Bart Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:18 | VCU | Bart Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson loses the dribble to Clayton Heath | 48-57 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Ronald Cordova is hacked by Henry Johnson - foul #2 on Henry Johnson, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster (SF) Henry Johnson | |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF) Bart Smith, Clayton Heath | |
| 06:36 | VCU | Ronald Cordova misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Ronald Cordova misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:36 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Tucker | 48-57 |
| 06:18 | VCU | Vincent Tucker hits a wide open shot near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Wile | 48-59 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Nall misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-59 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Nall snags the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster connects on the runner in the lane set up by James Heath | 50-59 |
| 05:45 | VCU | Gerald Wile hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marvin Scott | 50-61 |
| 05:25 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster lays it up and in | 52-61 |
| 05:18 | VCU | Christopher Richardson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 52-61 |
| 05:16 | VCU | Ronald Cordova misses the tip | 52-61 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Nall snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Heath | 55-61 |
| 05:03 | VCU | Steven Stewart steals the ball from Vincent Tucker in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 04:35 | VCU | Vincent Tucker hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Nall grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart loses the dribble to Vincent Tucker | 58-61 |
| 04:24 | VCU | Marvin Scott blows the layup | 58-61 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Archuleta misses the jumper in the lane | 58-61 |
| 04:07 | VCU | Christopher Richardson pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:55 | VCU | Thomas Nall blocks the short jumper by Christopher Richardson | 58-61 |
| 03:53 | Eastern Illinois | Lee Archuleta gets the rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | James Heath's floater is tipped away by Ronald Cordova | 58-61 |
| 03:48 | VCU | Christopher Richardson pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - James Heath (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Stewart (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Todd Armbruster (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Lee Archuleta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Nall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Marvin Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Wile (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Tucker (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Cordova (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | VCU | Vincent Tucker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-61 |
| 03:32 | VCU | Ronald Cordova pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 03:32 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells (PG), George Smalls (SG), Henry Johnson (SF), Jesse Donaldson (PF), Shane Weinmann (C) James Heath, Steven Stewart, Todd Armbruster, Lee Archuleta, Thomas Nall | |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Richard Fortes (SF), Clayton Heath (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Marvin Scott, Gerald Wile, Vincent Tucker, Ronald Cordova, Christopher Richardson | |
| 03:27 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bart Smith | 58-64 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-64 |
| 03:20 | VCU | Howard Gagner snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 02:53 | VCU | Howard Gagner is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bart Smith | 58-67 |
| 02:53 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Cordova (SF) Richard Fortes | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Cordova steals the ball from George Smalls | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:23 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 58-67 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Shane Weinmann pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Stewart (SG), Todd Armbruster (SF) George Smalls, Henry Johnson | |
| Subs | VCU | Vincent Tucker (SF) Ronald Cordova | |
| 02:04 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells loses the dribble to Howard Gagner | 58-67 |
| 01:46 | VCU | Bart Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 01:44 | VCU | Howard Gagner tips it home | 58-69 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Illinois | Benjamin Wells connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Armbruster | 61-69 |
| 01:15 | VCU | Howard Gagner is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-72 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Armbruster blows the layup | 61-72 |
| 00:53 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | VCU | Steven Stewart is called for the reach on Howard Gagner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Stewart, team foul #11 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls (PG), Philip Carbone (SG), Henry Johnson (SF), Lee Archuleta (PF), Thomas Nall (C) Benjamin Wells, Steven Stewart, Todd Armbruster, Jesse Donaldson, Shane Weinmann | |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Ronald Cordova (SF), Richard Fortes (PF), Christopher Richardson (C) Bart Smith, Vincent Tucker, Clayton Heath, Roscoe Helmick | |
| 00:50 | VCU | Howard Gagner makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:50 | VCU | Howard Gagner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Nall | 63-74 |
| 00:15 | VCU | Marvin Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-74 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | George Smalls grabs the defensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Richardson is called for the reach on Philip Carbone - foul #1 on Christopher Richardson, team foul #6 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (SG) Howard Gagner | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Henry Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | VCU | Christopher Richardson pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |