| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Rudolph Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Olander (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Christopher Zotos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyson Small (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Hufford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Devos (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Tall (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Clyde Hufford inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | VCU | Clyde Hufford misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Rudolph Adams - foul #3 on Rudolph Adams, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | James Madison | Willy Anderson (SG), William Case (SF), Harold Phifer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Rudolph Adams, Milton Olander, Jeffrey Faulkner, Mario Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 19:38 | VCU | Clyde Hufford misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:38 | VCU | Clyde Hufford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:09 | James Madison | Douglas Bell makes the floater from close range | 30-28 |
| 18:50 | VCU | Christopher Zotos misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 18:48 | James Madison | Eric Smith gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:19 | James Madison | Wayne Tall denies the turnaround by Harold Phifer | 30-28 |
| 18:18 | VCU | Fred Devos pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:59 | VCU | Fred Devos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | James Madison | Milton Olander (SG), Gerald Riley (SF), Jeffrey Faulkner (PF), Mario Smith (C) Willy Anderson, William Case, Harold Phifer, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Yong Huang (SF) Clyde Hufford | |
| 17:49 | James Madison | Mario Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tyson Small - foul #1 on Tyson Small, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Sherrell (PG), Ronald Willis (SG) Christopher Zotos, Tyson Small | |
| 17:49 | James Madison | Mario Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:49 | James Madison | Mario Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:31 | VCU | Michael Sherrell loses the dribble to Douglas Bell | 31-28 |
| 17:05 | James Madison | Milton Olander comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-28 |
| 17:03 | VCU | Fred Devos snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 16:44 | VCU | Fred Devos knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 31-30 |
| 16:19 | James Madison | Gerald Riley steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-30 |
| Subs | James Madison | Willy Anderson (PG), William Case (SF), Harold Phifer (PF) Douglas Bell, Gerald Riley, Jeffrey Faulkner | |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Zotos (PG), Tyson Small (SG), Clyde Hufford (SF), Reginald Hirst (C) Michael Sherrell, Ronald Willis, Fred Devos, Wayne Tall | |
| 15:59 | VCU | Clyde Hufford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Clyde Hufford, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | James Madison | Rudolph Adams (PG), Gerald Riley (SF), Jeffrey Faulkner (PF) Willy Anderson, William Case, Mario Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Wayne Tall (C) Yong Huang | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Rudolph Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Olander (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Riley (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Phifer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Christopher Zotos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyson Small (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Hufford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Hirst (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Tall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | James Madison | Tyson Small is called for the reach on Milton Olander - foul #2 on Tyson Small, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | James Madison | Eric Smith (C) Jeffrey Faulkner | |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Willis (C) Wayne Tall | |
| 15:10 | James Madison | Reginald Hirst steals it from Harold Phifer | 31-30 |
| 15:07 | VCU | Milton Olander picks off the pass by Christopher Zotos in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 15:06 | James Madison | Harold Phifer hits the finger roll set up by Milton Olander | 33-30 |
| 14:46 | VCU | Clyde Hufford misses the lay-in | 33-30 |
| 14:45 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Hirst | 33-30 |
| 14:33 | VCU | Clyde Hufford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 14:32 | James Madison | Eric Smith gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:27 | James Madison | Rudolph Adams buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Harold Phifer | 35-30 |
| 14:24 | VCU | Milton Olander is called for the reach on Tyson Small in the backcourt - foul #2 on Milton Olander, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | James Madison | Willy Anderson (SG), William Case (SF), Jeffrey Faulkner (PF), Mario Smith (C) Milton Olander, Gerald Riley, Harold Phifer, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Carmelo Fisher (SF), Fred Devos (PF), Yong Huang (C) Tyson Small, Clyde Hufford, Reginald Hirst | |
| 14:06 | VCU | Fred Devos can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 14:05 | James Madison | William Case snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 13:36 | James Madison | Willy Anderson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 13:35 | VCU | Yong Huang gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 13:06 | VCU | Yong Huang comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 13:05 | James Madison | The rebound goes to William Case | 35-30 |
| 12:59 | James Madison | Willy Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 12:58 | James Madison | William Case tips it home | 37-30 |
| 12:40 | VCU | Yong Huang hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-30 |
| 12:39 | James Madison | Jeffrey Faulkner grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 12:16 | James Madison | Rudolph Adams misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-30 |
| 12:15 | James Madison | William Case grabs the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 11:57 | James Madison | Rudolph Adams misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 11:56 | VCU | Ronald Willis gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Rudolph Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willy Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Case (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Faulkner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Christopher Zotos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Willis (fairly fresh) SF - Carmelo Fisher (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Devos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Yong Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | VCU | Fred Devos misses the turnaround from close range | 37-30 |
| 11:48 | James Madison | Mario Smith grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 11:25 | James Madison | Willy Anderson loses the dribble to Yong Huang | 37-30 |
| 11:15 | VCU | Yong Huang drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Zotos and he's fouled by Willy Anderson - foul #1 on Willy Anderson, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | James Madison | Douglas Bell (PG), Milton Olander (SG), Gerald Riley (SF), Harold Phifer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Rudolph Adams, Willy Anderson, William Case, Jeffrey Faulkner, Mario Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Sherrell (PG), Tyson Small (SG), Clyde Hufford (SF), Wayne Tall (C) Christopher Zotos, Ronald Willis, Carmelo Fisher, Fred Devos | |
| 11:15 | VCU | Yong Huang makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 10:55 | James Madison | Douglas Bell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 10:53 | VCU | Wayne Tall grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 10:44 | VCU | Tyson Small is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | James Madison | Rudolph Adams (PG) Gerald Riley | |
| Subs | VCU | Reginald Hirst (PF) Yong Huang | |
| 10:16 | James Madison | Rudolph Adams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Bell | 40-33 |
| 10:08 | VCU | Tyson Small misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 10:06 | James Madison | Douglas Bell pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 09:45 | James Madison | Douglas Bell misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Clyde Hufford - foul #3 on Clyde Hufford, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | James Madison | Gerald Riley (SF), Mario Smith (C) Rudolph Adams, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:45 | James Madison | Douglas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 09:45 | James Madison | Douglas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Douglas Bell is called for the reach on Michael Sherrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Bell, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jeffrey Faulkner (PF) Mario Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:33 | VCU | Clyde Hufford buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Wayne Tall and he's fouled by Jeffrey Faulkner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Faulkner, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | James Madison | Mario Smith (C) Jeffrey Faulkner | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 09:33 | VCU | Clyde Hufford makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 09:13 | James Madison | Mario Smith drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Douglas Bell | 44-36 |
| 09:02 | VCU | Douglas Bell steals it from Wayne Tall | 44-36 |
| 08:45 | James Madison | Douglas Bell's layup is rejected by Clyde Hufford | 44-36 |
| 08:44 | James Madison | Harold Phifer can't tip it in | 44-36 |
| 08:42 | James Madison | Harold Phifer grabs the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 08:28 | James Madison | Douglas Bell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-36 |
| 08:15 | VCU | Tyson Small misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Milton Olander - foul #3 on Milton Olander, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | James Madison | Rudolph Adams (PG), Jeffrey Faulkner (PF) Gerald Riley, Mario Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Wilson (PG), Carmelo Fisher (SF), Fred Devos (PF) Michael Sherrell, Clyde Hufford, Reginald Hirst | |
| 08:15 | VCU | Tyson Small misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:15 | VCU | Tyson Small makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 07:54 | James Madison | Harold Phifer lays it in on a great pass from Milton Olander and he's hacked by Carmelo Fisher - foul #2 on Carmelo Fisher, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | VCU | Christopher Zotos (PG), Yong Huang (SF) Richard Wilson, Tyson Small | |
| 07:54 | James Madison | Harold Phifer makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Rudolph Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Olander (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Bell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Phifer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Christopher Zotos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carmelo Fisher (fresh) SF - Yong Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Devos (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Wayne Tall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | VCU | Wayne Tall double dribbles | 49-37 |
| Subs | James Madison | William Case (SF) Rudolph Adams | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:19 | James Madison | Douglas Bell buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Faulkner | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:59 | VCU | Carmelo Fisher drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 06:36 | James Madison | Harold Phifer scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Case | 54-40 |
| 06:29 | VCU | Yong Huang clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 06:28 | VCU | Wayne Tall gets the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 06:14 | VCU | Wayne Tall misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 06:13 | James Madison | Douglas Bell gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 05:54 | James Madison | Douglas Bell drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Case | 56-40 |
| 05:43 | VCU | Yong Huang misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-40 |
| 05:42 | VCU | Wayne Tall tips it home | 56-42 |
| 05:15 | James Madison | Harold Phifer misses the easy layup | 56-42 |
| 05:14 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Bell | 56-42 |
| 04:53 | James Madison | William Case buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Douglas Bell | 58-42 |
| 04:53 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-42 |
| Subs | James Madison | Rudolph Adams (PG), Willy Anderson (SG), Gerald Riley (SF), Eric Smith (PF), Mario Smith (C) Douglas Bell, Milton Olander, William Case, Jeffrey Faulkner, Harold Phifer | |
| Subs | VCU | Michael Sherrell (PG), Tyson Small (SG), Clyde Hufford (SF), Reginald Hirst (C) Christopher Zotos, Carmelo Fisher, Yong Huang, Wayne Tall | |
| 04:36 | VCU | Tyson Small is open and buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Clyde Hufford and the foul's on Willy Anderson - foul #2 on Willy Anderson, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| 04:36 | VCU | Tyson Small makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 04:23 | James Madison | Mario Smith misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 04:22 | James Madison | Mario Smith hits the follow up shot | 60-45 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Tyson Small's pass is intercepted by Rudolph Adams in the backcourt | 60-45 |
| 03:51 | James Madison | Mario Smith is fouled on the floor by Fred Devos - foul #1 on Fred Devos, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | James Madison | Milton Olander (SG), Douglas Bell (SF), Jeffrey Faulkner (PF) Willy Anderson, Gerald Riley, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | Richard Wilson (PG), Ronald Willis (SF), Yong Huang (C) Tyson Small, Clyde Hufford, Fred Devos | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Rudolph Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Olander (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Bell (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Faulkner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Richard Wilson (fresh) SG - Michael Sherrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Willis (fresh) PF - Reginald Hirst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Yong Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:37 | James Madison | Rudolph Adams makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Milton Olander | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | VCU | Michael Sherrell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Wilson | 62-47 |
| 03:03 | James Madison | Douglas Bell connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Milton Olander | 64-47 |
| 02:59 | VCU | Richard Wilson is hacked by Rudolph Adams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rudolph Adams, team foul #8 | 64-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | Willy Anderson (SG), Gerald Riley (SF), Harold Phifer (PF) Milton Olander, Douglas Bell, Jeffrey Faulkner | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:59 | VCU | Richard Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 02:59 | James Madison | Mario Smith grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 02:41 | James Madison | Willy Anderson hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rudolph Adams | 67-47 |
| 02:35 | VCU | Yong Huang misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 67-47 |
| 02:33 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Harold Phifer | 67-47 |
| 02:14 | James Madison | Rudolph Adams is fouled on the floor by Richard Wilson - foul #1 on Richard Wilson, team foul #7 | 67-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | Milton Olander (SG), Douglas Bell (SF), Eric Smith (PF) Willy Anderson, Gerald Riley, Harold Phifer | |
| Subs | VCU | Carmelo Fisher (SF) Richard Wilson | |
| 02:14 | James Madison | Rudolph Adams makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 02:14 | James Madison | Rudolph Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 02:01 | VCU | Michael Sherrell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 69-47 |
| 02:00 | VCU | Reginald Hirst grabs the offensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 01:45 | VCU | Carmelo Fisher is called for traveling | 69-47 |
| Subs | James Madison | Jeffrey Faulkner (PF) Eric Smith | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 01:31 | James Madison | Jeffrey Faulkner misses the easy layup | 69-47 |
| 01:30 | VCU | Reginald Hirst snags the defensive board | 69-47 |
| 01:25 | VCU | Ronald Willis is hacked by Milton Olander - foul #4 on Milton Olander, team foul #9 | 69-47 |
| 01:25 | VCU | Ronald Willis makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 01:25 | VCU | Ronald Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 01:07 | James Madison | Rudolph Adams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-49 |
| 01:06 | VCU | Yong Huang gets the rebound | 69-49 |
| 00:59 | VCU | Ronald Willis clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-49 |
| 00:58 | VCU | Ronald Willis tips it but misses | 69-49 |
| 00:56 | VCU | Reginald Hirst grabs the offensive board | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | VCU | Yong Huang scores on a 3 from the left corner | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | James Madison | Yong Huang is called for the reach on Milton Olander - foul #2 on Yong Huang, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| 00:31 | James Madison | Milton Olander makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:31 | James Madison | Milton Olander misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:31 | VCU | The rebound goes to Yong Huang | 70-52 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Reginald Hirst hits a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Mario Smith - foul #3 on Mario Smith, team foul #10 | 70-54 |
| 00:25 | VCU | Reginald Hirst makes the free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Rudolph Adams runs out the clock | 70-55 |