| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Gagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Tucker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) C - Roscoe Helmick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Mark Long (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Perez (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kasey Pressman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Epps (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Vincent Tucker inbounds the ball | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:37 | VCU | Vincent Tucker connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Howard Gagner | 29-43 |
| 19:21 | Pittsburgh | Bart Smith is called for the reach on Gustavo Perez - foul #1 on Bart Smith, team foul #1 | 29-43 |
| 19:16 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 19:15 | VCU | Clayton Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 18:53 | VCU | Bart Smith makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clayton Heath | 31-43 |
| 18:44 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Kasey Pressman | 31-46 |
| 18:31 | VCU | The jump hook by Roscoe Helmick is blocked by Charles Myers | 31-46 |
| 18:30 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 18:11 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long lays it in set up by Gustavo Perez | 31-48 |
| 18:06 | VCU | Clayton Heath is whistled for traveling | 31-48 |
| 17:41 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-48 |
| 17:24 | VCU | Howard Gagner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-48 |
| 17:23 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps grabs the defensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 17:16 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Clayton Heath - foul #3 on Clayton Heath, team foul #2 | 31-48 |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Gerald Wile (SG), Ronald Cordova (PF), Richard Fortes (C) Bart Smith, Howard Gagner, Clayton Heath, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George (SG), Ray Fortune (SF) Gustavo Perez, Kasey Pressman | |
| 17:16 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers misses the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 17:16 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 17:16 | VCU | The rebound goes to Richard Fortes | 31-48 |
| 17:02 | VCU | Ronald Cordova knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 16:45 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Cordova steps in front of the Charles Myers pass | 34-48 |
| 16:34 | VCU | Richard Fortes drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Marvin Scott | 36-48 |
| 16:12 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps dunks the ball set up by Mark Long | 36-50 |
| 16:00 | VCU | Gerald Wile loses the dribble to Mark Long | 36-50 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Marvin Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Wile (fresh) SF - Vincent Tucker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Cordova (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Fortes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Mark Long (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon George (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Fortune (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Epps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Clayton Heath (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Marvin Scott, Gerald Wile, Vincent Tucker, Richard Fortes | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez (SG), Kasey Pressman (SF), Thomas Mazon (PF) Mark Long, Charles Myers, Thomas Epps | |
| 15:27 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick loses the dribble to Thomas Mazon | 36-50 |
| 15:20 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez loses the ball out of bounds | 36-50 |
| 15:12 | VCU | Howard Gagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-50 |
| 14:51 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kasey Pressman | 36-53 |
| 14:32 | VCU | Jonathon George steals it from Clayton Heath | 36-53 |
| 14:27 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George lays it in | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 14:12 | VCU | Gustavo Perez takes the ball from Ronald Cordova | 36-55 |
| 13:57 | Pittsburgh | Kasey Pressman knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Gustavo Perez | 36-57 |
| 13:55 | VCU | Jonathon George picks off the pass by Bart Smith in the backcourt | 36-57 |
| 13:47 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kasey Pressman | 36-60 |
| 13:36 | VCU | Ronald Cordova misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-60 |
| 13:34 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick misses the tip | 36-60 |
| 13:32 | Pittsburgh | Kasey Pressman grabs the board | 36-60 |
| 13:24 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-60 |
| 13:23 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick grabs the board | 36-60 |
| 13:17 | VCU | Ronald Cordova misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kasey Pressman - foul #1 on Kasey Pressman, team foul #1 | 36-60 |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Gerald Wile (SG), Vincent Tucker (SF) Bart Smith, Howard Gagner, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Mark Long (PG), Harrison Cole (SG), Herman Motto (SF), Charles Myers (PF), Thomas Epps (C) Jonathon George, Gustavo Perez, Kasey Pressman, Thomas Mazon, Ray Fortune | |
| 13:17 | VCU | Ronald Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 13:17 | VCU | Ronald Cordova misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 13:17 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| 12:58 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-60 |
| 12:56 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps tips it but misses | 37-60 |
| 12:54 | VCU | Marvin Scott grabs the board | 37-60 |
| 12:49 | VCU | Marvin Scott drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Wile | 40-60 |
| 12:43 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long blows the layup | 40-60 |
| 12:42 | VCU | Ronald Cordova grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 12:22 | VCU | Clayton Heath misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-60 |
| 12:21 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 12:02 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps blows the layup | 40-60 |
| 12:01 | Pittsburgh | Harrison Cole grabs the offensive board | 40-60 |
| 11:47 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long misses the floater from the baseline | 40-60 |
| 11:45 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers snags the offensive board | 40-60 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Marvin Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Wile (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Tucker (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Heath (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Cordova (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Mark Long (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harrison Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Motto (fresh) PF - Charles Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Epps (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Pittsburgh | Harrison Cole knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Motto | 40-62 |
| 11:11 | VCU | Gerald Wile is fouled on the floor by Charles Myers - foul #2 on Charles Myers, team foul #2 | 40-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Howard Gagner (SG), Richard Fortes (SF), Christopher Richardson (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Marvin Scott, Gerald Wile, Vincent Tucker, Clayton Heath, Ronald Cordova | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez (SG), Kasey Pressman (SF), Thomas Mazon (PF) Harrison Cole, Herman Motto, Charles Myers | |
| 11:06 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-62 |
| 11:05 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| 11:01 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-62 |
| 10:59 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon misses the tip | 40-62 |
| 10:58 | VCU | The rebound goes to Richard Fortes | 40-62 |
| 10:46 | VCU | Howard Gagner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-62 |
| 10:44 | VCU | Richard Fortes hits the follow up shot | 42-62 |
| 10:40 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Richardson steals it from Mark Long | 42-62 |
| 10:24 | VCU | Kasey Pressman picks off the pass by Richard Fortes | 42-62 |
| 10:21 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez lays it up and in on a great pass from Kasey Pressman | 42-64 |
| 10:00 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kasey Pressman - foul #2 on Kasey Pressman, team foul #3 | 42-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Vincent Tucker (SF) Christopher Richardson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George (PG), Charles Myers (PF) Mark Long, Thomas Epps | |
| 10:00 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick misses the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 10:00 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick misses the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 10:00 | Pittsburgh | Kasey Pressman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 09:43 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 09:42 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez hits the follow up shot | 42-66 |
| 09:25 | VCU | Howard Gagner is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Perez - foul #1 on Gustavo Perez, team foul #4 | 42-66 |
| Subs | VCU | Marvin Scott (PG), Christopher Richardson (C) Bart Smith, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 09:16 | VCU | Charles Myers swats the shot by Howard Gagner | 42-66 |
| 09:14 | VCU | Howard Gagner grabs the offensive board | 42-66 |
| 09:03 | VCU | Howard Gagner misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Charles Myers - foul #3 on Charles Myers, team foul #5 | 42-66 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Harrison Cole (SG), Ray Fortune (SF), Thomas Epps (C) Gustavo Perez, Kasey Pressman, Thomas Mazon | |
| 09:03 | VCU | Howard Gagner makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 09:03 | VCU | Howard Gagner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 08:51 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ray Fortune | 44-68 |
| 08:38 | VCU | Vincent Tucker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-68 |
| 08:37 | VCU | Christopher Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-68 |
| 08:14 | VCU | Christopher Richardson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 44-68 |
| 08:13 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Ray Fortune | 44-68 |
| 08:06 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-68 |
| 08:04 | VCU | Christopher Richardson gets the rebound | 44-68 |
| 07:47 | VCU | Christopher Richardson is whistled for a carry | 44-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Bart Smith (PG), Ronald Cordova (SF), Clayton Heath (PF), Roscoe Helmick (C) Howard Gagner, Vincent Tucker, Richard Fortes, Christopher Richardson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Mark Long (PG), Gustavo Perez (SG), Kasey Pressman (SF), Thomas Mazon (PF) Jonathon George, Harrison Cole, Ray Fortune, Charles Myers | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Cordova (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Heath (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Roscoe Helmick (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Mark Long (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Perez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kasey Pressman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Thomas Mazon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Epps (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez blows the dunk | 44-68 |
| 07:28 | VCU | Bart Smith snags the defensive board | 44-68 |
| 07:14 | VCU | Bart Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Long - foul #2 on Mark Long, team foul #6 | 44-68 |
| 07:14 | VCU | Bart Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 07:14 | VCU | Bart Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 07:14 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps grabs the defensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 06:55 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kasey Pressman | 45-70 |
| 06:40 | VCU | Bart Smith misses the shot from the right wing | 45-70 |
| 06:39 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon gets the rebound | 45-70 |
| 06:10 | Pittsburgh | Roscoe Helmick swats the layup by Thomas Epps | 45-70 |
| 06:08 | VCU | Bart Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 05:52 | VCU | Ronald Cordova hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-70 |
| 05:51 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon snags the defensive board | 45-70 |
| 05:37 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long misses the jumper from the left wing | 45-70 |
| 05:36 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez hits the follow up shot | 45-72 |
| 05:15 | VCU | Ronald Cordova misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-72 |
| 05:13 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick grabs the offensive rebound | 45-72 |
| 04:54 | VCU | Ronald Cordova comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-72 |
| 04:53 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon grabs the board | 45-72 |
| 04:48 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-72 |
| 04:46 | VCU | Clayton Heath grabs the board | 45-72 |
| 04:31 | VCU | Roscoe Helmick connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Cordova | 47-72 |
| 04:23 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-72 |
| 04:22 | VCU | Ronald Cordova grabs the board | 47-72 |
| 04:08 | VCU | Gustavo Perez takes the ball from Marvin Scott | 47-72 |
| 04:04 | Pittsburgh | Gustavo Perez lays it in | 47-74 |
| 03:54 | VCU | Ronald Cordova hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Marvin Scott | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:35 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-77 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Bart Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Cordova (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Heath (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roscoe Helmick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Mark Long (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gustavo Perez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kasey Pressman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. PF - Thomas Mazon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Epps (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:18 | VCU | Ronald Cordova misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-77 |
| 03:17 | VCU | Bart Smith can't tip it in | 50-77 |
| 03:15 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon gets the rebound | 50-77 |
| 03:09 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Mazon makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Mark Long | 50-79 |
| 02:46 | VCU | Clayton Heath buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Marvin Scott and he's hacked by Thomas Mazon - foul #1 on Thomas Mazon, team foul #7 | 52-79 |
| Subs | VCU | Gerald Wile (PG), Richard Fortes (SF), Christopher Richardson (C) Bart Smith, Ronald Cordova, Roscoe Helmick | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George (PG), Harrison Cole (SG), Herman Motto (SF), Charles Myers (PF), Ray Fortune (C) Mark Long, Gustavo Perez, Kasey Pressman, Thomas Mazon, Thomas Epps | |
| 02:46 | VCU | Clayton Heath makes the free throw | 53-79 |
| 02:31 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers misses the easy layup | 53-79 |
| 02:30 | VCU | Clayton Heath snags the defensive board | 53-79 |
| 02:14 | VCU | Harrison Cole is called for the reach on Marvin Scott - foul #1 on Harrison Cole, team foul #8 | 53-79 |
| Subs | VCU | Ronald Cordova (C) Clayton Heath | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 02:14 | VCU | Marvin Scott misses the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 02:14 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers grabs the board | 53-79 |
| 01:48 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fortes steals it from Jonathon George | 53-79 |
| 01:44 | VCU | Christopher Richardson lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Fortes | 55-79 |
| 01:18 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon George misses the floater from the right side | 55-79 |
| 01:16 | VCU | Richard Fortes snags the defensive board | 55-79 |
| 01:01 | VCU | Charles Myers is called for the reach on Christopher Richardson - foul #4 on Charles Myers, team foul #9 | 55-79 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Mark Long (PG), Gustavo Perez (SG), Kasey Pressman (SF), Thomas Epps (C) Jonathon George, Harrison Cole, Herman Motto, Ray Fortune | |
| 01:01 | VCU | Christopher Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 56-79 |
| 01:01 | VCU | Christopher Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 01:01 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:41 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Epps hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gustavo Perez | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | VCU | Richard Fortes can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Gustavo Perez - foul #2 on Gustavo Perez, team foul #10 | 56-81 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Richard Fortes makes the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 00:36 | VCU | Richard Fortes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| 00:11 | Pittsburgh | Charles Myers is fouled on the floor by Richard Fortes - foul #2 on Richard Fortes, team foul #3 | 58-81 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Mark Long runs out the clock | 58-81 |